Leading cryptocurrencies traded flat, while stocks added to their gains on Tuesday as President Donald Trump hinted at a second round of peace talks with Iran.
| Cryptocurrency | 24-Hour Gains +/- | Price (Recorded at 9:20 p.m. EDT) |
|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) | +0.68% | $74,755.82 |
| Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) |
-1.03% | $2,339.24 |
| XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) | -0.11% | $1.36 |
| Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) | -2.59% | $83.72 |
| Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) | +0.24% | $0.09344 |
Cryptos Pare Gains
Bitcoin rallied to $76,060, its highest in more than two months. Similarly, Ethereum spiked to $2,415, revising levels last seen in early February. Late in the session, however, both coins erased their earlier advances.
Shares of Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ:MSTR) and Coinbase Global Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) closed up 3.82% and 5.69%, respectively.
Nearly $440 million was liquidated in the past 24 hours, with $240 million in bearish short bets evaporated, according to Coinglass data.
Open interest in Bitcoin futures rose 1.62% in the last 24 hours to $56.94 billion. Since the beginning of the month, the open interest has surged 14%.
However, the majority of retail and whale derivatives traders on Binance were betting on BTC’s price decline, according to the Long/Short ratio.
“Extreme Fear” sentiment persisted in the market, according to the Crypto Fear & Greed Index.
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