Cryptocurrency Price Today (August 22): Bitcoin Rises Above $60,000, Fantom Becomes Top Gainer

Bitcoin (BTC), the world's oldest and most valued cryptocurrency, managed to rise above the $60,000 mark early Thursday. Other popular altcoins — including the likes of Ethereum (ETH), Dogecoin (DOGE), Solana (SOL), Ripple (XRP) , and Litecoin (LTC) — landed in the greens across the board as the overall Market Fear & Greed Index stood at 50 (Neutral) out of 100, as per CoinMarketCap data. The Fantom (FTM) emerged to be the biggest gainer of the lot, with a 24-hour jump of nearly 17 percent. Helium (HNT) became the lose biggestr, with a 24-hour dip of nearly 8 percent.