Crypto Prices Today May 2: Bitcoin At $57K, Ethereum Continues Decline, Solana Recovers

The top crypto prices today witnessed continued declines as the Bitcoin (BTC) price plunged to the $57,000 level. In addition, the Ethereum (ETH) price geared up for a dip below the $2,900 mark, losing hold on a crucial level. However, other top altcoins, such as Solana (SOL), XRP, Cardano (ADA) rebounded significantly, defying the bearish turn.

Major Crypto Prices Today

1. Bitcoin Price

The Bitcoin price plunged by 4.43% reaching $57,419.91 at the time of writing on Thursday, May 2. On the other hand, it’s trading volume soared 30.72% to $49.54 billion in the last 24 hours. Whilst, the crypto’s market capitalization slipped to $1.13 trillion.

2. Ethereum Price

The Ethereum price tumbled 5.46% to $2,999.10 at press time with a market valuation of $365.74 billion. Whilst, ETH saw its trading volume surge 29.66%, reaching $17.99 billion.

3. Solana Price

The Solana price extended below the $130 mark today. The Solana price lost 7.06%, settling at $126.06. In contrast, SOL witnessed a 42.20% surge in trade volume to $3.48 billion in the last 24 hours.

4. DarkLume (DLUME) 

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The token is currently running a presale for 40000000000 DLUME tokens. It has already raised $25,033 at $0.0005. The next price is expected to be $0.00060, while the listing price might be $0.0015. These price estimates are entirely situational and subject to change as presale activity increases.

5. XRP Price

Whilst, the XRP price inched closer to drop below the $0.50 level amid the broader market crash. The XRP price recorded a slump of 2.66%, reaching $0.5026. On the other hand, XRP’s trading volume soared 24.41% to $1.36 billion.

6. Cardano Price

Meanwhile, the Cardano crypto price slipped 2.96% to $0.442 today. Whilst, ADA recorded a hike of 40.13% in its 24-hour trading volume, settling at $416.32 million.

7. Dogecoin & Shiba Inu Price

The Dogecoin price crashed by 7.29% to $0.1324 while its rival, Shiba Inu price tumbled 7.57% and traded at $0.00002215.

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Top Crypto Gainers Today

• Axelar (AXL): The Axelar crypto surged 8.11% and traded at $1.17.
• Polkadot (DOT): The DOT crypto price rallied 5.22% to $6.86.
• EOS (EOS): The EOS crypto price was up 3.33% and was valued at $0.7813.
• Optimism (OP): The TRX crypto price rose 2.97% to $2.66.

Top Crypto Losers Today

• Helium (HNT): The HNT price plummeted 7.84% to $4.95.
• Toncoin (TON): The Toncoin price plunged 6.60% to $4.72.
• Cronos (CRO): The CRO crypto slumped 6.28% to $0.1233.
• Sei (SEI): The Sei price witnessed a dip of $0.5098 to 6.02%.

Despite the bearish turn, Solana, Dogwifhat, and Pepe made it to the top gainers list today. However, millions worth of crypto liquidations were noted in the past 24 hours, which could have expedited the latest crash for BTC and ETH. According to Coinglass, Bitcoin alone witnessed $145.55 million liquidations in the last 24 hours. Out of this, $109.13 million has been attributed to longs.

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