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2024-10-17 Crypto-coaster: Buckle Up Buttercups

It's a jungle out there in cryptoland, and this week, the apes are restless. We've got coins soaring higher than Elon's ego and others sinking faster than a lead balloon in a helium factory.

  • BTC (Bitcoin)
    • $67056.75: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
    • The OG crypto is flexing, probably because even grandmas in their virtual reality sex goggles are buying it now. Is this the singularity? Probably not. Is it funny? Absolutely.
  • ETH (Ethereum)
    • $2608.38: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
    • Still chugging along like that one reliable friend who always picks up the phone, even when you’re just complaining about Bitcoin. What a trooper. Too bad nobody invites him to parties.
  • XRP (XRP)
    • $0.56: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
    • Remember that friend who always said they’d be rich one day? XRP is still waiting for that day to come. In the meantime, it’s clinging to its 7th place ranking like a cat hanging onto a screen door. Maybe one day they will be rich, but they will still be annoying.
  • BCH (Bitcoin Cash)
    • $364.65: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
    • Bitcoin Cash is like that cousin who shows up to family gatherings, tries to start a fight with Bitcoin, and then wonders why nobody takes them seriously. Spoiler alert: it’s because they still use a flip phone.
  • APT (Aptos)
    • $10.00: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
    • Aptos is up 21% this week! That’s cute. It’s like watching a chihuahua try to win a fight against a Great Dane. We’re not impressed. Yet.

Speaking of things more disconnected from reality than my grandma trying to use an iPhone, Bitcoin (BTC) is at a cool $67,056! That’s almost 12% of what Nvidia’s worth. Hold onto your hats, folks, because if this keeps up, we might be paying for our virtual reality sex goggles with Satoshis!


Logo 30D Change 24H Change Circulating Price $ Diluted Cap $ Cap # Symbol Name
0 +2% 56% 0.56 55.7B 7 XRP XRP
1 +1% 59% 0.09 4.74B 32 XLM Stellar
2 +1% 6.11 6.02B 19 LEO UNUS SED LEO
3 +1% 156.49 2.89B 29 XMR Monero
4 94% 364.65 7.66B 14 BCH Bitcoin Cash
5 0.16 14B 9714 WTRX Wrapped TRON
6 0.16 13.8B 9 TRX TRON
7 1 34.8B 6 USDC USDC
8 1 121B 3 USDT Tether USDt
9 1 5.36B 20 DAI Dai
10 1 69.5M 473 BUSD BUSD
11 1 494M 125 TUSD TrueUSD
12 2609.58 25.6B 9713 stETH Lido Staked ETH
13 2608.38 314B 2 ETH Ethereum
14 592.99 86.5B 4 BNB BNB
15 66998 10B 9716 WBTC Wrapped Bitcoin
16 89% 71.07 5.97B 21 LTC Litecoin
17 41.06 12.3B 37 OKB OKB
18 56% 27.47 19.7B 12 AVAX Avalanche
19 94% 67056.8 1.41T 1 BTC Bitcoin
20 67037.2 4.38B 9720 BTCB Bitcoin BEP2
21 10 11.2B 22 APT Aptos
22 -1% 0.08 2.32B 44 CRO Cronos
23 -1% 81% 65.43 974M 83 QNT Quant
24 -1% 86% 1266.97 1.27B 64 MKR Maker
25 -1% 5.15 26.3B 10 TON Toncoin
26 -2% 3.66 7.17B 40 FIL Filecoin
27 -2% 54% 0.62 3.84B 43 MNT Mantle
28 -2% 0.36 3.65B 71 MATIC Polygon

So, there you have it, folks. Another week in cryptoland, where the highs are high, the lows are lower than a snake’s belly, and the only guarantee is volatility. But hey, at least it’s never boring, right? Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m off to invest in some uranium. It’s the new Bitcoin, apparently.

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