The cryptocurrency markets continued their post-tax day climb on Friday, as 97 of the 100 largest cryptocurrencies posted gains against the US dollar. The rally enabled the bitcoin price to crack the $8,500 barrier, but the Ripple price was the true headliner, leaping more than 20 percent during intraday trading.
Altogether, the rally enabled the to climb by more than $25 billion to $373.8 billion — a single-day gain of 7.4 percent.
bitcoin Price Cracks $8,500
The trailed the index for the day, but an early morning bounce nevertheless propelled it past the $8,500 threshold to a present value of $8,514 on Bitfinex. bitcoin now has a $144.5 billion market cap, which translates into a 24-hour increase of three percent.
This movement is largely in line with recent forecasts from Fundstrat Global Advisors and Pantera Capital, each of whom that a reduction in tax-based selling would likely lead to a bitcoin price bump in the short-term and a new all-time high by the end of the year.
Notably, though, bitcoin dominance has declined to 38.7 percent, its lowest point since late February.
Ethereum Price Beats the Index
The , meanwhile, managed to beat the index by two full percentage points. The second-largest cryptocurrency rose by nine percent for the day, raising its price to a present value of $589 on Bitfinex. Ethereum now has a $58.1 billion market cap.
Ripple Leaps 20 Percent
The was the large-cap altcoin index’s true headliner. The San Francisco-based company’s XRP token leaped by more than 20 percent on Friday, peaking above $0.87 on Bitstamp. Ripple now has a $34.1 billion market cap.
Smooth Sailing for Altcoins
The remaining top-tier altcoins made a comprehensive advance as well, with every cryptocurrency in the top 10 climbing by at least three percent.
The bitcoin Cash price achieved a 17 percent rally, which among large caps was second only to Ripple. The advanced enabled BCH to cross the psychologically-significant $1,000 threshold, and it is now valued at a global average of $1,051.
Litecoin, meanwhile, rose seven percent to just under $150. However, it faces a renewed challenge for the fifth spot in the market cap rankings from EOS, which increased by 11 percent to $10.17.
The Stellar price rose four percent for the day, and it is now valued at $0.37. XLM now has a market cap that is slightly above $7 billion.
The IOTA price posted a 13 percent leap and is now trading at $1.90, while NEO rose three percent to $75.28 to round out the top 10.
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Published at Fri, 20 Apr 2018 13:55:07 +0000
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