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Bitcoin 24h
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Bitcoin 24h

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Ethereum 24h
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Ethereum 24h

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+128.33
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Stellar 24h
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Stellar 24h

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+0.018693
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XRP 24h
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+1.81%
XRP 24h

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+0.005039
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Chainlink 24h
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Chainlink 24h

$21.06
+1.43
+7.28%
Cardano 24h
$0.356472
+18.64%
Cardano 24h

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Litecoin 24h
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Litecoin 24h

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Bitcoin Cash 24h
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Bitcoin Cash 24h

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Bitcoin SV 24h
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Bitcoin SV 24h

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+2.55
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Monero 24h
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Monero 24h

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EOS 24h
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EOS 24h

$2.82
+0.093650
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Tezos 24h
$2.98
+12.53%
Tezos 24h

$2.98
+0.330637
+12.53%
NEO 24h
$24.05
+5.02%
NEO 24h

$24.05
+1.15
+5.02%
Cosmos 24h
$8.95
+15.14%
Cosmos 24h

$8.95
+1.18
+15.14%
Tron 24h
$0.030737
+5.25%
Tron 24h

$0.030737
+0.001533
+5.25%
NEM 24h
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+4.37%
NEM 24h

$0.219830
+0.009196
+4.37%
Algorand 24h
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+11.97%
Algorand 24h

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+0.055351
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Maker 24h
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+5.88%
Maker 24h

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+85.00
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Dash 24h
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+3.81%
Dash 24h

$126.84
+4.64
+3.81%
IOTA 24h
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IOTA 24h

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Dogecoin 24h

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Zcash 24h
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Zcash 24h

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+5.82
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Band Protocol 24h
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Band Protocol 24h

$10.59
+0.741463
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Ethereum Classic 24h
$8.15
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Ethereum Classic 24h

$8.15
+0.547058
+7.20%
Decred 24h
$58.00
+5.69%
Decred 24h

$58.00
+3.12
+5.69%
Waves 24h
$6.66
+7.28%
Waves 24h

$6.66
+0.451180
+7.28%
ICON 24h
$0.678690
+13.43%
ICON 24h

$0.678690
+0.080158
+13.43%
Loopring 24h
$0.396409
+7.62%
Loopring 24h

$0.396409
+0.028067
+7.62%
0x 24h
$0.532164
+8.67%
0x 24h

$0.532164
+0.042459
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OMG Network 24h
$3.66
+4.57%
OMG Network 24h

$3.66
+0.159236
+4.57%
Nano 24h
$3.51
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Nano 24h

$3.51
+0.457986
+15.02%
Paxos standard 24h
$1.00
+0.05%
Paxos standard 24h

$1.00
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Basic Attention Token 24h
$0.272029
+12.69%
Basic Attention Token 24h

$0.272029
+0.030645
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BitTorrent 24h
$0.000364
+4.83%
BitTorrent 24h

$0.000364
+0.000017
+4.83%
Qtum 24h
$3.12
+7.24%
Qtum 24h

$3.12
+0.210056
+7.24%
Numeraire 24h
$28.42
+5.00%
Numeraire 24h

$28.42
+1.35
+5.00%
Orchid 24h
$0.280281
+8.92%
Orchid 24h

$0.280281
+0.022958
+8.92%
Kyber Network 24h
$1.26
+9.85%
Kyber Network 24h

$1.26
+0.112806
+9.85%
Kava.io 24h
$2.15
+10.10%
Kava.io 24h

$2.15
+0.197832
+10.10%
Bitcoin Gold 24h
$12.86
+2.65%
Bitcoin Gold 24h

$12.86
+0.331638
+2.65%
Decentraland 24h
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+5.01%
Decentraland 24h

$0.109057
+0.005207
+5.01%
Augur 24h
$20.01
+7.58%
Augur 24h

$20.01
+1.41
+7.58%
Siacoin 24h
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+7.92%
Siacoin 24h

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+0.000347
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Lisk 24h
$1.37
+7.69%
Lisk 24h

$1.37
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Storj 24h
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Storj 24h

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Aragon 24h
$3.55
+8.04%
Aragon 24h

$3.55
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Fetch.ai 24h
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Fetch.ai 24h

$0.087914
+0.004098
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PAX GOLD 24h
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+0.25%
PAX GOLD 24h

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+4.69
+0.25%
Melon 24h
$40.60
+14.42%
Melon 24h

$40.60
+5.12
+14.42%
SingularDTV 24h
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+16.21%
SingularDTV 24h

$0.006221
+0.000868
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Tether 24h
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+0.14%
Tether 24h

$1.00
+0.001407
+0.14%
USD Coin 24h
$1.00
+0.01%
USD Coin 24h

$1.00
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Dai 24h
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Dai 24h

$1.00
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