The crypto market has been experiencing a rollercoaster ride, with Bitcoin and Ethereum prices showing significant fluctuations. Despite the recent approval of an ETF for Ethereum, the token's price has struggled to rise. Meanwhile, Notcoin has defied the broader market trend by surging 18%.

Bitcoin, the flagship cryptocurrency, has seen a trading session mostly in the red, with its price dropping by 0.98% to $68,037.54. Ethereum, on the other hand, has shown a period of sideways trading, dipping 1.51% to $3,786.83. The global crypto market cap has decreased by 1.40% to $2.54 trillion over the past 24 hours, while the total crypto market volume has seen a 9.30% decrease to $82.63 billion.

Solana has witnessed a 1.53% dip in its price to $169.54, while XRP has continued to show a volatile ride, trading at $0.526 and slipping 0.46% over the past day. In the meme coins sector, Dogecoin and Shiba Inu have both fallen, with Dogecoin tumbling 2.49% to $0.00002788 and Shiba Inu falling 0.13% to $0.00002791.

On the other hand, Notcoin has seen a significant surge, rising 18.73% to $0.01107. Other notable gainers include Bitget Token, which jumped 7.75% to $1.32, and Arweave, which rose 6.09% to $40.72.

The hourly timeframe charts show that Bitcoin and Ethereum have rebounded by 0.33% and 0.30%, respectively. Despite the recent turbulent performance of the crypto sector, U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis has asserted that crypto assets remain poised to become an essential part of the nation's economy if people capitalize on the emerging market.