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 March 17: BTC 4.21%↑, ZEC 20.33%↑

Cryptocurrency Prices on March 17, 2026. (IT Times) The cryptocurrency market recorded broad gains on March 17, with most major digital assets trading higher. According to CoinMarketCap, as o

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Crypto Prices on March 17: BTC 4.21%↑, ZEC 20.33%↑
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Cryptocurrency Prices on March 17, 2026. (IT Times)

The cryptocurrency market recorded broad gains on March 17, with most major digital assets trading higher.

According to CoinMarketCap, as of 10:00 AM KST, △Bitcoin (BTC) rose 4.21% to $75,694.05 △Ethereum (ETH) surged 8.53% to $2,365.93 △XRP (XRP) climbed 8.81% to $1.56 △Dogecoin (DOGE) advanced 6.03% to $0.1035 △Solana (SOL) gained 4.35% to $95.73 △Avalanche (AVAX) increased 5.59% to $10.49 △Shiba Inu (SHIB) added 3.79% to $0.056217 △World Liberty Financial (WLFI) rose 2.31% to $0.1069 △NEAR Protocol (NEAR) jumped 8.98% to $1.48.

Among the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, Zcash (ZEC) posted the largest 24-hour gain, rising 20.33%, while River (RIVER) recorded the steepest decline with a 16.31% drop.

Other notable altcoins included Obol (OBOL), which fell 2.08% to $0.04135, and Aleo (ALEO), which surged 13.39% to $0.0687.

IT Times Kunyoung Kim ([email protected])