The prices of cryptocurrencies today were affected by a downward trend as Bitcoin dropped below $70,000 and Ethereum was close to falling below $3,500.

Bitcoin's price fell to $69,000, while Ethereum's price approached $3,500. Other major altcoins like XRP, Cardano (ADA), and Solana (SOL) also experienced significant drops in value.

Bitcoin was down by 2.57% to $69,161.00 with a trading volume of $36.64 billion and a market capitalization of $1.36 trillion. Ethereum's price plummeted 4.86% to $3,519.60 with a market valuation of $422.55 billion. Other altcoins like Binance Coin (BNB), Solana, and XRP also saw declines in their prices.

Solana's price dropped to $171.36, while XRP fell to $0.6083. Cardano's price also plunged to $0.5855. Meme coins like Dogecoin and Shiba Inu also experienced decreases in their prices.

Pepe Coin (PEPE), a trending Solana meme coin, lost significant value to $0.000006981 with a market valuation of $2.93 billion. Fantom (FTM), a DeFi crypto token, was one of the top gainers with a price increase of 6.07% to $0.9982. Its trade volume surged by 159.67% to $602.18 million.