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Litecoin leads flat market as outflows persist: CryptoSlate wMarket Update
The wMarket Update condenses the most important price movements in the crypto markets over the reporting period, published 07:45 ET on weekdays.
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The cryptocurrency market saw net outflows of $3.8 billion over the last 24 hours and currently stands at $1.13 trillion — down 0.3% from $1.14 trillion.
During the reporting period, the market caps of Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) fell 0.7% and 0.3% to $521.18 billion and $223.78 billion, respectively.
Over the last 24 hours, the top 10 cryptocurrencies recorded a mixed performance. Litecoin posted the most significant gains, up 4%, fueled by halving hype and on-chain metrics showing an increase in trading volume. While Cardano bought up the rear, losing 3.3% in value.
Tether's market cap (USDT) grew to $83.23 billion. In contrast, USD Coin (USDC) and Binance USD (BUSD) fell to $28.87 billion and $5.20 billion, respectively.
Bitcoin
Bitcoin decreased by 0.7% to trade at $26,869 as of 07:00 ET. Its market dominance fell to 46.1% from 46.2%.
Over the last 24 hours, a push higher topped out at $27,340 by Wednesday evening – triggering a spill lower to find support at $26,610. Into Thursday, BTC has been edging upwards over the morning.
Ethereum
In the last 24 hours, Ethereum lost 0.3% to trade at $1,861 as of 07:00 ET. Its market dominance stayed flat at 19.8%.
During the reporting period, ETH saw a peak price of $1,888 by Wednesday evening, leading to a drawdown that bounced at the $1,840 level. ETH has since been trickling higher.
Top 5 Gainers
ARAW
ARAW is the day's biggest gainer, growing 54.3% over the last 24 hours to $0.14755 as of press time. The token is up 200% over the past seven days. Its market cap stood at $294.15 million.
Escroco Emerald
ESCE gained 71.2% to trade at $0.24951 at the time of writing. Its market cap stood at $249.51 million.
Cannation
CNNC grew 58.5% over the last 24 hours to $94.1531 as of press time. Its market cap stood at $233.21 million.
FantasyGold
FGC jumped 41.6% to $12.0040 over the last 24 hours. Its market cap stood at $1.68 billion.
XinFin
XDC rose 22.8% to $0.03933 as of press time. The project celebrates its four-year mainnet anniversary today. Its market cap stood at $544.3 million.
Top 5 Losers
GateToken
GT is the day's biggest loser, falling 7.5% to $4.45723 at the time of press. Gate.io denied being impacted by the fallout from Multichain's CEO going missing. Its market cap stood at $435.96 million.
Flux
FLUX fell 6.6% to $0.52376 over the reporting period. The team said Project Mayhem, a generative AI detector, is coming soon. Its market cap stood at $155.6 million.
tomiNET
TOMI sunk 6.3% to $4.17574 as of press time. tomi will be hosting The Nakamoto Forum gathering in Marrakech, Morocco. Its market cap stood at $165.54 million.
OriginTrail
TRAC fell 5.6% to trade at $0.27528 as of press time. The project announced a grant to advance trusted AI. Its market cap stood at $108.35 million.
Mask Network
MASK lost 4.9% to trade at $4.24413. Its market cap stood at $340.06 million.
