Cryptocurrency Market Shows Mixed Signals: Bitcoin, Ethereum Gain While Solana Briefly Dips

The cryptocurrency market experienced a mixed day on April 21st, 2025, with some major cryptocurrencies showing gains while others saw modest declines. According to CoinMarketCap data, as of 2:00 PM KST, Bitcoin rose by 2.61% reaching $87,400.58, while Ethereum increased by 1.54%, trading at $1,639.27. XRP also saw gains, climbing 1.68% to reach $2.11. However, Solana slightly dipped, falling by 0.07% to $140.84 while Pi declined by 2.11%, settling at $0.6368. Other notable gains came from Dogecoin (DOGE) (+1.45% to $0.1611), Avalanche (AVAX) (+0.47% to $20.02), Shiba Inu (SHIB) gaining 3.23% to $0.00001275, and Aptos (APT) surging 4.60% to $5.12. Meanwhile, Solana’s slight dip was countered by the notable gains of other cryptocurrencies. Stacks (STX) showed the most significant gain on the day, rising 9.51%. Conversely, Story (IP) experienced the biggest drop on the day, falling 4.11% compared to the previous day. Notably, several new altcoins were listed on CoinMarketCap in the past 24 hours including: △Defiant (DEFIANT): $0.0125 and △SKYAI (SKYAI): $0.03942. For breaking news updates, join our Telegram Channel.