Bitcoin Rises Above $43,000 Following ADP Data; Beam Emerges As Top Gainer

Bitcoin BTC/USD moved higher, with the cryptocurrency prices trading above the key $43,000 level on Thursday. Ethereum ETH/USD also recorded gains, trading above the key $2,200 mark this morning. Beam BEAM/USD was the top gainer over the prior 24 hours, while XDC Network XDC/USD turned out to be the biggest loser. Private businesses in the U.S. added 164,000 workers in December versus a revised 101,000 gain in November and topping market estimates of 115,000. At the time of writing, the global crypto market cap rose to $1.66 trillion, recording a 24-hour gain of 2.7%. BTC was trading higher by 1.9% at $43,263 while ETH rose by around 1.8% to $2,238 on Thursday. Here are the top ten crypto gainers and losers over the past 24 hours: Gainers Beam BEAM/USD Price: $0.02139 24-hour gain: 38.7% Celestia TIA/USD Price: $14.39 24-hour gain: 24.8% Sei SEI/USD Price: $0.7878 24-hour gain: 20% Lido DAO LDO/USD Price: $3.27 24-hour gain: 17.1% Stacks STX/USD Price: $1.63 24-hour gain: 16.6% Losers XDC Network XDC/USD Price: $0.05185 24-hour drop: 5.2% Mantle MNT/USD Price: $0.5995 24-hour drop: 4.3% FTX Token FTT/USD Price: $2.75 24-hour drop: 2% Theta Network THETA/USD Price: $1.18 24-hour drop: 1.2% Axelar AXL/USD Price: $1.08 24-hour drop: 1% Read This Next: Vivani Medical And 2 Other Stocks Under $5 Insiders Are Buying Market News and Data brought to you by Benzinga APIs© 2025 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.