Leading cryptocurrencies edged lower alongside stocks on Thursday as President Donald Trump’s warning cast a shadow on Iran negotiations.

Cryptocurrency 24-Hour Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 9:05 p.m. EDT)
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) -3.54% $68,748.12
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)
               
-4.66% $2,065.55
XRP (CRYPTO: XRP)                          -3.63% $1.36
Solana (CRYPTO: SOL)                          -5.72% $86.55
Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE)              -3.96% $0.09205

Crypto Slide As Leveraged Longs Get Liquidated

Bitcoin dipped to $68,100, with trading volume increasing 10% from the previous day. Ethereum also sank below $2,100, while XRP and Dogecoin recorded steeper declines.

Shares of Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ:MSTR) and Bitmine Immersion Technologies Inc. (NYSE:BMNR) closed down 4.46% and 8.33%, respectively.

Over $330 million in cryptocurrency positions were liquidated in the past 24 hours, with $293 million in bullish long positions alone erased,  according to Coinglass data.

Notably, nearly $500 million in Bitcoin shorts on Binance risked liquidation if the apex cryptocurrency rebounds to $71,000

Open interest in Bitcoin futures fell 0.37% in the last 24 hours, while retail and whale traders on Binance increased their long exposure.

Top Gainers (24 Hours) 

Cryptocurrency (Market Cap>$100 M) Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 9:05 p.m. EDT)
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