Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin Pop As Inflation Numbers Softer Despite Trump Tariffs: Analyst Says Cocktail For BTC’s ‘Ballistic’ Rise In The Works

Leading cryptocurrencies rose Tuesday, as softer-than-expected consumer inflation bolstered risk appetite.

Cryptocurrency Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 8:30 p.m. ET)
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) +1.41% $103,877.58
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)
               
+8.92% $2,688.48
Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE)           +5.85% $0.2396

What Happened: Bitcoin nearly reached $105,000 late afternoon before reversing course to the mid-$103,000s.

Ethereum breached $2,700 for the first time since Feb. 25, helped by a 9% rally over the last 24 hours.

Ethereum’s market dominance increased further to 9.6%, while Bitcoin’s pie shrank to 61%

The rally eroded over $240 million in bearish bets in the last 24 hours, while the total liquidations shot up to $387 million.

Bitcoin’s Open Interest rose 0.87% in the last 24 hours, although bets against the cryptocurrency in the Binance derivatives market increased to 59% of the total.

The magnitude of the “Greed” sentiment increased from 70 to 73, according to the Crypto Fear and …

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