Crypto price today Live: Bitcoin holds $19k; XRP, Solana, Dogecoin shed up to 5%

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Bitcoin was holding the $19,000-mark, whereas Ethereum slipped below the $1,300-mark. Cryptos tracked equities markets, which were moving dismally amid rising fears. Top crypto tokens were trading mostly lower on Monday. Barring the stablecoins, BNB and Tron were the only altcoins in green. XRP plunged over 5 per cent, whereas Etheruem, Cardano, Solana, Dogecoin and Avalanche shed 2 per cent each. The global cryptocurrency market cap was trading marginally lower at $928.34 billion, dropping about a per cent in the last 24 hours. However, the total trading volume zoomed as much as 24 per cent, close to $45.24 billion.

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