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 5: BTC 6.11%↑, ETH 6.73%↑

Cryptocurrency Prices on March 5, 2026. (IT Times) The cryptocurrency market recorded broad gains on March 5, with most major digital assets trading higher. According to CoinMarketCap, as of

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Crypto Prices on March 5: BTC 6.11%↑, ETH 6.73%↑
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Cryptocurrency Prices on March 5, 2026. (IT Times)

The cryptocurrency market recorded broad gains on March 5, with most major digital assets trading higher.

According to CoinMarketCap, as of 11:00 AM KST on March 5, Bitcoin (BTC) surged 6.11% to $72,601.48, while Ethereum (ETH) climbed 6.73% to $2,115.46. XRP (XRP) advanced 4.04% to $1.41, and Dogecoin (DOGE) jumped 7.68% to $0.09682. Solana (SOL) rose 3.14% to $90.03, while Avalanche (AVAX) gained 2.76% to $9.43. Shiba Inu (SHIB) increased 2.74% to $0.055638, Worldcoin (WLD) moved up 5.98% to $0.4151, and Pi (PI) rallied 6.58% to $0.1813.

Among the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, Decred (DCR) posted the largest 24-hour gain, rising 11.85%, while NEAR Protocol (NEAR) recorded the steepest decline with a 9.73% drop.

Other notable altcoins included Obol (OBOL), which added 2.15% to $0.01729, while Quai (QUAI) fell 7.39% to $0.04441.

Over the past 24 hours, AI Binance ($AIBINANCE) was newly listed on CoinMarketCap.

IT Times Kunyoung Kim ([email protected])