Today, January 15, the global virtual currency market has experienced a sigh of relief after experiencing significant declines earlier this week. Many crypto assets have seen a modest recovery.
Bitcoin Gains Strength
Today, Bitcoin revived its value after dropping to a low of $91,000 early this week. It has witnessed a modest rise, up 0.07% over yesterday and currently trades at $96,589.39, at the time of writing. The rise reflects investors’ resilience and BTC’s staying firm amid wider market volatility.
Altcoins Show Mixed Performance
In the altcoin sector, Ripple’s XRP appeared as the top-performing token among the leading 10 crypto assets, seeing a gain of 7.31%. Cardano (ADA) followed with a rise of 3.96%, currently reading at $1.00. Dogecoin (DOGE) also saw a small uptick of 0.90%, making its value hovering at $0.3515 at press time. However, other top 10 cryptocurrencies are down. ETH is currently standing at $3,198.38, down 0.46%. Others like BNB, SOL, and TRX are down 0.33%, 0.10%, and 0.70% respectively.
Today’s Top Gainers
According to the latest data, Nest Protocol (NEST) emerged as the best performer in today’s market with a tremendous gain of 51.2%. Viacoin (VIA) followed with an incredible 43.8% rise. Horizen (ZEN) became the third top gainer with a 25.4% increase.
The cryptocurrency market continues to be volatile despite the current recovery. Investors keep looking for growth opportunities in emerging virtual assets.