Binance Market Update: Top Stories December 18, 2024

According to CoinMarketCap data, the global crypto market cap is $3.67T, a 2.63% decrease over the last day.

Bitcoin (BTC) traded between $103,138 and $108,353 over the past 24 hours. As of 09:30 AM (UTC) today, BTC is trading at $104,300, down by 2.77%.

Most major cryptocurrencies by market cap are trading lower. Market outperformers include PENGU, UTK, and USUAL, up by 881%, 25%, and 14%, respectively.

Top stories of the day:

• Binance Alpha Reveals First Batch of Projects: KOMA, Cheems, APX, ai16z, and AIXBT

• Bitcoin Predicted to Surpass Gold's Market Value Within Eight Years

• QCP Capital: Bitcoin Spot Remains Bullish, But Options Market Signals Risk Aversion 

• Bloomberg Analysts Predict Approval Timeline for Cryptocurrency ETFs: LTC and HBAR Lead, SOL and XRP Face Delays

• Trump Eyes Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Using $200 Billion U.S. Treasury Fund

• Federal Reserve's Final 2024 Meeting Anticipated Amid Festive Season

• Investor Sentiment Reaches Record Optimism in December 

• Bitcoin Pauses After Surpassing $108,000 Amid Fed Rate Cut Anticipation 

• 2025 Predicted As The Year of DeFi Revival

• Ohio Proposes Bitcoin Reserve Fund to Safeguard State Finances

Market movers:

ETH: $3868.81 (-3.49%)

XRP: $2.5335 (-1.49%)

SOL: $216.94 (-1.39%)

BNB: $715.43 (-0.46%)

DOGE: $0.38669 (-3.67%)

ADA: $1.0333 (-4.16%)

TRX: $0.2735 (-6.11%)

AVAX: $46.72 (-6.47%)

LINK: $27.38 (-2.87%)

SHIB: $0.00002588 (-4.36%)