Cryptocurrency

Avalanche (AVAX) rocketed 10% in the last 24 hours as the cryptocurrency market enjoyed big gains.

AVAX was closing on $76 at the time of writing (7am UK) and is 4% higher than its price a week ago.

Terra (LUNA) was the only major cryptocurrency coin to lose value in the last 24 hours.

The year’s stellar performer dropped 1% to around $87.50 and is 8% lower than its price a week ago.

Solana (SOL) rose 6% to around $87.50, leaving it 6% up over the course of seven days, while Cardano (ADA) gained 5% to above 84 cents and is 5% up in a week.

Market leader Bitcoin (BTC) climbed 4% to close on $41,000. BTC is 4% up in a week.

Ethereum (ETH) gained 4% to above $2,750 and its seven-day price is up 6%.

Polkadot (DOT) was up 4% for a second consecutive day to pretty much $19 and is 13% up on its price last Thursday morning.

A 4% gain for Binance Coin (BNB) leaves it at $386 with a seven-day price up 2%.

Ripple (XRP) added 3% to 79c, which leaves it 7% up over seven days.

Meme coin Dogecoin (DOGE) also added 3% to close back on 12c and is 1% up in a week.

The overall market cap of the 18,300 coins is at $1.82 trillion, a 3.7% increase in the last 24 hours.

To see how the valuations of the main coins have changed in the last few days, click here.

For valuations of the top 250 coins by market cap plus 24-hour price change and volume traded, see below.

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