First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Remains Calm Above $29.1 K but Is Higher Volatility in Its Future?

Ether, which has been similarly range-bound, was recently trading at $1,835, a 0.2% decline from Thursday, same time. Ripple’s XRP token and ADA, the native crypto of smart contracts platform Cardano, cut earlier losses but were still down about 2% in a market that retained a more than day-long reddish tint. The CoinDesk Market Index, a measure of cryptos’ performance, was recently down 0.35%.