According to CoinMarketCap data, the global cryptocurrency market cap now stands at $2.46T, up by 1.8% over the last 24 hours.

Bitcoin (BTC) traded between $70,588 and $74,050 over the past 24 hours. As of 09:30 AM (UTC) today, BTC is trading at $72,698, up by 1.96%.

Most major cryptocurrencies by market cap are trading mixed. Market outperformers include $BARD, $ROBO, and $MANTRA, up by 38%, 28%, and 20%, respectively.

Top stories of the day:

Iran to Announce New Leadership in Emergency Meeting 

U.S. Senate Rejects Resolution to Force Trump to End Iran Strikes  

U.S. Fourth Quarter Nonfarm Unit Labor Costs Rise to 2.8% 

US Dollar Index Hits Yearly High Amid Middle East Tensions 

Bitcoin Holds Above $72K as ETFs Attract $155M, Extending Two-Week $1.47B Inflow Streak 

Trump’s Fed Chair Pick Kevin Warsh Signals Rate Cuts Even if Oil Prices Surge 

Gold Nears $5,200 as Safe-Haven Demand Offsets High Interest Rate Pressure 

Perpetual DEX Trading Volume Surges as Market Leverage Returns 

Altcoin Interest Declines Despite Dogecoin Surge 

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Hints At End of OpenAI investments

Market movers:

ETH: $2129.1 (+2.57%)

BNB: $654.93 (+0.57%)

XRP: $1.426 (+1.05%)

SOL: $91.33 (+1.35%)

TRX: $0.2843 (+0.07%)

DOGE: $0.09597 (+3.33%)

WLFI: $0.1034 (-2.73%)

U: $0.9997 (-0.02%)

WBTC: $72465.49 (+1.91%)

ADA: $0.2731 (+0.40%)