Bitcoin Outpaces Gold as Energy Tensions Lift Dollar and U.S. Moves on Crypto Rules

The global cryptocurrency market cap now stands at $2.37T, down by -1.91% over the last day, according to CoinMarketCap data.

Bitcoin (BTC) has been trading between $68,978 and $71,321 over the past 24 hours. As of 09:30 AM (UTC) today, BTC is trading at $69,692, up by 0.24%.

Most major cryptocurrencies by market cap are trading mixed. Market outperformers include OGN, DEGO, and ACX, up by 71%, 70%, and 48%, respectively.

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Market movers:

ETH: $2041.68 (+1.16%)

BNB: $646.92 (+0.90%)

XRP: $1.377 (-0.01%)

SOL: $85.67 (+0.48%)

TRX: $0.2901 (+0.87%)

DOGE: $0.09252 (+0.63%)

U: $0.9999 (+0.01%)

WLFI: $0.0999 (-1.19%)

WBTC: $69515.59 (+0.22%)

ADA: $0.2604 (+0.89%)