Crypto prices on Mar 26: BTC climbs over $87K, Pi Coin top loser

The cryptocurrency market managed to extend its gains on Wednesday, with Bitcoin (BTC) holding above $87,000.

Solana (SOL) and XRP also showed some recovery.

Reports that the White House is considering a more moderate stance on tariffs have eased concerns over potential economic disruptions, providing support to the market's upward momentum.

The global cryptocurrency market cap rose to $2.88 trillion, marking a 0.85% increase over the last day.

However, total market volume over the past 24 hours declined by 12.33% to $76.6 billion.

Bitcoin (BTC) price today

Bitcoin traded at $87,454.16, up around 0.53% in the past 24 hours.

The coin’s 24-hour trading range was between $86,346.08 and $88,542.

Bitcoin’s dominance increased by 3.21% over the day, reaching 63.76%.

Bitcoin network economist Timothy Peterson maintains a bullish outlook on BTC, estimating a 75% probability that the asset will move higher from its current levels.

In a March 25 post on X, Peterson highlighted that Bitcoin is trading near the lower bound of its historical range.

He noted that BTC’s position aligns with the bottom 25% threshold, reinforcing the likelihood of an upward rally.

Ethereum (ETH) price today

Ethereum (ETH) price was in the red on Wednesday.

The token was down around 0.5% to trade at $2,054.78.

The intraday low and high were $2,038.64 and $2,084, respectively.

Trading volume for the coin shot up over 22% to $11.5 billion.

Influential cryptocurrency analyst Ali Martinez pointed out Ethereum’s recent breach of the $2,040 level.

He noted that the next significant resistance lies at $2,300, where the pricing bands suggest a strong resistance.

XRP and SOL price today

XRP price was down 0.78%, trading at $2.44 after hitting an intraday high of $2.48.

Ripple announced on Tuesday that it will no longer proceed with its cross-appeal against the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). D

Despite the seemingly positive news, XRP's price has remained largely unchanged.

Ripple’s chief legal officer, Stuart Alderoty, stated that the SEC will retain $50 million of the original $125 million fine imposed by Judge Analisa Torres, with the remaining amount being returned to Ripple.

Solana (SOL) registered an over 2% surge to $142.77.

Fidelity Investments has filed to launch an exchange-traded fund (ETF) tracking the price of Solana (SOL), according to a Tuesday filing with the SEC.

Cboe Exchange submitted a 19b-4 filing to list the proposed Solana ETF, backed by the $5 trillion asset manager.

Top crypto gainers and losers

Movement (MOVE) led the top gainers with a 29.48% surge in the last 24 hours, reaching $0.5552.

Zcash (ZEC) followed with a 12.69% increase, now trading at $36.15.

SPX6900 (SPX) climbed 7.42% to $0.6395, while Render (RENDER) rose 7.34% to $4.07.

Stacks (STX) rounded out the top gainers, up 7.33% at $0.7341.

Pi (PI) led the top losers with an 11.91% decline in the last 24 hours, now trading at $0.8214.

PancakeSwap (CAKE) followed with a 9.25% drop to $2.47.

Four (FORM) fell 4.73% to $2.37, while Hyperliquid (HYPE) declined 3.09% to $15.97.

Cosmos (ATOM) rounded out the top losers, down 2.70% at $4.83.

Broader crypto price action

USDC (USDC) has increased by 0.01% in the last 24 hours, currently trading at $1.00.

TRON (TRX) has increased by 0.34% over the past day, reaching a price of $0.2272.

Uniswap (UNI) has decreased by 0.92% in the last 24 hours, currently valued at $6.94.

VeChain (VET) has increased by 1.56% over the past day, trading at $0.02655.

Worldcoin (WLD) has increased by 1.53% in the last 24 hours, reaching a price of $0.9328.

Zcash (ZEC): has increased by 12.95% over the past day, currently priced at $36.26.

Trust Wallet Token (TWT) has increased by 0.14% in the last 24 hours, reaching a price of $0.9187.

Zilliqa (ZIL) has increased by 0.44% over the past day, trading at $0.01309.

yearn.finance (YFI) has decreased by 0.73% in the last 24 hours, currently valued at $5,363.11.

Waves (WAVES) has increased by 0.54% over the past day, reaching a price of $1.42.

Verge (XVG) has dipped by 0.71% in the last 24 hours, currently trading at $0.005333.

xMoney (UTK) has gone up by 1.23% over the past day, reaching a price of $0.04005.

Wanchain (WAN) has slid down by 1.16% in the last 24 hours, currently valued at $0.1151.

WazirX (WRX) has surged by 8.28% over the past day, trading at $0.02369.