BTC logo
BTC
$110,888.75
2.01%
ETH logo
ETH
$3,997.17
4.57%
USDT logo
USDT
$1.0004
0.03%
BNB logo
BNB
$1,188.39
1.44%
XRP logo
XRP
$2.3946
5.12%
SOL logo
SOL
$192.69
6.67%
USDC logo
USDC
$0.9999
0.00%
TRX logo
TRX
$0.3217
0.38%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.1964
4.77%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6688
5.30%
HYPE logo
HYPE
$37.60
6.04%
LINK logo
LINK
$17.98
5.34%
USDE logo
USDE
$1.0000
0.01%
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BCH
$520.50
4.13%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.3224
5.16%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.6543
6.54%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$21.79
5.63%
WBT logo
WBT
$41.97
2.04%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.6329
0.12%
HBAR logo
HBAR
$0.1790
5.90%
BTC logo
BTC
$110,888.75
2.01%
ETH logo
ETH
$3,997.17
4.57%
USDT logo
USDT
$1.0004
0.03%
BNB logo
BNB
$1,188.39
1.44%
XRP logo
XRP
$2.3946
5.12%
SOL logo
SOL
$192.69
6.67%
USDC logo
USDC
$0.9999
0.00%
TRX logo
TRX
$0.3217
0.38%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.1964
4.77%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6688
5.30%
HYPE logo
HYPE
$37.60
6.04%
LINK logo
LINK
$17.98
5.34%
USDE logo
USDE
$1.0000
0.01%
BCH logo
BCH
$520.50
4.13%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.3224
5.16%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.6543
6.54%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$21.79
5.63%
WBT logo
WBT
$41.97
2.04%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.6329
0.12%
HBAR logo
HBAR
$0.1790
5.90%
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Updated Apr 9, 2024, 11:10 p.m. Published Jul 18, 2022, 6:30 p.m.
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