Binance Market Update (2026-04-22)

The global cryptocurrency market cap now stands at $2.56T, up by 1.26% over the last day, according to CoinMarketCap data. Bitcoin (BTC) has been trading between $74,822 and $78,452 over the past 24 hours. As of 09:30 AM (UTC) today, BTC is trading at $78,156, up by 2.49%. Most major cryptocurrencies by market cap are trading mixed. Market outperformers include CHIP, MET, and SPK, up by 556%, 32%, and 18%, respectively. Top stories of the day: U.S. Retail Sales Beat Expectations in March, Surging 1.7% on Record Gasoline Receipts From Iran War Bitcoin Is Now Less Volatile Than South Korea's Stock Market -- and Institutional Capital Is Why Strategy Overtakes BlackRock's IBIT as The World's Largest Bitcoin Holder for The First Time Since 2024 Market movers: ETH: $2393.43 (+3.17%) BNB: $643.07 (+1.15%) XRP: $1.4539 (+1.06%) SOL: $88.52 (+3.39%) TRX: $0.3326 (+1.16%) DOGE: $0.09796 (+2.77%) WBTC: $77864.87 (+2.37%) U: $0.9998 (+0.03%) XAUT: $4743.81 (-0.47%) BCH: $471.2 (+6.22%) Top gainers on Binance: CHIP/USDT (+556%) MET/USDT (+32%) SPK/USDT (+18%)