Bitcoin (BTC) Dips Below $68,000 Mark, Ethereum (ETH) Surges Over 30% in Past Week

Bitcoin (BTC), the world's oldest and most valued cryptocurrency, dipped below the $68,000 mark early Friday. Other popular altcoins — including the likes of Ethereum (ETH), Dogecoin (DOGE), Ripple (XRP), Solana (SOL), and Litecoin (LTC) — saw a mix of minor dips and gains across the board

The world's oldest and most valued cryptocurrency, Bitcoin (BTC), dipped below the $68,000 mark early Friday. Other popular altcoins — including the likes of Ethereum (ETH), Dogecoin (DOGE), Ripple (XRP), Solana (SOL), and Litecoin (LTC) — saw a mix of minor dips and gains across the board as the overall Market Fear & Greed Index stood at 64 (Neutral) out of 100, as per CoinMarketCap data.

The ONDO token became the biggest gainer, with a 24-hour jump of over 14 percent. ORDI became the biggest loser, with a 24-hour dip of over 8 percent.

The global crypto market cap stood at $2.54 trillion at the time of writing, registering a 24-hour dip of 1.50 percent.

Bitcoin Price Today: BTC trades below $68,000; ETH up by 0.47%

Bitcoin price stood at $67,540.18, registering a 24-hour dip of 2.68 percent, as per CoinMarketCap. According to Indian exchange WazirX, BTC price stood at Rs 59.46 lakh.

Meanwhile, ETH price stood at $3,807.99, marking a 24-hour jump of 0.47 percent at the time of writing. As per WazirX, Ethereum price in India stood at Rs 3.28 lakh.

Dogecoin Price Today: DOGE down by 4.34%

DOGE registered a 24-hour dip of 4.34 percent, as per CoinMarketCap data, currently priced at $0.1592. As per WazirX, Dogecoin price in India stood at Rs 13.90.

Litecoin Price Today: LTC trades at $85.96 with a loss of 0.63%

Litecoin saw a 24-hour loss of 0.63 percent. At the time of writing, it was trading at $85.96. LTC price in India stood at Rs 7,383.41.

Ripple Price Today: XRP trades at $0.53 with a gain of 0.30%

XRP price stood at $0.5303, seeing a 24-hour gain of 0.30 percent. As per WazirX, Ripple price stood at Rs 46.16.

Solana Price Today: SOL trades at $169.97 with a dip of 4.51%

Solana price stood at $169.97, marking a 24-hour dip of 4.51 percent. As per WazirX, SOL price in India stood at Rs 14,829.20.

Top Crypto Gainers Today (May 24)

As per CoinMarketCap data, here are the top five crypto gainers over the past 24 hours:

Ondo (ONDO)

Price: $1.1024-hour gain: 14.05 percent

Lido DAO (LDO)

Price: $2.3524-hour gain: 13.05 percent

Pendle (PENDLE)

Price: $6.5924-hour gain: 9.61 percent

Gnosis (GNO)

Price: $363.9524-hour gain: 8.23 percent

Ethena (ENA)

Price: $0.911424-hour gain: 8.09 percent

Top Crypto Losers Today (May 24)

As per CoinMarketCap data, here are the top five crypto losers over the past 24 hours:

ORDI (ORDI)

Price: $38.0624-hour gain: 8.53 percent

Arweave (AR)Price: $40.7124-hour gain: 8.33 percent

Toncoin (TON)

Price: $6.2024-hour gain: 5.52 percent

Theta Network (THETA)

Price: $2.3324-hour gain: 5.47 percent

Kaspa (KAS)

Price: $0.132424-hour gain: 5.40 percent

What Crypto Exchanges Are Saying About Current Market Scenario

Mudrex co-founder and CEO Edul Patel told ABP Live, “Bitcoin is trading around $67,000 following some profit-taking after reaching $