Crypto On August 23: Bitcoin Retains $21,000; Ether Back Above $1,600

The crypto market opened on a slightly bullish note Tuesday as the world's biggest cryptocurrency, Bitcoin (BTC), was red and down by 0.73%, while Ether (ETH) was green and up by 1.39%.

Ether outperformed Bitcoin as its dominance rose to 19.31% while that of Bitcoin dropped to 39.87%, according to CoinMarketCap. Moreover, as of 12:07 a.m. ET, the price of 1 BTC was $21,263 while that of 1 ETH was $1,614.

The maximum price of 1 BTC is predicted to be $38,292.54 by the end of 2022, as per the algorithm by PricePredictions. Meanwhile, the maximum price of 1 ETH is estimated to be $2,906.66 during the same period.

The top 10 cryptocurrencies as of 12:07 a.m. ET included Binance Coin (BNB), which was up by 0.98% to $299.37; Ripple (XRP), which was up by 0.43% to $0.3393 and Dogecoin (DOGE), which was up by 0.07% to $0.06881. Also included on the list were Cardano (ADA), which was down by 0.23% to $0.4575 and Solana (SOL), which was down by 2.32% to $35.29.

The best-performing cryptocurrencies in the crypto market as of 12:08 a.m. ET were Cosmos (ATOM), which rose by 12.53% to $11.88; Bitcoin Cash (BCH), which rose by 3.30% to $122.85; Chiliz (CHZ), which rose by 16.64% to $0.2227; EOS (EOS) which rose by 17.20% to $1.78 and Aave (AAVE), which rose by 4.50% to $88.78.

The worst performers in the crypto market as of 12:09 a.m. ET were Helium (HNT), which was down by 3.15% to $6.62; Quant (QNT), which was down by 4.89% to $106.30; Hedera (HBAR), which was down by 3.77% to $0.06631 and Trust Wallet Token (TWT) which was down by 3.59% to $1.04.