Bitcoin Flat As US GDP Rebounds In Q2; Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Slide: Analyst Says ‘Keep An Eye Out’ For This ETH Level To Confirm ‘Real Breakout’

Bitcoin consolidated on Thursday, while major altcoins fell, despite the U.S. economy posting stronger-than-expected results in the second quarter.

Cryptocurrency Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 9:20 p.m. ET)
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) +0.19% $111,770.58
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)
               
-1.26% $4,453.39
XRP (CRYPTO: XRP)                          -0.98% $2.94
Solana (CRYPTO: SOL)                          +4.23% $213.18
Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE)                          -0.14% $0.2200

Bitcoin’s Dominance Narrows Further

Bitcoin continued to move sideways, while Ethereum dropped below $4,500, losing more than 10% since hitting a record high earlier this week. XRP and Dogecoin also traded lower.

Meanwhile, Ethereum’s market dominance rose to 13.9%, while Bitcoin’s share dropped further to 57.5%.

In a major development, the U.S. government put GDP numbers on blockchain for the first time, aligning with the broader push to make the country the “crypto capital of the world.”

Over $250 million was liquidated from the cryptocurrency market in the last 24 hours, with long liquidations accounting for over 60%.

Bitcoin’s open interest rose 0.30% alongside its spot price. Additionally, top Binance traders i.e, top 20% users with the highest margin balance, reduced their long exposure to  Bitcoin in the last 24 hours.

The market sentiment remained “Neutral” as of this writing, according …

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