Cryptocurrency Market Update: March 21, 2025

As of 3:00 PM KST on March 21, 2025, the cryptocurrency market experienced a predominantly bearish trend, according to CoinMarketCap data.

Bitcoin (BTC) saw a 1.60% decrease, trading at $84,426.52. Ethereum (ETH) followed suit, declining by 2.17% to $1,973.02. XRP fell by 1.23% to $2.41, while Dogecoin (DOGE) dropped 2.86% to $0.1693. Solana (SOL) experienced a more significant decline of 4.27%, trading at $128.17, and Avalanche (AVAX) decreased by 1.37%, reaching $18.96.

However, not all cryptocurrencies experienced losses. Shiba Inu (SHIB) saw a modest increase of 0.74%, reaching $0.0000129, and Aptos (APT) gained 0.87%, trading at $5.54. Conversely, Cronos (CRO) saw a notable 3.17% drop, priced at $0.07862.

Top 24-Hour Performers (Data: CoinMarketCap)

Kava (KAVA) led the gainers, surging 7.56% in the past 24 hours. Conversely, Pi (PI) experienced the most significant loss, plummeting 21.70% during the same period.

Newly Listed Cryptocurrencies (CoinMarketCap)

Several new cryptocurrencies were listed on CoinMarketCap within the last 24 hours:

• Barakatuh (BARAKATUH): $0.053843
• LegalX (LEGAL): $0.0001751
• HYPERSKIDS (HYPERSKIDS): $0.01052
• Trendix (TRDX): $0.024
• SFAGRO (SFAGRO): $0.06907
• WTF Opossum (WTFO): $0.000953
• Mansory (MNSRY): $0.021
• Bermuda Shorts (SHORT): $0.000065

By YoungHa Kim (yhkim@ittimes.com)