BTC/USD $68,420 +2.8%
ETH/USD $3,540 +1.4%
SOL/USD $142.80 -0.6%
BNB/USD $605.20 +0.9%
XRP/USD $0.62 -1.2%
DOGE/USD $0.18 +5.4%
BTC/USD $68,420 +2.8%
ETH/USD $3,540 +1.4%
SOL/USD $142.80 -0.6%
BNB/USD $605.20 +0.9%
XRP/USD $0.62 -1.2%
DOGE/USD $0.18 +5.4%
Altcoins

Crypto Prices on January 3: BTC 2.16%↑, ETH 4.49%↑, PEPE 28.01%↑

Cryptocurrency Prices on January 3, 2026. (IT Times) The cryptocurrency market posted broad gains on January 3, with most major digital assets trading higher. According to CoinMarketCap, as o

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Crypto Prices on January 3: BTC 2.16%↑, ETH 4.49%↑, PEPE 28.01%↑
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Cryptocurrency Prices on January 3, 2026. (IT Times)

The cryptocurrency market posted broad gains on January 3, with most major digital assets trading higher.

According to CoinMarketCap, as of 11:00 AM KST on January 3, Bitcoin (BTC) was up 2.16% at $90,239.12, while Ethereum (ETH) rose 4.49% to $3,125.12. XRP (XRP) climbed 8.31% to $2.02, and Dogecoin (DOGE) surged 12.53% to $0.1420. Solana (SOL) gained 5.27% to $132.47, Avalanche (AVAX) advanced 1.89% to $13.86, and Shiba Inu (SHIB) jumped 9.48% to $0.058049. Aptos (APT) increased 3.17% to $1.89, while Pi (PI) rose 4.03% to $0.2124.

Among the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, Pepe (PEPE) recorded the largest daily gain, surging 28.01%, while Zcash (ZEC) posted the biggest decline, falling 5.81%.

Other notable altcoins included Obol (OBOL), which rose 3.17% to $0.02622, and Aleo (ALEO), which climbed 7.64% to $0.1325.

Several new cryptocurrencies were listed on CoinMarketCap within the past 24 hours, including OMDBlockchain ($OMDB), CodexField ($CODEX), WorldBrain ($XBRAIN), and AI Avatar ($AIAV).

IT타임스 Kunyoung Kim ([email protected])