In recent market action, bitcoin core (BTC) has struggled to hold above $4,000 following four consecutive green weekly candles, while bitcoin cash (BCH) appears to be consolidating above $150 after comprising the best performing of the 10 largest crypto assets by market cap of the last seven days. In other news, ravencoin (RVN) and tezos (XTZ) are among the highest capitalized top gaining markets of the past week.
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BTC Consolidates at $4,000
Following four weeks of green weekly candles, BTC is currently struggling to hold above $4,000 after retracing approximately 1.4% in the last 24 hours. As of this writing, BTC is trading for approximately $3,975 on Bitstamp and $4,040 on Bitfinex, indicating a spread of approximately 1.7% between USD and USDT exchanges.
BTC has a market capitalization of $70.91 billion. Approximately $10.6 billion worth of BTC has changed hands during the last 24 hours.
BCH Consolidates Above $150
BCH appears to have established support at $150 after posting a 4% retracement over the course of the last 24 hours. The retracement following seven days of strong bullish momentum, with BCH comprising the top gaining of the 10 largest cryptocurrencies by capitalization after posting a weekly gain of 14%. BCH is currently trading for approximately $153.
When measured against BTC, BCH is consolidating around the 0.038 BTC support area after gaining 16% last week. BCH is currently the sixth largest crypto asset with a market cap of $2.73 billion. Approximately $471 million worth of BCH has been traded in the last 24 hours.
XTZ and RVN Rank Among Top Gainers
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