Cryptocurrency prices today: Bitcoin, Ether fall sharply after profit booking session

Cryptocurrency prices fell sharply on Wednesday after 24 hours of profit booking. Check the latest virtual coin prices and trends.

Prices of popular cryptocurrencies dipped sharply on Wednesday after increased profit booking activity. Profit booking activity spiked during the past 24 hours, leading to significant value erosion. Cryptocurrency Price (US Dollar) 24-hour change Market cap (Billion) Volume (24 Hours) Bitcoin 45,165.28 -1.32% $848.64 $36.92 billion Ether 3,051.95 -3.22% $357.35 $30.10 billion Dogecoin 0.299790 -7.91% $39.21 $4.55 billion Litecoin 169.99 -5.04% $11.62 $2.19 billion XRP 1.11 -4.77% $111.45 $7.75 billion Cardano 2.00 -2.79% $64.81 $3.40 billion Bitcoin, which was inching closer to $48,000 a couple of days ago, has now fallen to $45,000. It was down over 1.4 per cent at 1 pm today. The market capitalisation of Bitcoin has fallen to $848 billion, down over 32 billion from Tuesday.