On February 21, 2025, the cryptocurrency market saw notable movements with Bitcoin (BTC) reaching approximately $99,100, up 2%, and Ethereum (ETH) trading at around $2,830, up 4%. The altcoin market also experienced significant gains, with many tokens achieving double-digit increases. Kaito ($KAITO), which launched recently, soared by over 100% in its debut, hitting a fully diluted valuation (FDV) of approximately $2 billion. The SEC announced the establishment of a new cybercrime unit aimed at combating crypto-related fraud, coinciding with the dropping of a lawsuit against Coinbase, leading to a pre-market surge in the company's stock. Other top gainers included Story Protocol ($IP), which rose by 34.57%, and BinaryX ($BNX), with a gain of 41.64%. The overall market capitalization of cryptocurrencies was reported at $3.35 trillion.
🗞 Top #Crypto Gainers & Losers: Fri, Feb 21 (24H) 📈 Biggest Gainers KAITO $KAITO +100.69% BinaryX $BNX +41.64% Story $IP +34.57% 📉 Biggest Losers Mantle $MNT -7.63% Golem $GLM -4.29% DeXe $DEXE -4.15% https://t.co/NAwjVnavc5
Altcoins begin to Send, SEC to drop Coinbase Lawsuit, KAITO & IP soar! https://t.co/MBvrLSGW7Z
What's new? • ALTs dominate top movers with many seeing double digit gains • New SEC cybercrime unit to put end to crypto crime SZN • SEC drops case against Coinbase, COIN jumps pre-market • KAITO soars in debut, hits $2B FDV; priority to stakers and NFT holders https://t.co/Ye9g8bfuKl