Cryptocurrency

Solana (SOL) leapt in value in the last 24 hours, closely followed by Terra (LUNA) as it continued its upward trend.

SOL topped $100 again, reaching $102 at the time of writing (7am UK), thanks to a 6% gain which leaves it 15% up in a week.

LUNA – this year’s stellar performer – climbed 5% and is a whopping 64% higher than its price seven days ago.

Three coins added 2%: Binance Coin, Bitcoin and Ethereum. The former, BNB, is at $412 and 10% up in a week.

Market leader BTC topped $44,000 and is 16% up in a week while ETH, the world’s second most valuable coin, is closing on $3,000 and 12% up on its price seven days ago.

Polkadot (DOT) is at $18.90 after adding 1% and is 14% up in a week.

Meme coin Dogecoin (DOGE) also added 1% to around 13.4 cents, 2% higher than its price last Wednesday morning.

Cardano (ADA) is down 1% and remains around 96c, which leaves it 5% up in a week.

Avalanche (AVAX) is down slightly in 24 hours and at $86.73. However its seven-day price is up 13%.

Ripple (XRP), also down slightly, remains at 77c and is 7% up over seven days.

The overall market cap of the more than 17,900 coins is at $1.94 trillion, an 1.7% increase in the last 24 hours.

To see how the valuations of the biggest movers and shakers – and 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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