Crypto News Today (Sept 20th, 2024): Bitcoin Price Hits $64k, Is This The Start of a Bullrun?

Cryptocurrency News Today: The crypto space has maintained a positive trend since yesterday. The optimism of the incoming quarter has pushed the industry’s market cap by 3.35% to $2.22T. While Bitcoin price recorded a 24-hour high by brushing the $64k mark, Ether’s price has risen above its $2.4k level. 

Bitcoin Price Today: Is BTC on a Bull Run?

Bitcoin price after claiming a high of $64,180, is currently changing hands at $63,847.79 with intraday gains of 2.97%. The drive also comes given the Bitcoin ETF inflows that have been on a surge. However, the volumes have taken a downturn by dropping 10.36%.

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Altcoins Today: ETH Price Hits the $2.5k Mark!

Ethereum is now finally out of its crucial levels at $2.4k. With intraday gains of 5.42%, the ETH price is presently at $2,553.53. Solana has been one of the front runners in the top 10 list with gains of 7.42%, and a price tag of $148.92. XRP had negligible gains of 0.73% with a modest face value of $0.591.

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Top Crypto Gainers Today: 

• Immutable X tops the chart with 24-hour gains of 14.28% which took the price to $1.60
• Core follows the list with 12.21% gains and a price tag of $1.09
• Bittensor continues to make waves with 11.02% gains at $417.24

Top Crypto Losers Today:

• Fantom price has corrected by 5.68% to $0.6352
• CKB price at $0.01753 continues to remain bearish with a 1.76% price change

In conclusion, The fear and greed index is presently at a neutral score of 48, which is expected to change for the better. Irrespective of the 20k Bitcoin options contracts worth $1.26B due for expiry today.