Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin Spike As Market Stays Upbeat After Better-Than-Expected Jobs Report: Analyst Says Every Bull Run Started In October — Will 2024 Follow The Trend?

Leading cryptocurrencies rallied Sunday overnight as investors remained optimistic following a healthy employment report.

Cryptocurrency Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 8:45 p.m. EDT)
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) +2.51% $63,448.35
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)
               
+3.17% $2,485.32
Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE)           +3.53% $0.113

What Happened: Bitcoin steadily inched upward throughout the day, before a sharp breakout to nearly $64,000 late evening. The world’s largest cryptocurrency attempted to recover from last week’s losses, exacerbated by geopolitical tensions.  

The late-hour surge also saw Ethereum spike to $2,490, up from a loss of more than 5% the previous week.

Total cryptocurrency liquidations hit nearly $112 million in the last 24 hours, with downside bets getting the most affected.

Bitcoin’s Open Interest soared 5.83% in the last 24 hours, indicating a sharp surge in speculative interest for the leading cryptocurrency. 

The Cryptocurrency Fear & Greed entered the “Neutral” zone after languishing in “Fear” last week.

Top Gainers (24-Hours)

Cryptocurrency Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 8:45 p.m. EDT)
Popcat (POPCAT) +18.22% $1.44
dogwifhat (WIF) +16.52% $2.60
BIttensor (TAO) +15.41% $645.02

The global cryptocurrency stood at $2.2 trillion, …

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