Crypto Price Today (May 19, 2025): Bitcoin Dips to $102K; Ethereum, XRP and other Altcoins See Major Downtrend

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Gopal Solanky

Crypto Price Today (May 19, 2025): Bitcoin Dips To $102K; Ethereum, Xrp And Other Altcoins See Major Downtrend

Ahead of the Monday opening, the crypto market is seeing a sharp drop as Bitcoin falls from the daily high of $106,847 to as low as $102,203 today. Following Bitcoin, various altcoins have caught up in a drastic downtrend, with Ethereum falling over 3.85% and XRP seeing 3.2% drop in the past 24 hours. 

While the weekly opening tends to bring increased volatility into the market, the crypto market cap has decreased 2.10% and lost over $67 billion today. 

Bitcoin is currently trading at $102,583—down 1.21% in the past 24 hours, while its 24 hour trading volume has surged nearly 90% to $65.72 billion.  

Bitcoin Price — Source Coinmarketcap
Bitcoin Price — Source: CoinMarketCap

Ethereum (ETH) has declined 4.42% today and fell below $2,400 while Solana (SOL) is down 6.15% from its daily high. Other altcoins–including DOGE, ADA, TRX, and SUI—have also seen a drop of nearly 5% in the past 24 hours. 

Among top losers, BRETT is leading with a decline of 12%, followed by FORM’s 10% and FARTCOIN’s 8% dip. None of the major crypto assets have posted any notable gain but the Gold-backed stablecoins—PAXG and XAUt—and Monero (XMR) have gained merely 1% today. 

Trending Crypto Today

  • NXPC (NEXPACE)
  • BTC (Bitcoin)
  • XTER (Xterio)
  • ETH (Ethereum)
  • XEM (NEM)

Top Gainers Today

  • PAXG (PAX Gold): +1%
  • XAUt (Tether Gold): +1%
  • XMR (Monero): +1%

Top Losers Today

  • BRETT (Brett): -12%
  • FORM (Four): -10%
  • FARTCOIN (Fartcoin): -8%
  • WIF (Dogewifhat): -8%
  • JUP (Jupiter): -7%

As per CoinMarketCap data, the crypto market cap today sits at $3.23 trillion in valuation, with a 24 hour trading volume of $152.3 billion. 

Also read: Bitcoin at $110K Could Trigger Altseason, Says Arthur Hayes



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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.