Bitcoin, Dogecoin Struggle, Ethereum Gains Amid Grim Crypto Sentiment After Bybit’s Billion-Dollar Hack: Analyst Says ‘Still Time Left In The Cycle’

Leading coins remained weak on Sunday as the cryptocurrency market grappled with the massive $1.4 billion hack on cryptocurrency exchange Bybit.

Cryptocurrency Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 7:45 p.m. ET)
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) -0.24% $96,377.59
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)
               
+2.66% $2,832.54
Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE)           -1.13% $0.2435

What Happened: Bitcoin meandered in the $95,000-$96,000 zone after retracing sharply from the mid-$99,000s following the attack on Friday.

The apex cryptocurrency has failed to reclaim $100,000 in the last three weeks.

Ethereum, the coin at the center of the mega breach, made amends, recovering to an intraday high of $2,850. 

Cryptocurrency liquidations hit $131.20 million in the last 24 hours, wiping out $79 in upside bets.

Bitcoin’s Open interest rose marginally by 0.75%. More than 50% of the derivatives traders were positioned short for the cryptocurrency, according to the Long/Short ratio, indicating a likelihood of more downsides.

The market sentiment was “Neutral,” according to the Crypto Fear & Greed Index.

Top Gainers (24-Hours)

Cryptocurrency Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 7:45 p.m. ET)
Sonic (S) +6.98% $0.8629
Helium (HNT) +6.12% $3.77
Injective (INJ) +5.45% $16.08

The global cryptocurrency market capitalization stood at $3.19 trillion, contracting 0.27% in the last 24 hours.

Stock futures climbed on Sunday evening. The Dow …

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  • bitcoinBitcoin (BTC) $ 90,123.00
  • dogecoinDogecoin (DOGE) $ 0.215521
  • litecoinLitecoin (LTC) $ 114.08
  • shiba-inuShiba Inu (SHIB) $ 0.000014
  • pepePepe (PEPE) $ 0.000008
  • bellscoinBellscoin (BELLS) $ 0.177260