Bitcoin, Ethereum Move Higher Following Jobs Data; Arweave Emerges As Top Gainer
Bitcoin BTC/USD moved higher, with the cryptocurrency prices trading above the key $59,000 level on Friday. Ethereum ETH/USD also edged higher, but remained below the key $3,000 mark this morning. Arweave AR/USD was the top gainer over the prior 24 hours, while Sui SUI/USD turned out to be the biggest loser. U.S. employers added 175,000 nonfarm payrolls in April, marking a reduction from the upwardly revised 315,000 reading in March and missing the expected 238,000, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday. At the time of writing, the global crypto market cap rose to $2.21 trillion, recording a 24-hour gain of 0.2%. BTC was trading higher by 1.8% at $59,749 while ETH rose by around 0.3% to $2,996 on Friday. Here are the top ten crypto gainers and losers over the past 24 hours: Gainers Arweave AR/USD Price: $35.18 24-hour gain: 9.1% Toncoin TON/USD Price: $5.28 24-hour gain: 8.3% Optimism OP/USD Price: $2.86 24-hour gain: 5.8% Hedera HBAR/USD Price: $0.1037 24-hour gain: 5.7% Pendle PENDLE/USD Price: $4.67 24-hour gain: 5.3% Losers Sui SUI/USD Price: $1.07 24-hour drop: 6.5% Axelar AXL/USD Price: $1.22 24-hour drop: 5.6% Celestia TIA/USD Price: $9.77 24-hour drop: 4.2% Gnosis GNO/USD Price: $298.94 24-hour drop: 4.2% Ethena ENA/USD Price: $0.7922 24-hour drop: 3.3% Read This Next: Apple, Hershey And 3 Stocks To Watch Heading Into Friday Market News and Data brought to you by Benzinga APIs© 2025 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.