Bitcoin fluctuates slightly higher, while Litecoin is gaining momentum as halving approaches

The cryptocurrency market as a whole has been flat over the past 24 hours. Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market value, rose slightly at noon yesterday and has continued to consolidate above $11,000 since then. Analysts believe that Bitcoin prices will surge after the US Independence Day holiday. Litecoin, the fourth largest cryptocurrency by market value, has performed strongly, and with less than five weeks until its planned block reward, Litecoin 's price is likely to continue to climb.

The current total market value of the cryptocurrency market is US$329,745,992,438, with a 24-hour trading volume of US$77,633,464,104. Bitcoin accounts for 63.16% of the market.

In the past 24 hours, 11 of the top 20 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization rose, and 46 of the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization rose. The top three in terms of increase were Grin (14.14%), Komodo (13.85%), and Crypto.com Chain (12.79%). The top three in terms of decrease were Metaverse ETP (-9.85%), MaidSafeCoin (-9.29%), and Chainlink (-7.18%).

According to Bitcoin News, the current price of Bitcoin, which ranks first in the cryptocurrency market value, is $11,703.70, with a total market value of $208.302 billion, up 2.75% in 24 hours. The highest price is $11,962.11 and the lowest price is $11,388.98.

According to Bitcoin News, Ethereum, the second largest cryptocurrency by market value, is currently priced at $293.65, with a total market value of $31.35 billion, down 0.10% in 24 hours. The highest price is $301.42 and the lowest price is $292.97.

According to Bitcoin News, XRP, which ranks third in the cryptocurrency market value, is currently priced at $0.395308, with a total market value of $16.826 billion, down 1.26% in 24 hours. The highest price is $0.405408 and the lowest price is $0.392243.

In the past 24 hours, the top 10 cryptocurrencies in terms of trading volume among the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market value were: Bitcoin ($27.056 billion), Tether ($23.632 billion), Ethereum ($9.087 billion), Litecoin ($4.621 billion), EOS ($2.404 billion), Bitcoin Cash ($1.697 billion), XRP ($1.542 billion), Ethereum Classic ($801 million), NEO ($539 million), and TRON ($536 million).