{"id":71368,"date":"2026-02-07T11:47:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T11:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=71368"},"modified":"2026-02-07T11:47:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T11:47:05","slug":"ethereum-reclaims-2k-level-bitcoin-recovery-halted-at-72k-weekend-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=71368","title":{"rendered":"Ethereum Reclaims $2K Level, Bitcoin Recovery Halted at $72K: Weekend Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Bitcoin\u2019s price volatility only intensified at the end of the business week as the asset dumped to a multi-month low before it staged an impressive five-digit recovery that was stopped at $72,000.<\/p>\n<p>Most altcoins are well in the green on a daily scale, but the weekly charts are still painful. Nevertheless, many have bounced off the multi-year lows they posted yesterday.<\/p>\n<h2>BTC Stopped at $72K<\/h2>\n<p>There\u2019s no valid way to sugarcoat what happened in the crypto markets in the past week or so. Just last Saturday, the primary digital asset dumped from $84,000 to under $76,000 in what\u2019s usually a highly uneventful day. Although that was a painful crash on its own, it wasn\u2019t the end of BTC\u2019s struggles.<\/p>\n<p>The asset dipped once again to under $74,000 at the beginning of the business week, but the actual calamity took place on Thursday and culminated on Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, BTC <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/bitcoin-erases-post-trump-election-gains-altcoins-crash-by-double-digits-your-weekly-crypto-recap\/\">plummeted<\/a> by approximately $17,000 in just over 24 hours from $77,000 to $60,000, which became its lowest price tag since before the US elections in late 2024. After <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/2-6-billion-thursday-wipeout-what-triggered-the-latest-bitcoin-and-altcoin-crash\/\">liquidating<\/a> thousands of traders for billions of dollars, the move south was finally exhausted, and bitcoin actually <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/bitcoins-rollercoaster-ride-continues-as-btc-price-recovers-10k-in-a-day\/\">went on the offensive<\/a> on Friday evening.<\/p>\n<p>The peak came at almost $72,000, which was tapped on a couple of occasions, but BTC couldn\u2019t break through it. Just the opposite, it was stopped and driven south to $68,000, where it currently sits.<\/p>\n<p>Its market capitalization is down to $1.360 trillion on CG, while its dominance over the alts has slipped to 56.6%.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1428167\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1428167\" style=\"width: 1835px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BTCUSD-Feb-7.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1428167 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BTCUSD-Feb-7.png\" alt=\"BTCUSD Feb 7. Source: TradingView\" width=\"1835\" height=\"875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BTCUSD-Feb-7.png 1835w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BTCUSD-Feb-7-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BTCUSD-Feb-7-1024x488.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BTCUSD-Feb-7-768x366.png 768w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BTCUSD-Feb-7-1536x732.png 1536w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BTCUSD-Feb-7-90x43.png 90w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BTCUSD-Feb-7-150x72.png 150w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BTCUSD-Feb-7-1600x763.png 1600w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BTCUSD-Feb-7-1400x668.png 1400w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BTCUSD-Feb-7-1200x572.png 1200w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BTCUSD-Feb-7-1000x477.png 1000w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BTCUSD-Feb-7-900x429.png 900w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BTCUSD-Feb-7-800x381.png 800w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BTCUSD-Feb-7-700x334.png 700w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BTCUSD-Feb-7-600x286.png 600w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BTCUSD-Feb-7-500x238.png 500w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BTCUSD-Feb-7-400x191.png 400w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BTCUSD-Feb-7-200x95.png 200w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BTCUSD-Feb-7-100x48.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1835px) 100vw, 1835px\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1428167\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BTCUSD Feb 7. Source: TradingView<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Alts Try to Rebound<\/h2>\n<p>Ethereum was among the poorest performers during the overall crash, dumping from more than $3,000 to under $2,700 in just over a week. It has bounced since then to $2,010 as of press time. SOL, BCH, XMR are also well in the green, followed by XRP, TRX, DOGE, and ADA.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, the recent high-flyer HYPE has dropped by almost 5% daily and now sits below $33. PUMP and WLFI are also in the red from the larger caps.<\/p>\n<p>The total crypto market cap has recovered over $100 billion since its multi-year bottom on Friday morning and is up to $2.4 trillion on CG.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1428168\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1428168\" style=\"width: 1878px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-07-133819.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1428168 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-07-133819.png\" alt=\"Cryptocurrency Market Overview Feb 7. Source: QuantifyCrypto\" width=\"1878\" height=\"802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-07-133819.png 1878w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-07-133819-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-07-133819-1024x437.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-07-133819-768x328.png 768w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-07-133819-1536x656.png 1536w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-07-133819-90x38.png 90w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-07-133819-150x64.png 150w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-07-133819-1600x683.png 1600w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-07-133819-1400x598.png 1400w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-07-133819-1200x512.png 1200w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-07-133819-1000x427.png 1000w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-07-133819-900x384.png 900w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-07-133819-800x342.png 800w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-07-133819-700x299.png 700w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-07-133819-600x256.png 600w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-07-133819-500x214.png 500w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-07-133819-400x171.png 400w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-07-133819-200x85.png 200w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-07-133819-100x43.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1878px) 100vw, 1878px\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1428168\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cryptocurrency Market Overview Feb 7. Source: QuantifyCrypto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/ethereum-reclaims-2k-level-bitcoin-recovery-halted-at-72k-weekend-watch\/\">Ethereum Reclaims $2K Level, Bitcoin Recovery Halted at $72K: Weekend Watch<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin\u2019s price volatility only intensified at the end of the business week as the asset dumped to a multi-month low before it staged an impressive five-digit recovery that was stopped at $72,000. Most altcoins are well in the green on a daily scale, but the weekly charts are still painful. Nevertheless, many have bounced off [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-71368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=71368"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71368\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=71368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=71368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=71368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}