Leading cryptocurrencies fell alongside stock futures Sunday evening as tensions between the U.S. and Iran increased dramatically over the weekend.

Cryptocurrency 24-Hour Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 9:25 p.m. EDT)
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) -1.73% $74,293.96
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)
               
-2.82% $2,280.19
XRP (CRYPTO: XRP)                          -1.98% $1.40
Solana (CRYPTO: SOL)                          -2.04% $84.12
Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE)              -1.08% $0.09384

Crypto Market In Red

Bitcoin sharply retreated from $76,000 as trading volume spiked 20% over the last 24 hours. Ethereum dipped below $2,300, while XRP and Dogecoin also traded in the red.

Over $415 million was liquidated in the past 24 hours, with $335 million in long positions alone wiped out, according to Coinglass data.

Open interest in Bitcoin futures fell 3.76% over the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, sentiment among whale and retail traders on Binance flipped “neutral.”

“Fear” sentiment persisted in the market, according to the Crypto Fear & Greed Index.

Top Gainers (24 Hours) 

Cryptocurrency (Market Cap>$100 M) Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 9:25 p.m. EDT)
Pieverse (PIEVERSE)       +72.15%     $1.03
Reserve Rights (RSR)                  +7.96%     $0.001800
Just (JST)            +7.37%     $0.07430

The global cryptocurrency market capitalization stood at $2.51 trillion, following a decline of 1.62% increase in the last 24 hours.

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