Top cryptocurrency prices today: Bitcoin moves higher; altcoins continue to bleed

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crypto cart was struggling to move higher and follow Bitcoin ahead of the start of the Federal Reserve meeting on Tuesday. However, the rise in trading volumes came as a relief for the industry. Barring Bitcoin, all other nine out of the top-10 digital tokens were trading lower during the early trade on Tuesday. Bitcoin jumped about 3 per cent to the $36,000 level. The global crypto market cap remained flat at $1.63 trillion. However, total crypto market volume zoomed more than 53 per cent to $128.01 billion.

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