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| Coin | GBP | USD | 24h |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTC Bitcoin | £48,750.00 | $65,469.00 | ▲ 1.17% |
| ADA Cardano | £0.1273 | $0.1710 | ▲ 2.52% |
| LINK Chainlink | £6.42 | $8.62 | ▲ 2.17% |
| DOGE Dogecoin | £0.0538 | $0.0722 | ▼ 0.61% |
| ETH Ethereum | £1,425.00 | $1,913.70 | ▲ 1.89% |
| LTC Litecoin | £35.30 | $47.41 | ▼ 0.42% |
| DOT Polkadot | £0.6171 | $0.8287 | ▲ 1.41% |
| XRP XRP | £0.8304 | $1.12 | ▲ 1.53% |
| SOL Solana | £58.13 | $78.07 | ▲ 1.67% |
| UNI Uniswap | £2.75 | $3.69 | ▲ 4.81% |
Via CoinGecko. Crypto is high-risk and unregulated in the UK — you may lose everything you put in.
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