Gold, Silver, Bitcoin Gain, While Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Lag: Analyst Sees Tests For BTC ‘Definitely On The Cards’ At This Level

Bitcoin gained, while other leading coins stagnated on Sunday, as the cryptocurrency market attempted a recovery after a rout earlier in the week.

Cryptocurrency 24-Hour Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 8:50 p.m. ET)
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) +1.46% $70,274.33
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)
               
-0.48% $2,078.07
XRP (CRYPTO: XRP)                          -0.23% $1.42
Solana (CRYPTO: SOL)                          -1.13% $86.79
Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE)              -2.17% $0.09620

Bitcoin Climbs After Bloodbath

Bitcoin consolidated in the $69,000-$71,000 zone over the weekend, after tumbling below $61,000 on Thursday. Trading volume for the apex cryptocurrency fell 32% in the last 24 hours.

Ethereum also oscillated between $2,066 and $2,148, with $2,000 acting as a strong support for the second-largest cryptocurrency. XRP and Dogecoin fell 0.23% and 2,17%, respectively.

Over $336 million was liquidated from the market in the last 24 hours, according to Coinglass, with bearish short bets alone accounting for $236 million.

Bitcoin’s open interest fell 0.94% to $46.07 billion, more than 50% lower than it was at its peak in October.

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