A representation of the virtual cryptocurrency Bitcoin is seen in this picture illustration taken October 19, 2021.
A representation of the virtual cryptocurrency Bitcoin is seen in this picture illustration taken October 19, 2021.

The crypto market turned green Tuesday with Bitcoin (BTC), the world's biggest cryptocurrency, jumping by 6.59% in the last 24 hours and reclaiming the $20,000 price level. The coin held support at the $19,000 price level.

As per CoinMarketCap (CMC), the price of 1 BTC was $20,377 as of 1:40 a.m. ET, while the market dominance of the cryptocurrency rose to 42.47%. Furthermore, the market capitalization of BTC rose to $380.9 billion in the last 24 hours after it reclaimed $20,000.

On the other hand, Ethereum, the world's second-biggest cryptocurrency rose by 9.75% in the last 24 hours, and as per data from CMC, the price of ETH as of 1:43 a.m. was $1,158 and the market dominance of the token rose to 15.33%. Additionally, the market cap of Ether stood at $140.4 billion.

The biggest risers of the day, excluding Bitcoin and Ethereum, were Solana (SOL), BNB, Tron (TRX), Shiba Inu (SHIB), Avalanche (AVAX), and Polygon (MATIC). These tokens rose by 10%, 8.6%, 4.9%, 7.69%, 9.74% and 16.15%, respectively. The prices of these cryptocurrencies as of 1:47 a.m. ET were $36, $235.4, $0.068, $0.0000107, $18.11 and $0.528, respectively.

Almost every cryptocurrency, including meme coins, metaverse tokens, DeFi protocol tokens and exchange tokens, was green today. Some of the lesser-known cryptocurrencies that surged today include Loopring (LRC) which surged 10.9%, Stacks (STX) which jumped 9.39%, and Enjin Coin (ENJ) which jumped 15.8%, along with Move-to-Earn game token Stepn (GMT) which jumped 20%.

Representation of cryptocurrency Bitcoin is seen in this illustration

A representation of cryptocurrency Bitcoin is seen in this illustration taken August 6, 2021. Photo: Reuters / DADO RUVIC