CRYPTO NEWS - Crypto Market is Frozen - Bitcoin Price at $20,4K
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Crypto markets rose on Friday following a busy week in markets and a slew of crypto-related earnings. Bitcoin rose 1.8% and was trading at $20,610 at 7 a.m. ET, according to CoinGecko data. Meanwhile, ether was up 2.6% to $1,584.

Altcoins led the charge as Ripple's XRP shot up 8% over the past day. Meanwhile, Binance's BNB rose 4.9%, while Cardano's ADA and Solana's SOL rose 2.8% and 2.5%, respectively.

Polygon's MATIC shot above $1 over the past 24 hours — rising 14.6% to trade at $1.10. The token's initial price increase appeared to be linked to its partnership with Instagram, announced on Wednesday.

The global crypto market cap rose by 1.8% to $1.07 trillion.