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BTC Leads Bullish Trend As Cryptocurrency Prices Surge On September 28 - Oak Park Journal

BTC Leads Bullish Trend as Cryptocurrency Prices Surge on September 28

The surge in cryptocurrency prices on Saturday sparked significant optimism among investors worldwide. Bitcoin (BTC) surpassed the $66K mark today, with Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), and XRP also experiencing upward trends. Notably, Pepe Coin (PEPE) led the market gains, surging by almost 20%.

Furthermore, the global crypto market cap rose by 2.43% to $2.33 trillion in the past day. However, the total market volume decreased by 8.26% to $78.21 billion today. Here is a summary of the top cryptocurrencies by market cap and their performance on September 28.

The price of BTC exceeded $66K today, while ETH approached $2,700. At the same time, SOL and XRP prices saw gains of 1-3% over the past 24 hours. Other gainers of the day included PEPE, NOT, and FLOKI. Let’s delve deeper into today’s cryptocurrency prices.

Bitcoin’s price rose by 1.5% to $66,093, with an intraday low and high of $65,107.12 and $66,255.53, respectively. The trend aligned with the broader market, and Bitcoin’s dominance decreased slightly to 56.13%, with a market cap of $1.31 trillion.

ETH’s price increased by nearly 2% to $2,691, with an intraday range of $2,637.98 to $2,728.07. Ethereum’s market cap stood at $323.92 billion, and increased whale activity was noted based on Whale Alert data.

Solana (SOL) saw a 2% price jump to $158, with a low and high of $155.68 and $160.98, respectively. The bullish on-chain data for SOL contributed to its price increase.

XRP’s price rose by 1% to $0.5904, with an intraday range of $0.5853 to $0.597. XRP’s market cap reached $33.38 billion today.

In the meme coin sector, Dogecoin (DOGE) gained nearly 6%, while Shiba Inu (SHIB) surged around 10% in the past 24 hours. PEPE and FLOKI were among the top gainers of the day.

Among the gainers, PEPE’s price soared by 20% to $0.00001135, NOT gained 16% to $0.00988, and FLOKI rose by 10% to $0.0001709.

Some of the top losers included POPCAT, XEC, and SEI, with price declines ranging from 3% to over 5%.

The hourly charts evoked further speculation on cryptocurrency prices, with BTC slightly down and ETH slightly up, leading to mixed investor sentiments within the broader market.