Crypto Prices Today March 28: Bitcoin At $69K, ETH, XRP, SOL Drop As Mantle Surges

The crypto prices today saw a notable correction as Bitcoin extended below $70,000 while Ethereum geared up to drop lower than $3,500.
By Coingape Staff
March 28, 2024
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Story Highlights

  • Bitcoin continued declines and failed to sustain above $70,000.
  • Ethereum inched closer to extended lower than $3,500 today.
  • The BNB coin and Dogecoin defied the bearish trend with significant gains.

The top crypto prices today continued declining as the Bitcoin (BTC) price extended below the $70,000 level again. In addition, the Ethereum price approached a dip below $3,500. Meanwhile, other top altcoins, such as Solana (SOL), XRP, Cardano (ADA) plummeted significantly.

Major Crypto Prices Today

The Bitcoin price was down by 0.62% reaching $69,655.55 at the time of writing on Thursday, March 28. On the other hand, it’s trading volume surged 14.39% to $41.15 billion in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, the crypto boasted a market cap of $1.36 trillion.

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Turning to altcoins, the Ethereum price dipped by 2.05% to $3,511.85 at press time with a market valuation of $421.81 billion. Whilst, ETH saw its trading volume soar by 18.19%, reaching $20.01 billion. Meanwhile, the Binance Coin (BNB) price defied the bearish momentum and gained 1.62%, reaching $588.10. In addition, its 24-hour trade volume surged by 6.44% to $2.22 billion.

The Solana price inched closer to drop below the $180 mark again. The Solana price was down by 2.82%, settling at $183.84. On the contrary, SOL witnessed a 10.69% gain in trade volume to $3.84 billion in the last 24 hours. Whilst, the XRP price dropped below $0.62 level. The XRP price recorded a dip of 2.86%, reaching $0.6117. On the other hand, XRP’s trading volume soared 10.09% to $2.01 billion.

Meanwhile, the Cardano price slipped 2.67% to $0.6434 today. Whilst, ADA registered a 8.74% hike in its 24-hour trading volume, settling at $661.10 million. As the top crypto witnessed a bearish session, popular meme coins experienced increased volatility. The Dogecoin price was up by 7.22% to $0.1976 while its rival, Shiba Inu price plummeted by 2.36% and traded at $0.00003035.

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Top Crypto Prices Today Are

Pepe Coin

The Pepe Coin (PEPE) crypto, a hyped meme coin, extended losses with major drop in value today. At press time, the Pepe Coin price was down by 5.72% to $0.000007592 with a market valuation of $3.19 billion. In addition, its 24-hour trade volume for PEPE tumbled 29.03% to $644.85 million.

Mantle Rallies 27%

Mantle (MNT), an Ethereum Layer 2 crypto project, recorded a impeccable rally of nearly 27% and ranked as the top crypto gainer today. The Mantle price was up by 26.92% to $1.19 at the time of reporting. Moreover, its trade volume skyrocketed by 233.29% to $829.54 million. Furthermore, the MNT crypto recorded a new all-time high of $1.48 amid the rally today.

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