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Cryptocurrency Price Today: Bitcoin Remains Below $52,000 As Top Coins See Minor Dips

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2 years ago

February 21, 2024

Cryptocurrency Price Today: Bitcoin Remains Below ,000 As Top Coins See Minor Dips

Bitcoin (BTC), the oldest and most valued cryptocurrency in the world, paused its rally early Thursday as it remained within the $51,000 range. Other top coins, including the likes of — Ethereum (ETH), Dogecoin (DOGE), Solana (SOL), Ripple (XRP), and Litecoin (LTC) — saw minor dips across the board. The JasmyCoin (JASMY) token emerged as the biggest gainer of the lot, with a 24-hour jump of over 41 percent. Lido DAO (LDO) became the biggest loser, with a 24-hour dip of over 9 percent.

The global crypto market cap stood at $1.95 trillion at the time of writing, registering a 24-hour dip of 1.43 percent.

Bitcoin (BTC) Price Today

Bitcoin price stood at $51,587.95, registering a 24-hour dip of 0.82 percent, as per CoinMarketCap. According to Indian exchange WazirX, BTC price stood at Rs 45.28 lakh.

Ethereum (ETH) Price Today

ETH price stood at $2,934.47, marking a 24-hour dip of 2.39 percent at the time of writing. As per WazirX, Ethereum price in India stood at Rs 2.58 lakh.

Dogecoin (DOGE) Price Today

DOGE registered a 24-hour loss of 2 percent, as per CoinMarketCap data, currently priced at $0.08392. As per WazirX, Dogecoin price in India stood at Rs 7.31.

Litecoin (LTC) Price Today

Litecoin saw a 24-hour dip of 0.98 percent. At the time of writing, it was trading at $68.41. LTC price in India stood at Rs 6,034.57.

Ripple (XRP) Price Today

XRP price stood at $0.5432, seeing a 24-hour loss of 2.88 percent. As per WazirX, Ripple price stood at Rs 47.74.

Solana (SOL) Price Today

Solana price stood at $103.44 marking a 24-hour dip of 2.75 percent. As per WazirX, SOL price in India stood at Rs 9,066.01.

Top Crypto Gainers Today (February 22)

As per CoinMarketCap data, here are the top five crypto gainers over the past 24 hours:

JasmyCoin (JASMY)

Price: $0.01646
24-hour gain: 41.46 percent

SingularityNET (AGIX)

Price: $0.7038
24-hour gain: 27.06 percent

Siacoin (SC)

Price: $0.0175
24-hour gain: 16.50 percent

The Graph (GRT)

Price: $0.2716
24-hour gain: 10.83 percent

Render (RNDR)

Price: $6.96
24-hour gain: 7.63 percent

Top Crypto Losers Today (February 22)

As per CoinMarketCap data, here are the top five crypto losers over the past 24 hours:

Lido DAO (LDO)

Price: $3
24-hour loss: 9.45 percent

Ronin (RON)

Price: $3.06
24-hour loss: 9.34 percent

Stacks (STX)

Price: $2.60
24-hour loss: 8.81 percent

Polygon (MATIC)

Price: $0.9276
24-hour loss: 8.38 percent

Sei (SEI)

Price: $0.8295
24-hour loss: 8.08 percent

What Crypto Exchanges Are Saying About Current Market Scenario

Mudrex co-founder and CEO Edul Patel told ABP Live, “Bitcoin remains above the $51,000 level despite profit booking activities among market participants. Despite bearish efforts to lower its value, Bitcoin stands resilient above the $50,000 threshold. Immediate resistance levels are identified at $51,800 and $52,400, with support established at the $51,200 level. Meanwhile, Ethereum has experienced a slight retracement and is presently traded at the $2,900 level. The pullback in both Bitcoin and Ethereum has not diminished the prevailing optimism in the market.”

Parth Chaturvedi, Investments Lead, CoinSwitch Ventures, said, “BTC’s (-1.1%) recent price movement between $51k and $53K suggests an ongoing cool-off period, with a bullish big picture. Markets are expecting BTC to reach as high as $150K this year. In parallel, AI tokens including SingularityNet (AGIX, +26.46%), FetchAi (FET, +3.76%) and Render (RNDR, +8.36%) have surged after Nvidia beat analyst estimates around its 4th quarter earnings. The shares of the company also rose more than 7% in post-market trading yesterday.”

Rajagopal Menon, Vice President, WazirX, said, “Following the recent FOMC announcements, interest rates are expected to remain unchanged, suggesting satisfaction with the current rates. The statement emphasised effective inflation control policies, briefly impacting precious metals like gold and silver before their recovery. In contrast, Bitcoin experienced a 1.13% decline post-announcement, hinting at a potential pre-halving correction according to market indicators. Profit-taking contributed to selling pressure, temporarily lowering Bitcoin to approximately $51k. Investors are attentively observing these developments post-FOMC.”

Sathvik Vishwanath, CEO and co-founder of Unocoin, said, “Bitcoin climbed above $52,000 and regained $1 trillion in market cap thanks to Fidelity and BlackRock’s approval of Bitcoin ETFs. Analysts are eyeing a target of $150,000 by mid-2025, citing rate halving and potential rate cuts. Despite the optimism, caution against speculative risks prevails. Australian sentiment surged after US ETF approval, with 25% more positive and 19% considering ASX-listed bitcoin ETFs. ETFs saw record trades of $2 billion led by VanEck. MicroStrategy’s CEO advocates holding Bitcoin long-term, as their $10 billion investment yields $4 billion in profit. Technical data shows $52,515 as pivotal, with resistance at $53,943 and support at $50,783. RSI at 50 indicates neutrality, while MACD signals potential momentum shifts. The bullish outlook relies on holding $51,000.”

