Crypto Price Today: Bitcoin holds above $26,500; BNB, Cardano fall up to 3%

economictimes.indiatimes.com:

cryptocurrency markets were trading mixed on Friday. Bitcoin, XRP, and Polygon were trading with gains, while Ethereum, BNB, and Cardano were trading with cuts. Bitcoin (BTC) rose 0.58% to $26,532, whereas Ethereum (ETH) was below the $1,850 level. The global cryptocurrency market cap was trading higher around $1.1 trillion, rising 0.53% in the last 24 hours. «Crypto markets have traded sideways in the last 24 hours. The crypto fear and greed index continues to maintain yesterday’s position right in the middle of the scale with 50 points. BTC’s hold around $26.5k remains firm despite events pertaining to the SEC lawsuits and the upcoming monetary policy decision by the Feds due next week,» Parth Chaturvedi, Investments Lead at CoinSwitch Ventures, said. The total volume in DeFi stood at $1.91 billion, 7.38% of the total crypto market 24-hour volume. The volume of all stablecoins is at $24.7 billion, which is 95.36% of the total crypto market 24-hour volume.

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The market cap of Bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency, was around $515 billion. BTC volume stood at approximately $11.85 billion, falling 31.34% in the last 24 hours. Bitcoin’s dominance is currently 46.69%, an increase of 0.10% over the day, according to CoinMarketCap. «The SEC action on crypto firms has not impacted BTC prices in a big way as the world’s largest crypto holds strong above the $26,000 mark. The largest altcoin, ETH, also