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Top Cryptocurrencies See Mostly Positive Growth in the First Week of New Year

> The cryptocurrency market has seen mostly positive growth in the first week of the new year, with many of the top 20 coins posting gains.
> According to CoinMarketCap data, Bitcoin and Ethereum both sustained modest appreciation throughout the week and are up 2% and 5%, respectively, over the past seven days.
> Bitcoin is currently trading at around $16,922, while Ethereum is worth approximately $1,263. Solana saw the biggest recovery rally of any top-20 coin, rising 32% in the past week.
> Metaverse tokens Ape Coin and Axie Infinity also maintained their gains from the start of the week, with Ape Coin adding 12% to reach a value of $4.04 and Axie Infinity increasing by 18% to $7.06.
> Cardano and Litecoin both saw a rise of around 11% this week, with Cardano worth 27 cents and Litecoin trading at $76.
> Cosmos Hub had a similar increase of 8.5%, bringing its value to $10.16, and Ethereum Classic saw a significant jump of 30% to trade at $20.19.
> Overall, it appears that the cryptocurrency market is experiencing a strong start to the year after a challenging 2020.