Crypto Price Today (Oct 3rd, 2024): Bitcoin Stays at $61k, XRP Among Top Losers, Is this Octobear Market?

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Market Overview: In the past day, the value of the world’s cryptocurrency market has dropped to $2.14 trillion, a loss of -1.07%. This decrease is accompanied by a steep loss in trading volume, which is down -20.21%, amounting to $92.17 billion in 24-hour volume. The Fear & Greed Index has dropped to 36, indicating a growing level of investor “Fear” due to growing concerns about market instability.

BTC price continues to tread water, now changing hands at $61,247.84 after a slight decrease of -0.49% in the past day. With 24-hour volumes down -19.41%, the market is in a cautious mood, as BTC remains below the critical $65k resistance level. Investors are keeping a close eye on Bitcoin’s next move, but for now, no significant breakout is on the horizon.

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Ether hasn’t fared much better, dropping -3.87% to $2,394.42. The downward trend has extended to Solana (SOL), which has lost -3.39%, trading at $142.04. Ripple’s XRP experienced a substantial drop of -10.83%, now priced at $0.5381.

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Top Gainers:

• Flare (FLR): Surged +14.59% to $0.01686, emerging as the top gainer.
• Wormhole (WH): Climbed +8.32% to $0.3448.
• Aptos (APT): Rose +6.85%, currently priced at $8.26.

Top Losers:

• Beam (BEAM): Plummeted 15.98% to $0.01615.
• Eigen Layer (EGL): Dropped 13.03% to $3.49.
• Ethena (ETH): Slipped 11.67%, now at $0.3168.

It is to be seen if the bulls will take back control of the market as it struggles with investor hesitancy. Get informed by subscribing to our daily crypto news updates and keep a watch on the top movers!