Bitcoin, Ethereum Move Higher Following Jobs Data; Arweave Emerges As Top Gainer
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) moved higher, with the cryptocurrency prices trading above the key $59,000 level on Friday.
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) also edged higher, but remained below the key $3,000 mark this morning.
Arweave (CRYPTO: AR) was the top gainer over the prior 24 hours, while Sui (CRYPTO: SUI) turned out to be the biggest loser.
U.S. employers added 175,000 nonfarm payrolls in April, marking a reduction from the upwardly revised 315,000 reading in March and missing the expected 238,000, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday.
At the time of writing, the global crypto market cap rose to $2.21 trillion, recording a 24-hour gain of 0.2%. BTC was trading higher by 1.8% at $59,749 while ETH rose by around 0.3% to $2,996 on Friday.
Here are the top ten crypto gainers and losers over the past 24 hours:
Gainers
Arweave (CRYPTO: AR)
Price: $35.18
24-hour gain: 9.1%
Toncoin (CRYPTO: TON)
Price: $5.28
24-hour gain: 8.3%
Optimism (CRYPTO: OP)
Price: $2.86
24-hour gain: 5.8%
Hedera (CRYPTO: HBAR)
Price: $0.1037
24-hour gain: 5.7%
Pendle (CRYPTO: PENDLE)
Price: $4.67
24-hour gain: 5.3%
Losers
Sui (CRYPTO: SUI)
Price: $1.07
24-hour drop: 6.5%
Axelar (CRYPTO: AXL)
Price: $1.22
24-hour drop: 5.6%
Celestia (CRYPTO: TIA)
Price: $9.77
24-hour drop: 4.2%
Gnosis (CRYPTO: GNO)
Price: $298.94
24-hour drop: 4.2%
Ethena (CRYPTO: ENA)
Price: $0.7922
24-hour drop: 3.3%
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