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Better Cryptocurrency to Buy Today With $3,000 and Hold for 7 Years: XRP vs. Bitcoin

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8 hours ago

March 4, 2026

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Better Cryptocurrency to Buy Today With ,000 and Hold for 7 Years: XRP vs. Bitcoin

Key Points

Bitcoin is a store of value, but it’s facing a huge risk in the next 10 years or so.
XRP has utility today, but it’s facing an onslaught of competitors in the same time frame.
One of these assets has a more straightforward path to its ongoing success.

Buying a cryptocurrency and then holding it for seven years is less about picking the flashiest chain of today, and more about picking the investment thesis that can inspire your conviction over time, survive your own boredom when the market is slow, and perhaps most importantly, survive a couple of gut-check drawdowns.

So with $3,000 to allocate today, is it smarter to load up on Bitcoin(CRYPTO: BTC) or XRP(CRYPTO: XRP) if you’re (hopefully) going to be holding whatever you pick through 2033?

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Bitcoin’s job is simple

Bitcoin’s pitch is that it’s an asset with a fixed supply and enough of a social consensus about its worth that it functions as a store of value.

The coin’s supply cap is hard-coded at 21 million coins that can ever be mined. A lot of that supply, approximately 20 million Bitcoin, is already out in the world.

And if you’re building a well-balanced crypto portfolio, it’s the scarcity of the remaining supply and the guarantee that it’ll only get scarcer and more challenging to produce in the future that makes this coin a must-have holding.

Nonetheless, the long-term risk that investors should not dismiss is the advent of quantum computing, which in theory could crack Bitcoin’s encryption and enable the theft of coins at some point in the tail end of the next 10 years. There are some early steps taking place to update the coin to prevent that from being possible. Even so, the risk might not be fully addressed for years, or perhaps even too late to prevent a quantum attack which turns into a disaster for holders.

But the odds are good that Bitcoin’s developers will adapt to the threat in time.

XRP needs to keep winning to outperform

XRP is a bet that its chain, the XRP Ledger (XRPL), becomes important financial plumbing, and that demand for the coin rises alongside its use.

There are a few pieces of evidence that suggest it’s succeeding. The XRPL saw around 1.1 million daily transactions recently, and it hosts 7.6 million activated wallets. That activity could accelerate if financial institutions continue to onboard their capital to the network in hopes of managing it more readily than they could elsewhere.

Still, XRP competes against other money transfer rails and also against legacy systems for capital management. It needs to beat out that competition consistently over time to continue to grow. And while it’ll likely win enough of its competitive fights to survive and expand somewhat for the next seven years, to continue to thrive and be a great investment, it’ll need to be winning against bigger and bigger competitors all the while — and that’s a lot harder to believe in because it’s a high bar.

So if you want a coin for a seven-year hold that demands the least babysitting and the least competitive jockeying, invest your $3,000 into Bitcoin, as it only needs to change elements related to its security rather than its core feature set.

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Millions of dollars in crypto left Iranian exchanges after strikes, researchers say

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20 hours ago

March 3, 2026

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Outflows from Iranian crypto exchanges spiked in the hours after the U.S. and Israeli ‌strikes on Iran on Saturday, two blockchain analytics companies said, although researchers added it was not possible to be certain what was behind the moves.

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Wisconsin lawmakers crack down on cryptocurrency scams

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1 day ago

March 3, 2026

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Wisconsin lawmakers crack down on cryptocurrency scams

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) — A new bipartisan bill is the state legislature is attempting to keep Wisconsinites safe from scammers.

Assembly Bill 968 creates consumer protections around cryptocurrency kiosks—and is aimed at stopping criminals from using crypto-kiosks to steal from victims. It was passed by the assembly last month and is now heading to the senate.

Americans lost over $330 million to scams involving crypto-kiosks in 2025.

As amended; the bill that passed the assembly would:

set daily transaction limits at $1,000
require cryptocurrency-kiosk operators to provide users with receipts
implement consumer-identification measures for every transaction
allow scam victims to receive refunds

“This also requires crypto-kiosk operators to be licensed as a money transmitter with the Department of Financial Institutions,” said bill co-author Representative Dean Kaufert (R-Neenah). “Right now there is no state statute with regards to these crypto machines, and there has to be some oversight.”

Over 700 cryptocurrency kiosks are located in convenience stores, gas stations, restaurants, and other locations throughout Wisconsin.

Detective Kevin Bahl with the Green Bay Police Department says although these scams don’t discriminate, scammers usually target the senior population.

“That’s because they’re the ones with more of the built up funds; that they can lose a significant of money, but we have seen a lot of younger victims too,” said Det. Bahl. “Victims are losing anywhere between a couple thousand dollars, all the way up to hundreds of thousands of dollars.”

The senate will reconvene beginning the second week of March, where Rep. Kaufert believes they will pass Senate Bill 975. Then the bill will go to the governor for approval by April 1. If approved, the law would likely go into effect around June.