News summary:
- On May 16, 2023, the cryptocurrency market experienced a mix of gains and losses, with Bitcoin trading at $27,126.21, marking a slight decrease, while Shiba Inu saw a 3.33% increase.
- The top three cryptocurrency exchanges, Binance, Coinbase Exchange, and Kraken, witnessed substantial increases in their 24-hour trading volumes.
- The global cryptocurrency market cap is currently $1.13 trillion, with a 0.75% increase over the last day.
The cryptocurrency market saw a diverse range of price fluctuations on May 16, 2023, as several prominent digital assets experienced both increases and decreases in value.
Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, experienced a minor setback, trading at $27,126.21, marking a 0.39% decrease over the last 24 hours. It is also 1.87% lower compared to the previous week. The market capitalization of Bitcoin currently stands at $525.65 billion. Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency, followed suit, trading at $1,812.62, down 0.79% from yesterday and 1.72% lower than last week. Ethereum’s market capitalization stands at $218.07 billion.
Binance Coin (BNB) also saw a decrease, trading at $312.58, marking a 0.54% decrease from yesterday and a 0.55% decrease from last week. Ripple’s XRP, Cardano, and Dogecoin experienced similar downturns, trading at $0.44, $0.33, and $0.077 respectively.
Despite the broader market downturn, some cryptocurrencies experienced gains. Shiba Inu, despite its slight weekly loss of 2.07%, managed a 3.33% increase in the last 24 hours, trading at $0.0000099. The top five gainers over the last 24 hours were Lido DAO, BitDAO, Frax Share, The Graph, and Conflux, experiencing gains of 7.72%, 4.58%, 3.82%, 3.80%, and 3.19% respectively.
However, not all cryptocurrencies were as fortunate. Huobi Token, Rocket Pool, Klaytn, XDC Network, and Bitcoin Cash were among the biggest losers of the day, with declines of 5.48%, 4.21%, 3.95%, 3.77%, and 3.21% respectively.
In the exchange market, Binance, Coinbase Exchange, and Kraken led the way as the top three cryptocurrency spot exchanges based on traffic, trading volumes, liquidity, and legitimacy of trading volumes. Their 24-hour volumes increased substantially, with Binance at $6.29 billion (up 25.73%), Coinbase Exchange at $0.89 billion (up 72.90%), and Kraken at $0.48 billion (up 109.95%).
The DeFi (Decentralized Finance) market saw a downward trend with tokens such as Avalanche, Dai, Wrapped Bitcoin, Chainlink, and Uniswap trading lower. In contrast, some NFT tokens like Internet Computer, ApeCoin, and Decentraland showed slight increases.
The global cryptocurrency market cap currently stands at $1.13 trillion, a 0.75% increase over the last day. The total crypto market volume over the last 24 hours reached $31.23 billion, marking a 41.65% increase. The global cryptocurrency market valuation was $1.27 trillion last month, compared to $1.1 trillion three months ago.
This diversity in market behavior underscores the volatile and unpredictable nature of the cryptocurrency market, reminding investors to exercise caution and conduct thorough research before making investment decisions.