Bitcoin, Ethereum Tread Water, XRP, Dogecoin Slide Amid Trump’s ‘Limited’ Period Warning On Iran: Analyst Says BTC ‘Doesn’t Look Great’

Leading cryptocurrencies stayed weak alongside stocks on Tuesday as President Donald Trump warned the U.S. would wait only for a “limited period of time” if a deal with Iran is not made sooner.

Cryptocurrency 24-Hour Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 9:30 p.m. EDT)
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) -0.05% $76,666.92
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)
               
-0.77% $2,107.43
XRP (CRYPTO: XRP)                          -2.39% $1.35
Solana (CRYPTO: SOL)                          -1.17% $84.09
Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE)              -1.67% $0.1026

Crypto Market Loses Momentum

Bitcoin wiggled in the range between $76,000 and $77,000, even as 24-hour trading volume fell drastically. Ethereum fell below $2,100 in the early trading hours, before recovering slightly in the evening. XRP and Dogecoin traded in the red.

Cryptocurrency-related stocks slipped further, with Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ:MSTR) and Bitmine Immersion Technologies Inc. (NYSE:BMNR) closing down 1.20% and 0.53%, respectively.

Over $150 million was liquidated in the past 24 hours, with $104 million in long positions alone erased, according to Coinglass data.

Bitcoin’s open interest fell nearly 1% over the last 24 hours, with the majority of retail and whale derivatives traders on Binance positioned long on the leading cryptocurrency. 

Top Gainers (24 Hours) 

Cryptocurrency (Market Cap>$100 M) Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 9:30 p.m. EDT)
Block Street (BSB)       +23.21%     $0.8309
Banana For Scale (BANANAS31)                    +14.49%     $0.01140
Sahara AI (SAHARA)             +13.35%     $0.03689

The global cryptocurrency market capitalization stood at $2.55 trillion, following a contraction …

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