Bitcoin Rises Following Jobless Claims Report; Trust Wallet Token Emerges As Top Gainer

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) moved higher, but the cryptocurrency prices remained below the $28,000 level on Thursday.

Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), meanwhile, edged higher, trading above the key $1,600 mark this morning.

U.S. initial jobless claims rose by 2,000 to 207,000 in the week ending Sept. 30, versus market estimates of 210,000.

Trust Wallet Token (CRYPTO: TWT) was the top gainer over the prior 24 hours, while Gala (CRYPTO: GALA) turned out to be the biggest loser.

At the time of writing, the global crypto market cap rose to $1.09 trillion, recording a 24-hour gain of 0.4%. BTC was trading higher by 1.4% at $27,929 while ETH rose by around 0.1% to $1,643 on Thursday.

Here are the top ten crypto gainers and losers over the past 24 hours:

Gainers

Trust Wallet Token (CRYPTO: TWT)
Price: $0.9357
24-hour gain: 14.9%

Aave (CRYPTO: AAVE)
Price: $69.04
24-hour gain: 5.9%

Toncoin (CRYPTO: TON)
Price: $2.10
24-hour gain: 5.7%

Stacks (CRYPTO: STX)
Price: $0.5049
24-hour gain: 3.4%

Avalanche (CRYPTO: AVAX)
Price: $10.05
24-hour gain: 3.3%

Losers

Gala (CRYPTO: GALA)
Price: $0.01517
24-hour drop: 4.1%

Polygon (CRYPTO: MATIC)
Price: $0.5638
24-hour drop: 3.8%

Rocket Pool (CRYPTO: RPL)
Price: $20.35
24-hour drop: 3.5%

Lido DAO (CRYPTO: LDO)
Price: $1.56
24-hour drop: 3%

Bitcoin SV (CRYPTO: BSV)
Price: $36.92
24-hour drop: 2.6%

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