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<p>The crypto market observed a strong recovery over the last 24 hours, with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies trading in the green. While Bitcoin had fallen below $43,310 earlier today, the OG cryptocurrency has now zoomed past $44,000 levels.</p> 
<p>Last week, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) <a href="https://coingape.com/spot-bitcoin-etf-sec-posts-scoffing-remarks-amid-approval-sprint/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">issued</a> a “Fear of Missing Out” warning to investors amid renewed speculation that <a href="https://coingape.com/breaking-bitcoin-etf-updated-19b-4-amendments-filed-s-1s-reportedly-due-monday/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs)</a> will get the regulator’s nod this week. While the SEC warning briefly caused turbulence in the market, the pessimism was short-lived.</p> 
<p>Bitcoin’s price rose 0.5% over the last 24 hours to $44,210, sending its market cap soaring to $865.2 billion. Trading volumes over the last 24 hours jumped over 28% to $21 billion.</p> 
<p>However, Ethereum saw a 0.3% decline in its prices over the last 24 hours. As of writing, the <a href="https://coingape.com/price/ethereum/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ETH price</a> stood at $2,277, with its market cap sliding to $267.8 billion. However, trading volumes surged over 29% to $7.7 billion over the last 24 hours.</p> 
<p>Other cryptocurrencies also bled, with BNB price falling over 3%, Solana (SOL) price sliding over 3%, XRP slipping over 1.3%, and Cardano (ADA) plummetting over 4.6%.</p> 
<p>Meanwhile, the global crypto market cap fell nearly 0.9% over the last 24 hours to $1.64 trillion. The fear and greed index score stood at 67, indicating investor sentiment was muted.</p> 
<h2 id="top-3-cryptos-for-today">Top 3 Cryptos For Today</h2> 
<h3 id="pepe-coin-price-falls-over-10">Pepe Coin Price Falls Over 10%</h3> 
<p>Pepe’s price <a rel="nofollow" href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/shiba-inu/" target="_blank">plummetted</a> over 10% to $0.000001062 in the past 24 hours, wiping out a significant chunk of its market cap, which shrank to $447.3 million. However, trading volumes over the last 24 hours rose over 26% to %85.1 million.</p> 
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  Pepe Price Chart
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<h3 id="shiba-inu-shib-price-falls-8">Shiba Inu (SHIB) Price Falls 8%</h3> 
<p>The Shiba Inu meme coin saw its prices sliding by over 8% to $0.0000088 in the past 24 hours, with its market cap falling to $5.2 billion. Trading volumes over the last 24 hours, however, appreciated over 46% to $170.8 million, indicating growing retail interest in the meme coin.</p> 
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  Shiba Inu (SHIB) Price Chart
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<h3 id="lido-dao-ldo-price-slumps-8-5">Lido DAO (LDO) Price Slumps 8.5%</h3> 
<p>After a magnificent rally of 14% last week, Lido DAO’s price plunged over 8.5% to $2.85, sending its market cap tumbling to $2.53 billion. Meanwhile, trading volumes over the last 24 hours declined by 16% to $176.4 million, signaling diminishing retail interest in the token.</p> 
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  Lido DAO (LDO) Price Chart; Image Credits: CoinMarketCap
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<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://coingape.com/blackrock-bitcoin-etf-2-billion-launch/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Blackrock Positions $2B for Imminent US Bitcoin ETF Approval</a></strong></p> 
<p>The post <a href="https://coingape.com/crypto-prices-today-bitcoin-price-btc-slides-ethereum-eth-falls-2-pepe-price-tanks-10/">Crypto Prices Today: Bitcoin Price (BTC) Breaks Above $44K, Ethereum (ETH) Still In The Red, Pepe Price Drops 5%</a> appeared first on <a href="https://coingape.com">CoinGape</a>.</p>

Crypto Prices Today: Bitcoin Price (BTC) Breaks Above $44K, Ethereum (ETH) Still In The Red, Pepe Price Drops 5%

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