Bitcoin Hits $117,000, Ethereum, XRP Unbothered By Government Shutdown

Cryptocurrencies surged on Wednesday, with Bitcoin convincingly surpassing the $117,000 mark.

Cryptocurrency Ticker Price
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $117,462.92
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $4,319.33
Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) $219.53
XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) $2.94
Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) $0.2468
Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) $0.00001233

Notable Statistics:

  • Coinglass data shows 126,124 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours for $519.11 million.     
  • In the past 24 hours, top gainers include Zcash (CRYPTO: ZEC), SPX6900 (CRYPTO: SPX) and Pudgy Penguins (CRYPTO: PENGU).

Notable Developments:

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