Thursday, Feb. 21 — markets are slightly sliding down, with most major coins seeing some noticeable losses, according to .
Market visualization from
The top () is around $3,944, having lost just 1 percent on the day at press time. ’s weekly and monthly gains are positive, at about 8.92 percent and 5.1 percent respectively.
24-hour price chart. Source:
Top () is around $145.38 at press time, down around 1.42 percent over the past 24 hours. Earlier today, the coin saw an upswing to $149.26, after which has been reporting a gradual decline over the course of the day. On its weekly chart, ETH is up 19 percent.
7-day price chart. Source:
() has dropped by 2.54 percent on the day, and is at $0.319 at press time. has secured a weekly growth of around 5 percent, while over the month the has lost 3.15 percent.
7-day price chart. Source:
The major losers among the top 20 coins over the day are , (), and (), which are down by 5.62 percent, 5.10 percent, and 4.15 percent respectively.
Total market capitalization of all digital currencies is around $133 billion, while at the beginning of the day the figure was around $135 billion.
Total market capitalization 7-day chart. Source:
Earlier today, Japanese banking giant Mizuho Financial Group announced it will a bespoke for payments and remittance services on March 1. The currency will reportedly be managed by a dedicated mobile app, dubbed J-Coin Pay, using QR codes at checkout to complete retail payments, fixed at a price of 1 yen (~$0.01) per unit.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average has seen a by 141 points today, while the S&P 500 dropped by 0.47 percent, led lower by the energy and health care sectors. The Nasdaq Composite has also seen a decline on the day by around 0.5 percent.
Markets have been concerned over the talks between the and that aim to address the two nations’ ongoing trade war. According to CNBC, the two countries have to draw up Memoranda of Understanding, and outline a deal to end the economic conflict.
Published at Thu, 21 Feb 2019 21:07:08 +0000