Altcoins and DeFi tokens push higher as Bitcoin price falters at $40K
QNT, SFI and XYO gained more than 20% while bulls attempt to push BTC and ETH back to their local highs. Bitcoin (BTC) price has recovered from its recent $37,500 low and the digital asset's run back toward the $40,000 mark spurred bullish activity from many altcoins. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that the top gainers over the past 24-hours are XYO Network (XYO), Saffron Finance (SFI) and Quant (QNT). Top 7 coins with the highest 24-hour price change. Source: Cointelegraph Markets ProXYO/USDIn the past 24-hours, XYO Network, a location-based data network that....
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