Leading cryptocurrencies lifted alongside stocks on Monday, while oil prices fell as President Donald Trump halted strikes against Iranian energy infrastructure after reporting “very good and productive conversations” with Tehran.

Cryptocurrency 24-Hour Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 9:15 p.m. ET)
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) +4.13% $70,648.63
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)
               
+4.55% $2,143.59
XRP (CRYPTO: XRP)                          +2.77% $1.42
Solana (CRYPTO: SOL)                          +5.39% $90.91
Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE)              +3.27% $0.09352

Crypto Market Rebounds

Bitcoin hit an intraday high of $71,782, accompanied by a 80% jump in 24-hour volume. Bitcoin’s social chatter also jumped 38%, according to Santiment. 

Ethereum nearly reclaimed $2,200, with strong buying pressure resulting in 92% jump in volume

Shares of Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ:MSTR) and Bitmine Immersion Technologies Inc. (NYSE:BMNR) closed up 1.87% and 1.67%, respectively.

Nearly $660 million was liquidated from the cryptocurrency market over the past 24 hours, mostly from bearish short positions, according to Coinglass data.

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