First Mover Asia: XRP, XLM Soar While Bitcoin Drops Below $30,000

ADA and SOL, the native cryptos of smart contract platforms Cardano and Solana, rose more than 6% at some points, well ahead of bitcoin and ether, which endured another disappointing day of lower price volatility. Bitcoin was recently trading at $28,877, almost stable over the previous day. Ether was trading below $1,900 with a decline of a major percentage point.