Top crypto prices today: Bitcoin regains USD 20,000 levels, Ethereum still below USD 1,500

economictimes.indiatimes.com:

cryptocurrencies amid fears of a further aggressive rate hike by the US Fed and inflationary woes during the last week, top cryptocurrencies on September 18 were seen gaining some ground. The largest crypto by market capitalisation Bitcoin (BTC) regained USD 20,000 levels. Ethereum-the second largest token by m-cap that took a sudden beating post the much sought-after merge event was seen firm by close to 1 per cent at USD 1,450. Notably, post the mega ‘Merge’ event, Ethereum witnessed a severe rout and after posting initial gains, the token registered its downtrend. “It seems likely that a mix between the still-high correlations and investors looking to 'sell the news' led to ether's severe drop in spite of the milestone accomplished,” IntoTheBlock wrote in a research note Friday. For NFTs or non-fungible tokens there is seen a different momentum after the long-awaited upgrade of the Ethereum blockchain. Sales and prices of NFTs have surged, according to crypto data tracker DappRadar. The upgrade, known asthe Merge, also seems to have benefited marketplaces that sell NFTs based on Ethereum, which is the most popular blockchain for this type of token, added a Bloomberg report. According to the Coinmarketcap data, while the global crypto market-cap has inched higher by 0.76 per cent over the previous day to $972.06 billion, the volumes in the market have softened by close to 26 per cent during the same period to $48.00 billion.

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