Crypto Price Today (April 21, 2025): Bitcoin Reclaims $87k; ETH, XRP & LINK Surge 3%

Written By:
Gopal Solanky

Reviewed By:
Vaibhav Jha

Crypto Price Today (April 21, 2025): Bitcoin Reclaims $87K; Eth, Xrp, Link Surges 3%

As the market opened on Monday, the price of Bitcoin has jumped to $87k, spiking nearly 4% and setting a quick uptrend across the crypto industry. Following Bitcoin, leading altcoins like ETH, XRP and LINK have also surged over 3% in the past 24 hours. 

Since the past two weeks, Bitcoin has been hovering near the $85k level with it facing key resistance against its upward trajectory. With this quick push above $87k, the further upstick has come into play and now several analysts are expecting it to climb above $90k ahead of the weekly opening. 

At the time of writing, Bitcoin price is trading near $86,900 with a daily trading volume of $27.4 billion. It has surged 3.41% in the past 24 hours while marking a daily low of $84,028 and surging as high as $87,666 today. 

Bitcoin (Btc) Price Chart - Coinmarketcap
Bitcoin (BTC) Price – Source: CoinMarketCap

ETH price has also spiked 3.46% to $1,629 quickly while XRP following the same route and currently trading at $2.21, up 3.38% in the past 24 hours. Chainlink’s LINK and Cardano’s ADA have also seen a significant push. The largest gainer among top 10 crypto assets is Dogecoin (DOGE) which has surged 5.22% in the past 24 hours.  

On the top gainers’ list, Enjin Coin is leading with surging a mammoth gain of 66% in 24 hours, followed by CVX’s 22% spike. On the losing side, DEXE has declined 8% and MANTRA (OM) is seeing a 7% drop. 

Trending Crypto Today

  • ENJ (Enjin Coin)
  • SOL (Solana)
  • ETH (Ethereum)
  • DOGE (Dogecoin)
  • SUI (Sui)

Top Crypto Gainers Today 

  • ENJ (Enjin Coin): +66%
  • CVX (Convex Finance): +22%
  • STX (Stacks): +14%
  • W (Wormhole): +13%
  • MANA (Decentraland): +12%

Top Crypto Losers Today

  • DEXE (DeXe): -8%
  • CHEEMS (Cheems): -7%
  • OM (MANTRA): -7%
  • LEO (UNUS SED LEO): -4%
  • VTHO (VeThor Token): -3%

As per CoinMarketCap data, the global crypto market cap today sits at $2.74 trillion with a 24 hour trading volume of $67.54 billion. 

Also read: Solana Price Prediction: Can SOL Hit $200 by June 2025?



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Gopal is a passionate crypto researcher & writer with a keen interest in innovations. Being in crypto space for over 4 years of period, he has gained extensive knowledge and technical understanding in DeFi by studying various protocols and decentralized infrastructures.
Vaibhav Jha is an Editor and Content Head at The Crypto Times. He comes on board with a vast array of experience working as a journalist for leading national and international English newspapers. He has a penchant for research and storytelling is his forte. When not working, Vaibhav can be found watching Hindi classic movies or listening to 90's music.
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