Cryptocurrency prices today: Bitcoin, Ether prices fall amid high sell-off pressure

The cryptocurrency market witnessed a sharp increase in volatility on Friday due to increased sell-off pressure. All popular cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin and Ether remain under pressure ahead of the weekend.

Cryptocurrency prices dipped on Friday due to high sell-off pressure in the past 24 hours. The continued cryptocurrency crackdown by China seems to be hurting virtual coin valuations, though not as severe as observed a few months ago. Cryptocurrency Price (US Dollar) 24-hour change Market cap (Billion) Volume (24 Hours) Bitcoin 31,434.30 -3.36% $589.62 $24.10 billion Ether 1,874.05 -4.76% $218.70 $17.70 billion Dogecoin 0.180023 -7.11% $23.46 $1.20 billion Litecoin 122.61 -4.95% $8.34 $1.46 billion XRP 0.594961 -2.86% $59.49 $1.89 billion Cardano 1.18 -5.41% $38.05 $1.02 billion Bitcoin, the world’s most popular cryptocurrency was down trading $31,412 per cent, down nearly 3.32 per cent at 3:15 pm. Bitcoin's rival Ether has taken a bigger hit and is down over 5 per cent. The second-most popular cryptocurrency has fallen below $1,900 due to increased volatility.