Cryptocurrency prices today: Bitcoin falls to $45,000 after massive crash, Ether tumbles 15%

Cryptocurrency prices dipped sharply over the past 24 hours due to increased volatility and heavy sell-off. Check the latest cryptocurrency prices and trends.

A massive spike in volatility in the cryptocurrency market sunk the values of popular virtual coins including Bitcoin and Ether. The virtual coin market was painted in red on Wednesday after cryptocurrency prices plunged a day ago due to delays in trading. Cryptocurrency Price (US Dollar) 24-hour change Market cap (Billion) Volume (24 Hours) Bitcoin 45,712.22 -13.17% $859.82 $3.19 billion Ether 3,355.80 -14.50% $393.29 $3.15 billion Dogecoin 0.247190 -18.38% $32.39 $5.23 billion Litecoin 174.64 -20.61% $11.96 $5.96 billion XRP 1.06 -22.85% $105.73 $10.99 billion Cardano 2.34 -16.13% $75.62 $10.85 billion The delay was observed after El Salvador ran into snags after becoming the first country to officially adopt Bitcoin, the world’s most popular cryptocurrency, as legal tender.