Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin Match Decline In Stock Futures As Nvidia Hit By China Chip Curbs: Analyst Hopes For New BTC All-Time High In Q2

Leading cryptocurrencies dipped alongside stock futures Tuesday as Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) shares tumbled after being informed by the U.S. government that it will need a license to export chips to China.

Cryptocurrency Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 8:30 p.m. ET)
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) -1.65% $83,364.77
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)
               
-2.77% $1,585.59
Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE)           -3.59% $0.1534

What Happened: Bitcoin peaked at a high of $86,429.35 in early trading before a sharp decline to $83,100 overnight. Ethereum charted a similar trajectory, plunging to an intraday low of $1,577.05 after a morning spike.

In the past 24 hours, 97,198 traders were liquidated, with total liquidations at $208.63 million. More than $136 million in bullish bets was erased due to the pullback. 

That said, about $700 million in shorts risked liquidation if Bitcoin rebounds to $86,850.

Bitcoin’s Open Interest plunged 6.54% in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, its Long/Short Ratio on Binance rose above 1, suggesting that futures traders were buying its latest dip.

Top Gainers (24-Hours)

Cryptocurrency Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 8:30 p.m. ET)
MANTRA (OM) 27.19% $0.7892
DeXe (DEXE) 6.26% $13.28
Story (IP) 5.64% $4.06

The global cryptocurrency market capitalization stood at $2.63 trillion, following a contraction of …

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