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    Market Cap of Cryptos Plunges as Top 10 Digital Assets Retreat

    Olu AnisereBy Olu AnisereDecember 26, 2024Updated:December 26, 2024 Cryptocurrency No Comments2 Mins Read
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    Market Cap of Cryptos Plunges as Top 10 Digital Assets Retreat

    The bearish sentiment on Bitcoin plunged cryptocurrencies market capitalisation downward by 4% after Christmas. Investors, basically on the retail end, reduced their bets on the world’s largest digital coin on Boxing Day.

    The sell pressures caused the price of the orange coin to fall back below $96,000. Late evening on Thursday, BTC-USD was trading at $95,400 range while ETH-USD was priced at $3,316.

    In the last 24 hours, both top cryptocurrencies assets have lost about 4% and 5%, respectively, due to sell pressures. According to data from the crypto exchange, the global crypto market capitalisation printed at $3.32 trillion on Thursday.

    The amount revealed that the total value of all cryptos’ assets has lost 3.65% over the last day. Trading data showed that the total crypto market volume over the last 24 hours reached $126.46 billion, translating to a 10.16% increase over the day.

    According to CoinMarketCap.com, the total volume in DeFi amounted to $9.2 billion, accounting for 7.27% of the total crypto market volume traded in the same period.

    With some much interest, the volume of all stable coins settled at $117.35 billion on Thursday, which is 92.80% of the total crypto market 24-hour volume.

    SOL-USD, DOGE-USD, CAD-USD, XRP-USD, and BNB-USD are all fluctuating, limiting the market from making an uptrend after selling rallies. #Market Cap of Cryptos Plunges as Top 10 Digital Assets Retreat NGX Index Dips Intraday as Investors Book Profit in ARADEL, NB

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    Olu Anisere is a financial and economic journalist at MarketForces Africa, specialising in African macroeconomic policy, international finance, energy markets, and continental development.He covers major multilateral institutions, including the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank, and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), providing readers with frontline reporting on policies shaping Africa's economic trajectory.Olu has reported extensively on Nigeria's fiscal and monetary policy landscape, including CBN interest rate decisions, Nigeria's bond market, FX inflows, and the country's engagement with global financial institutions.His coverage spans IMF and World Bank Spring and Annual Meetings, African Ministers of Finance conferences, and high-level economic forums where Africa's development agenda is set.His reporting captures perspectives from Africa's most influential economic voices, including Tony Elumelu, senior IMF officials, and CBN leadership, bringing institutional insight and policy depth to MarketForces Africa's readers.Olu also covers Inside Africa — tracking economic, investment, and development stories from across the continent. Olu Anisere is based in Lagos, Nigeria.

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