BTC prices fell to their lowest level in one month after a brutal sell-off rattled cryptocurrency investors across the entire market. The price of Bitcoin continued to slump after the conclusion of the Consensus 2018 conference – the fourth annual blockchain technology summit. Over the last week, the broader cryptocurrency index has shed $45 billion.
Here is a recap of the top five cryptocurrencies by market cap as of 9:00 a.m. EDT.
| Cryptocurrency | Price | Market Cap | Change (24h) |
| Bitcoin (BTC) | $8,098.79 | $6,122,750,000 | -2.84% |
| Ethereum (ETH) | $675.59 | $2,459,300,000 | -4.29% |
| Ripple (XRP) | $0.66 | $361,217,000 | -5.14% |
| Bitcoin Cash (BCH) | $1,149.83 | $890,257,000 | -10.33% |
| EOS | $12.35 | $1,419,920,000 | -7.25% |
Now here's a closer look at today's Money Morning cryptocurrency insight, as well as the most important cryptocurrency updates you need to know…
Cryptocurrency Market Cap Price Change (24h)
Bitcoin (BTC) $8,098.79 $6,122,750,000 -2.84%
Market Cap and Price headers are swapped in the Top 5 Cryptocurrencies table.
Hi, D. Scott –
Thanks for pointing this out – that one slipped through the cracks! This error has been corrected.
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