Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP Hold Steady While Dogecoin Dips: Analyst Sees BTC Reclaiming $100,000 This Month If This Happens

Leading cryptocurrencies meandered, while stocks rallied to new highs on Monday amid key political and geopolitical developments.

Cryptocurrency Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 8:30 p.m. ET)
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) -0.09% $91,251.43
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)
               
-0.79% $3,099.73
XRP (CRYPTO: XRP)                          -0.60% $2.05
Solana (CRYPTO: SOL)                          -1.62% $139.04
Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE)                          -1.64% $0.1367

Crypto Momentum Tapers

Bitcoin rose to $92,390 in the early trading hours before losing steam and retreating to $91,000 region. Trading volume nearly doubled over the last 24 hours to $38.78 billion.

Ethereum traded in a tight band around $3,000, while volume surged 66% to $19.73 billion.

Shares of cryptocurrency-related companies, including Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ:MSTR)  and Bitmine Immersion Technologies Inc. (NYSE:BMNR), closed up 3.11% and 3.56%, respectively

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Over $230 million was liquidated from the cryptocurrency market in the last 24 hours, according to Coinglass, with over 50% accounting for long liquidations.

Bitcoin’s open interest fell …

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