Bitcoin, Ethereum Rise, Dogecoin Falls As Trump Reverses Course On China Tariffs: Analyst Says BTC Setup Bullish But ‘It’s Like Walking On Thin Ice’

Leading cryptocurrencies gained on Wednesday amid reports that President Donald Trump was considering reducing China tariffs.

Cryptocurrency Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 8:45 p.m. ET)
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) +0.47% $93,643.53
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)
               
+2.38% $1,792.14
Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE)           -2.57% $0.1785

What Happened: Bitcoin consolidated in the $93,000 range after rising above $94,000 early this morning. Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency, surpassed $1,800 for the first time since April 6. 

Dogecoin, meanwhile, edged lower, following a sharp rebound earlier in the week.

Over $351 million was liquidated from the cryptocurrency market in the last 24 hours, with nearly $190 million in bearish shorts getting erased. 

Nearly $289 million in Bitcoin shorts risked liquidation if the apex cryptocurrency reached $95,000.

Bitcoin’s Open Interest rose moderately by 0.15% in the last 24 hours, following a double-digit bump in the previous day.

Bearish bets continued to dominate over bullish long bets, as more than 62% of Binance traders with …

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