Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin Reverse As Stocks Come Under Pressure Amid Rising Geopolitical Tensions: ETH Could Rally To $6K If This Happens, Says Popular Analyst

Leading cryptocurrencies pulled back Monday, matching the decline in stocks, as geopolitical tensions mounted.

Cryptocurrency Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 8:30 p.m. EDT)
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) -0.61% $62,482.57
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)
               
-0.81% $2,436.34
Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE)           -2.46% $0.109

What Happened: Bitcoin retreated sharply after sailing as highs as $64,400 during early trading hours. The leading cryptocurrency plummeted to the early $62,000s by evening. 

Ethereum mirrored the above trajectory, spiking above $2,500 in the morning, to later fall to $2,400 after the stock market closed.

Cryptocurrency liquidations surged, exceeding $214 million in the last 24 hours. Over $140 million placed on bullish bets was wiped out.

The Open Interest in Bitcoin futures dropped 2.87%, further indicating the liquidation of long positions.

The Cryptocurrency Fear & Greed remained in the “Neutral” zone, indicating a balance between market forces.

Top Gainers (24-Hours)

Cryptocurrency Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 8:30 p.m. EDT)
First Neiro On Ethereum (NEIRO) +18.27% $0.001657
Cat in a dogs world (MEW) +15.35% $0.007216
Sui (SUI) +8.78% $2.04

The global cryptocurrency stood at $2.17 trillion, following a contraction of 0.61% in the last 24 hours.

Stocks retreated Monday after closing last week on a …

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