{"id":76136,"date":"2026-03-13T02:32:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T02:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=76136"},"modified":"2026-03-13T02:32:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T02:32:03","slug":"bitcoin-ethereum-xrp-dogecoin-spike-as-irans-new-leader-signals-continued-hormuz-strait-closure-analyst-rules-out-btcs-bullish-reversal-scenario","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=76136","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Spike As Iran&#8217;s New Leader Signals Continued Hormuz Strait Closure: Analyst Rules Out BTC&#8217;s Bullish Reversal Scenario"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Leading cryptocurrencies rallied on Thursday, but stocks plunged as the Iran war continued to pressure global energy prices.<\/p>\n<p><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><\/p>\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>Cryptocurrency<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>24-Hour Gains +\/-<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Price (Recorded at 9:35 p.m. ET)<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Bitcoin <\/strong>(CRYPTO: <a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/btc\/usd\">BTC<\/a>)<\/td>\n<td>+2.32%<\/td>\n<td>$71,465.11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Ethereum<\/strong> (CRYPTO: <a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/eth\/usd\">ETH<\/a>)<br \/><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>+3.57%<\/td>\n<td>$2,119.63<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>XRP<\/strong> (CRYPTO: <a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/xrp\/usd\">XRP<\/a>)<strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>+2.20%<\/td>\n<td>$1.40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Solana<\/strong> (CRYPTO: <a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/sol\/usd\">SOL<\/a>)<strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>+4.65%<\/td>\n<td>$90.30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Dogecoin<\/strong> (CRYPTO: <a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/doge\/usd\">DOGE<\/a>)<strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>+4.65%<\/td>\n<td>$0.09671<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Evening Spike For Crypto<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Bitcoin<\/strong> hovered sideways most of the day before nearly hitting $72,000 late evening. Trading activity remained tepid.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, <strong>Ethereum <\/strong>spiked to $2,147, while XRP and Dogecoin also recorded notable jumps late in the day.<\/p>\n<p>The global cryptocurrency market capitalization stood at $2.38 trillion, following a modest gain of 0.06% from the previous day.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this, shares of <strong>Strategy Inc.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/MSTR\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ticker-link\" data-ticker=\"MSTR\" data-exchange=\"NASDAQ\" rel=\"noopener\">(NASDAQ:<\/a><a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/MSTR\">MSTR<\/a>) and <strong>Coinbase Global Inc.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/COIN\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ticker-link\" data-ticker=\"COIN\" data-exchange=\"NASDAQ\" rel=\"noopener\">(NASDAQ:<\/a><a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/COIN\">COIN<\/a>) closed down 0.72% and 2.71%, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Over $250 million was liquidated from the cryptocurrency market over the past 24 hours, with short liquidations accounting for the majority, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coinglass.com\/liquidations\">according <\/a>to Coinglass data.<\/p>\n<p>Open interest in Bitcoin futures spiked 3.84% in the last 24 hours, and over 10% this week. Meanwhile, sentiment among retail and whale traders holding open BTC positions on Binance remained &#8220;Neutral.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExtreme Fear\u201d sentiment &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/crypto\/cryptocurrency\/26\/03\/51232554\/bitcoin-ethereum-xrp-dogecoin-spike-as-irans-new-leader-signals-continued-hormuz-strait-clo?utm_source=benzinga_taxonomy&amp;utm_medium=rss_feed_free&amp;utm_content=taxonomy_rss&amp;utm_campaign=channel\" alt=\"Bitcoin,\" ethereum xrp dogecoin spike as iran new leader signals continued hormuz strait closure: analyst rules out btc bullish reversal scenario>Full story available on Benzinga.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leading cryptocurrencies rallied on Thursday, but stocks plunged as the Iran war continued to pressure global energy prices. Cryptocurrency 24-Hour Gains +\/- Price (Recorded at 9:35 p.m. ET) Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) +2.32% $71,465.11 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +3.57% $2,119.63 XRP (CRYPTO: XRP)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +2.20% $1.40 Solana (CRYPTO: SOL)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +4.65% $90.30 Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 [&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-76136","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\/76136","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=76136"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76136\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=76136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=76136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=76136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}