KEY POINTS

  • The best performers in the market include XTZ, THETA, AAVE and DCR
  • The worst performers were AR, TWT, LIDO and USDN
  • Bitcoin and Ether dominance dropped to 39.71% and 19.68% respectively

The crypto market opened on a tad bearish note Friday as Bitcoin (BTC) slipped by 0.18% while retaining the $21,000 price level. On the other hand, Ether (ETH) was up by 0.30% but failed to reclaim $1,800.

According to the data from CoinMarketCap, the prices of 1 BTC and 1 ETH as of 1.16 a.m. ET were $21,511 and $1,682. Moreover, the market dominance of the world's biggest cryptocurrency dropped to 39.71%, while that of Ether dropped to 19.68%.

The maximum price of 1 BTC is predicted to be $32,143.10 by the end of the year, as per the chart shared by BitcoinWisdom, while the maximum price of 1 ETH is expected to be $2,498.44.

The other cryptocurrencies in the top 10 were mostly in the green, with Dogecoin (DOGE) up by 0.09% to $0.06857; Cardano (ADA) up by 2% to $0.4702; Binance Coin (BNB), up by 0.15% to $297.92 and Ripple up by 0.67% to $0.3415. However, Solana (SOL) was down by 1.83% to $34.87.

The best performers in the crypto market were Tezos (XTZ), which rose by 2.42% to $1.66; Theta Network (THETA), which rose by 3.34% to $1.29; Aave (AAVE), which rose by 2.29% to $91.43 and Decred (DCR), which rose by 9.29% to $33.56.

The worst performers were Arweave (AR), which was down by 4.42% to $12.08; Trust Wallet Token (TWT), which was down by 3.03% to $1; Neutrino USD (USDN), which was down by 3.73% to $0.933; and Lido DAO (LIDO), which was down by 9.07% to $1.99.

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