Bitcoin, Ethereum Rise, Dogecoin Slides Amid Positive Christmas Sentiment: Analyst Cautions $110K Target For BTC Possible Only When…

Leading cryptocurrencies remained rock steady on Christmas day, retaining advances made the day before.

Cryptocurrency Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 8:30 p.m. ET)
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) +1.08% $99,024.30
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)
               
+0.06% $3,474.92
Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE)           -1.67% $0.332

What Happened: Bitcoin sailed to a one-week high of $99,800 during overnight trading, narrowly missing the crucial $100,000 milestone. The leading cryptocurrency hit $98,000 just a day earlier on Christmas Eve, defying days of downward price action. 

Ethereum witnessed a bumpy trajectory, wobbling between $3,440 and $3,510. Trading volumes for both blue-chip currencies were down significantly.

Over $200 million was liquidated from the market in the last 24 hours, with long liquidations accounting for $115 million.

Bitcoin’s Open Interest rose marginally by 0.24% in the last 24 hours. The number of traders placing upside bets on the cryptocurrency declined vis-à-vis those betting against it, according to the Long/Short Ratio.

Funding rates rose …

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  • pepePepe (PEPE) $ 0.000017
  • luckycoinLuckycoin (LKY) $ 2.17
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