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Cryptocurrency News Today (Sept 19th, 2024): Bitcoin Price Breaks Past $63k! Is $66k Next?

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Qadir AK

Cryptocurrency Price Today: The crypto industry has commenced its day on a bullish note, such that the fear & greed index now shows a neutral score of 44. The global market cap has risen by an impressive 4.48% to claim $2.16T. While Bitcoin has claimed the $63k mark, top altcoins like Ethereum, Solana, and XRP are up 6.45%, 8.43%, and 2.66% respectively.

Bitcoin Price Today: BTC Eyes for $66k?

Bitcoin price rose to its 3-week high, which was fueled by a surge in U.S equities, and Blackrock issuing Bitcoin Whitepaper. At the time of press, the BTC price is at $63,142.55 with gains of 5.51% over the previous day. The trade volumes in 24 hours too have risen by 26%. With this, investors are now expecting the $66k mark to occur.

Concerned about where the BTC price is headed? Our Bitcoin Price Prediction answers that and much more!

Altcoins Prices Today: Popcat Registers 35% Surge!

ETH price is back to its crucial levels at $2.4k, presently with 6.45% in gains, it is trading at $2,449.7. While Solana’s (SOL) price surged 8.43% to claim a tag of $140.12, XRP price rose 2.66% to $0.5878. 

For long-term price targets of ETH, read our Ethereum Price Prediction

Top Gainers Today: 

  • Popcat ranks on the top gainers list with 35.03% gains that took the price to $0.9201.
  • Sei after a bearish phase has risen 25.12% to $0.3364.
  • Bittensor (TAO) too joined the list with 21.68% gains, resulting in a price tag of $383.04.

Top Losers Today:

  • Kucoin token registered a 0.73% price fall to a face value of $7.46.
  • Unus Sed Leo (LEO) saw losses of 0.17% leading to a price tag of $5.62.

After a welcoming rate cut by the U.S FED, investors are now expecting an additional 70 basis points of rate cut at the FED’s November and December meetings. While the rate cut could depend on economic factors, any positive news would definitely call for a bullish close to the year.

Qadir AK

Qadir Ak is the founder of Coinpedia. He has over a decade of experience writing about technology and has been covering the blockchain and cryptocurrency space since 2010. He has also interviewed a few prominent experts within the cryptocurrency space.

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