Leading cryptocurrencies held steady, while stocks closed at new records on Thursday as President Donald Trump said Iran agreed to transfer its “nuclear dust” to the U.S

Cryptocurrency 24-Hour Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 9:25 p.m. EDT)
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) +0.13% $74,712.15
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)
               
-0.81% $2,332.19
XRP (CRYPTO: XRP)                          +2.44% $1.43
Solana (CRYPTO: SOL)                          +4.28% $88.46
Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE)              +3.89% $0.09856

Major Coins Consolidate

Bitcoin traded in a range between the mid-$73,000s and mid-$75,000s, even as 24-hour volume climbed 9%.Ethereum consolidated around $2,300, while XRP and Dogecoin moved higher.

Shares of Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ:MSTR) and Coinbase Global Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) closed up 3.76% and 2.00%, respectively.

Over $440 million was liquidated in the past 24 hours, nearly evenly split between long positions and short positions, according to Coinglass data.

Open interest in Bitcoin futures fell 0.70% over the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, derivative sentiment on Binance remained bearish for the apex cryptocurrency.

Top Gainers (24 Hours) 

Cryptocurrency (Market Cap>$100 M) Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 9:25 p.m. EDT)
Ordi (ORDI)       +175.03%     $9.82
siren (SIREN)                  +124.03%     $1.89
RaveDAO (RAVE)            +55.16%     $16.80

The global cryptocurrency market capitalization stood at $2.52 trillion, following an increase of 0.82% increase in the last 24 hours.

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