Leading cryptocurrencies moved sideways, while stocks rose further on Thursday, as traders pinned their hopes on an Iran ceasefire.

Cryptocurrency 24-Hour Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 9:10 p.m. EDT)
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) -0.76% $77,336.44
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)
               
-0.73% $2,127.64
XRP (CRYPTO: XRP)                          -0.59% $1.36
Solana (CRYPTO: SOL)                          +0.19% $86.67
Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE)              +0.65% $0.1050

Crypto Recovery Stalls

Bitcoin failed to hold gains above $78,000, while Ethereum stalled near $2,150 as major cryptocurrencies remained flat.

Cryptocurrency-related stocks gained, with Coinbase Global Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) and Bitmine Immersion Technologies Inc. (NYSE:BMNR) closing up 1.19% and 1.13%, respectively.

Roughly $100 million was liquidated in the past 24 hours, evenly split between long positions and short positions, according to Coinglass data.

Bitcoin’s open interest fell 2.25% over the last 24 hours. Interestingly, the majority of retail and whale traders on Binance were positioned long on the apex cryptocurrency.

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

Top Gainers (24 Hours) 

Cryptocurrency (Market Cap>$100 M) Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 9:10 p.m. EDT)
Grass (GRASS)       +27.49%     $0.4148
Nexus (NEX)                    +18.92%     $0.000005983
NEAR Protocol (NEAR)    …

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