Flare surges as today’s top gainer after Google Cloud announcement

According to the latest CoinMarketCap report, Flare was a top gainer on Jan. 15 in response to Google Cloud’s contributor announcement.

As stated on CoinMarketCap’s top gainers, Flare (FLR), operating as an EVM-based layer 1, experienced a 20.8% price surge to $0.0212 in the last day, with a 24-hour trading volume of $38.9 million.

The surge is said to come alongside an announcement of Google Cloud into the blockchain arena, serving as both a validator and contributor to the Flare Time Series Oracle (FTSO), becoming a milestone in integrating blockchain technology with mainstream tech companies. FLR has since reported strong performance in contrast to the global cryptocurrency market, which has experienced a 3.2% downturn while outpacing other Smart Contract Platform cryptocurrencies, which have increased 10.8% in the last day.

Securing the second position is Sui (SUI), which stands at $1.37, reflecting a 9.4% increase in the past 24 hours, with a substantial 24-hour trading volume of $685 million. At the same time, the Sui protocol has experienced a noteworthy surge in the total value of assets locked, reaching nearly $341 million, marking an increase of approximately $48 million in the last 24 hours. Sui continues to hold momentum since it was reported as a top gainer a few days earlier.

MetisDAO (METIS) takes the third spot on the day’s leaderboards, boasting a 6.7% increase, currently at $126.83. Although nothing newsworthy was reported on Jan. 15, the token is still experiencing excitement from a Bitget wallet announcement from the previous week.