Crypto Price Today: Bitcoin rises above $28,200; XRP, Cardano zoom up to 20%

economictimes.indiatimes.com:

cryptocurrency markets were trading higher in Wednesday's trade. Bitcoin (BTC) rose 1.67% to $28,234, whereas Ethereum (ETH) was above the $1,800 level. BTC volume in the last 24 hours stood at approximately $34.56 billion, falling 16.49%. «Bitcoin is trading above $28,000 ahead of the crucial Fed meeting amidst the ongoing banking crisis in the US. If the Fed decides to hike the interest rate, there may not be a knee-jerk reaction from the markets, as investors are anticipating a rate hike of 25 basis points. In case of no rate hike by the Fed, we can expect the upward trend to continue in the coming weeks,» Shivam Thakral, CEO of BuyUcoin, said. Other top crypto tokens were also trading higher. XRP zoomed over 20%. Dogecoin, Shiba Inu, Cardano and BNB were also trading with gains. The global cryptocurrency market cap was trading higher around $1.18 trillion, rising 2.43% in the last 24 hours. The total volume in DeFi is currently 5.18 billion, 7.83% of the total crypto market 24-hour volume. The volume of all stablecoins is now $60.33 billion, which is 91.16% of the total crypto market 24-hour volume.

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The market cap of Bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency, was around $545.54 billion. Bitcoin’s dominance is currently 46.09%, a decrease of 0.38% over the day, according to CoinMarketCap. «If the current uptrend continues, Bitcoin could reach $29,250 or even $30,700. However, if the support levels