In the ever-volatile world of cryptocurrencies, digital coins like bitcoin or ether gain and lose value in the blink of an eye.
In the past week, bitcoin hit a low of $8,628 Feb. 13 and steadily rose to $11,594 Feb. 20. The total cryptocurrency market value is currently $507.9 billion.
Here is how five cryptocurrencies stack up as of Feb. 20, presented in order of market capitalization. Data was gathered from CoinMarketCap.
1. Bitcoin
- Market capitalization of $195.7 billion
- Value on Feb. 20: $11,594
- Change in 24 hours: up 4.4 percent
2. Ethereum
- Market capitalization of $92.4 billion
- Value on Feb. 20: $945.99
- Change in 24 hours: down 0.61 percent
3. Ripple
- Market capitalization of $44.3 billion
- Value on Feb. 20: $1.14
- Change in 24 hours: down 1.39 percent
4. Bitcoin Cash
- Market capitalization of $25.7 billion
- Value on Feb. 20: $1,515.71
- Change in 24 hours: down 1.59 percent
5. Litecoin
- Market capitalization of $13 billion
- Value on Feb. 20: $241.14
- Change in 24 hours: up 6.94 percent