Dash Surges by Over 16% as Bitcoin Price Hovers at $8,100

Sunday, Jan. 12 — most of the top cryptocurrencies are reporting moderate gains on the day by press time, as Bitcoin (BTC) hovers around the $8,100 mark again.

Market visualization courtesy of Coin360

Among the top cryptocurrencies, the one that has seen the most growth over the last 24 hours is DASH, which was up by around 16.27% at its peak. The coin currently stands at $66.84 with a 13% gain over the past 24 hours. The weekly chart shows a growth of 33.7%.

Dash 7-day price chart. Source: Coin360

Also NEO has seen notable growth, with its current price of $10.35 being exactly 7.45% higher than the same time yesterday. Over the last week, the coin grew by 11.44%.

Neo 7-day price chart. Source: Coin360

Bitcoin price is currently up by 0.48% on the day, trading at around $8,102 at press time, according to Coin360. Looking at its weekly chart, the coin is up by about 8.28%.

Bitcoin 7-day price chart. Source: Coin360

Ether (ETH) is holding onto its position as the largest altcoin by market cap, which currently stands at $15.8 billion. The second-largest altcoin, Ripple’s XRP, has a market cap of $9.3 billion at press time.

Coin360 data shows that ETH has seen its value increase by about 1.37% over the last 24 hours. At press time, ETH is trading around $144. On the week, the coin has also gained about 5.1% in value.

Ether 7-day price chart. Source: Coin360

XRP is up by about 2.04% over the last 24 hours and is currently trading at $0.214. On the week, the coin is up by 10.3%. The coin’s price is still holding on to a big portion of the gains that it obtained at the beginning of the week.

XRP 7-day price chart. Source: Coin360

At press time, the total market capitalization of all cryptocurrencies is $217 billion, about 8.66% higher than the value it reported a week ago.

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