Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin Simmer Down On Thanksgiving: Analyst Sees ‘Significant Shift’ From BTC Season To Alt Season

Leading cryptocurrencies powered down for Thanksgiving as signs of an incoming alt season emerged.

Cryptocurrency Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 8:00 p.m. ET)
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) -1.03% $95,544.73
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)
               
-2.38% $3,562.08
Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE)           -1.50% $0.4002

What Happened: Bitcoin oscillated within the $95,000 zone for the greater part of the day. Trading volume for the apex cryptocurrency plunged by as much as 28%.

Ethereum made a quick surge to $3,640, only to reverse course to the $3,500 range.

Bitcoin and Ethereum dominance dipped over the last 24 hours, while the market share of the rest of the altcoins rose.

Total cryptocurrency liquidations exceeded $204 million in the last 24 hours, with more than $129 million in bullish leveraged positions getting wiped out.

About $627 million in long positions risked getting liquidated if Bitcoin retraces to $93,000.

Bitcoin’s Open Interest (OI) fell 1.03% in the last 24 hours, …

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