{"id":84884,"date":"2026-04-23T09:48:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T09:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=84884"},"modified":"2026-04-23T09:48:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T09:48:19","slug":"bitcoin-btc-rejected-at-80k-this-meme-coin-keeps-pumping-market-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=84884","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin (BTC) Rejected at $80K, This Meme Coin Keeps Pumping: Market Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The cryptocurrency market experienced heightened volatility over the past several hours.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin was on track to break above the psychological $80,000 level but lost momentum just before reaching it. Meanwhile, some altcoins, including MemeCore (M), managed to maintain their upward trend.<\/p>\n<h2>BTC Took a Step Back<\/h2>\n<p>The primary cryptocurrency was at the forefront of gains yesterday (April 22), briefly climbing above $79,500, the highest since late January. The resurgence was likely <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/bitcoin-rockets-above-78k-after-news-from-the-middle-east-liquidations-approach-500-million\/\">triggered<\/a> by the extended ceasefire in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>However, the latest reports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/live\/c0mjev4kn9jt\">revealed<\/a> that tensions between the US and Iran remain high, while Iranian officials refused to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. BTC headed south following the disclosure and currently trades at around $77,700 (per TradingView\u2019s data). This represents a minor 0.5% decline on a daily scale, but the asset remains well in green territory on a weekly basis.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1435204\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1435204\" style=\"width: 1512px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BTC-Price-4.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1435204 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BTC-Price-4.png\" alt=\"BTC Price\" width=\"1512\" height=\"818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BTC-Price-4.png 1512w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BTC-Price-4-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BTC-Price-4-1024x554.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BTC-Price-4-768x415.png 768w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BTC-Price-4-90x49.png 90w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BTC-Price-4-150x81.png 150w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BTC-Price-4-1400x757.png 1400w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BTC-Price-4-1200x649.png 1200w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BTC-Price-4-1000x541.png 1000w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BTC-Price-4-900x487.png 900w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BTC-Price-4-800x433.png 800w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BTC-Price-4-700x379.png 700w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BTC-Price-4-600x325.png 600w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BTC-Price-4-500x271.png 500w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BTC-Price-4-400x216.png 400w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BTC-Price-4-200x108.png 200w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BTC-Price-4-100x54.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1512px) 100vw, 1512px\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1435204\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BTC Price, Source: TradingView<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, recent market data <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/bitcoin-positioning-hits-4-month-high-as-traders-ramp-up-leverage\/\">shows<\/a> that Bitcoin positioning has climbed to its highest level in four months, showing growing confidence among investors following the revival. At the same time, it also means that the market could become more sensitive to sudden price swings due to the increased leverage exposure.<\/p>\n<p>As a result of the turbulence, BTC\u2019s market capitalization has returned to around $1.55 trillion, whereas its dominance over altcoins has risen to 58.3%.<\/p>\n<h2>Another Green Day for These Alts<\/h2>\n<p>Unlike BTC, MemeCore (M) posted a 6% daily jump, hitting a new all-time high of nearly $4.60. Its market capitalization has approached $6 billion, making it the 19th-largest cryptocurrency after surpassing Stellar (XLM).<\/p>\n<p>STABLE, JST, and PENGU have also headed north, albeit charting more modest gains. The biggest losers for the day are PUMP, ENA, TRUMP, and UNI, whose prices plunged by 5-6%.<\/p>\n<p>The total cryptocurrency market capitalization has retraced by 0.7% in the last 24 hours to around $2.68 trillion.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1435205\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1435205\" style=\"width: 1860px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Quantify.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1435205 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Quantify.png\" alt=\"Cryptocurrency Market Overview April 23; Source: QuantifyCrypto\" width=\"1860\" height=\"822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Quantify.png 1860w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Quantify-300x133.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Quantify-1024x453.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Quantify-768x339.png 768w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Quantify-1536x679.png 1536w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Quantify-90x40.png 90w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Quantify-150x66.png 150w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Quantify-1600x707.png 1600w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Quantify-1400x619.png 1400w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Quantify-1200x530.png 1200w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Quantify-1000x442.png 1000w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Quantify-900x398.png 900w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Quantify-800x354.png 800w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Quantify-700x309.png 700w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Quantify-600x265.png 600w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Quantify-500x221.png 500w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Quantify-400x177.png 400w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Quantify-200x88.png 200w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Quantify-100x44.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1860px) 100vw, 1860px\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1435205\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cryptocurrency Market Overview April 23; Source: QuantifyCrypto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/bitcoin-btc-rejected-at-80k-this-meme-coin-keeps-pumping-market-watch\/\">Bitcoin (BTC) Rejected at $80K, This Meme Coin Keeps Pumping: Market Watch<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The cryptocurrency market experienced heightened volatility over the past several hours. Bitcoin was on track to break above the psychological $80,000 level but lost momentum just before reaching it. Meanwhile, some altcoins, including MemeCore (M), managed to maintain their upward trend. BTC Took a Step Back The primary cryptocurrency was at the forefront of gains [&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-84884","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\/84884","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=84884"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84884\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=84884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=84884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=84884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}