Ethereum Surpasses $3,000 Following Jobless Claims Data; Pepe Emerges As Top Gainer
Bitcoin BTC/USD moved higher, with the cryptocurrency prices trading above the key $58,000 level on Thursday. Ethereum ETH/USD also recorded gains, trading past the key $3,000 mark this morning. Pepe PEPE/USD was the top gainer over the prior 24 hours, while Cronos CRO/USD turned out to be the biggest loser. U.S. initial jobless claims came in unchanged from the previous week at 208,000 during the week ending April 27, compared to market expectations of 212,000. At the time of writing, the global crypto market cap rose to $2.19 trillion, recording a 24-hour gain of 2.3%. BTC was trading higher by 1.4% at $58,710 while ETH rose by around 3.1% to $3,001 on Thursday. Here are the top ten crypto gainers and losers over the past 24 hours: Gainers Pepe PEPE/USD Price: $0.000007392 24-hour gain: 18.2% Wormhole (CRYPTO: W) Price: $0.76 24-hour gain: 16.4% Axelar AXL/USD Price: $1.28 24-hour gain: 15.9% dogwifhat WIF/USD Price: $2.76 24-hour gain: 15.4% Bonk BONK/USD Price: $0.00002473 24-hour gain: 14.8% Arweave AR/USD Price: $31.35 24-hour gain: 13.1% Jupiter JUP/USD Price: $1.01 24-hour gain: 12.8% Solana SOL/USD Price: $138.37 24-hour gain: 12.5% Bittensor TAO/USD Price: $397.23 24-hour gain: 10.2% Losers Cronos CRO/USD Price: $ $0.1252 24-hour drop: 2.2% Read More: Apple, Kellanova And 3 Stocks To Watch Heading Into Thursday Market News and Data brought to you by Benzinga APIs© 2025 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.