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Digital Currency Markets Calm in Block Tribune Volatility Index
The digital currency markets calmed today, as the biggest digital currencies had relatively small price fluctuations over the past 24 hours.
A notable high volatility outlier was Litecoin, which traded between $62.16 and $74.88 today, with an average price of $67.77. On the other end, Vertcoin saw unusually low volatility today. Its range was $4.72 – $5.45 with an average of $4.74.
Our proprietary Block Tribune Volatility Index is a measure of daily price variability compared with variability over the prior 30 days. 50 indicates an average day. Greater scores indicate a wider range of trade prices while lesser scores indicate a relatively flat trading period.
The data below was compiled on a per-currency basis using reports from the exchanges that saw 1% or more of the total trade volume for that currency. It is as of 1:00 p.m. US Eastern Time and includes the digital currencies with the greatest trading volume, as measured in U.S. Dollars.
| Currency | Volatility Index | Today’s Average Price | Today’s Volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| Litecoin | 62.6 | $67.77 | $540,954,000 |
| NEO | 58.2 | $29.25 | $78,599,700 |
| Bitcoin Cash | 55.2 | $1,055.52 | $3,167,710,000 |
| Zcash | 51.1 | $295.26 | $66,315,800 |
| EOS | 50.3 | $1.72 | $57,451,200 |
| Qtum | 48.7 | $12.86 | $101,836,000 |
| Ethereum Classic | 48.2 | $17.09 | $164,312,000 |
| Monero | 48.0 | $121.85 | $51,883,800 |
| Dash | 47.4 | $418.86 | $98,085,300 |
| Bitcoin | 45.2 | $7,838.22 | $5,234,520,000 |
| BitConnect | 43.8 | $301.62 | $25,051,300 |
| Ethereum | 42.5 | $330.62 | $686,421,000 |
| Vertcoin | 39.2 | $4.74 | $7,165,700 |
