Despite some volatility early this morning that saw the price of Bitcoin ( BTC) drop below 17,000 USDT on OKEx, the market-leading cryptocurrency is currently trading above 18,000 USDT and is up 9% over the past 24 hours across leading cryptocurrency exchanges.
All major altcoins are significantly underperforming against BTC, though some are seeing gains or trading flat against USD.
The total cryptocurrency market capitalization has risen by 6.4% to $515 billion, according to CoinGecko. BTC dominance, meanwhile, has surged by 1.6% to 65.5%.
Yesterday saw the COVID-19 vaccine-driven rally in the traditional markets lose steam. The focus is now shifting to economic recovery plans. In the European Union, Hungary and Poland are playing hardball in regard to the 2021–2027 budget and recovery fund — something that may hold back markets in the political and economic union.
Top altcoin gainers and losers
FRONT/USDT +35.98%
DHT/USDT +30.82%
BTG/USDT +23.28%
OM/USDT -15.03%
WING/USDT -15.06%
JST/USDT -25.52%
Though BTC is cannibalizing the broader cryptocurrency market, there are always some major winners in the altcoin-trading space. Today’s top performer is Frontier ( FRONT), while the worst performer is JUST ( JST).
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