Leading cryptocurrencies traded sideways on Tuesday, while stocks declined as the war in Iran dragged on despite President Donald Trump signaling a potential ceasefire.

Cryptocurrency 24-Hour Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 9:30 p.m. ET)
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) -0.10% $70,658.19
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)
               
+0.75% $2,158.95
XRP (CRYPTO: XRP)                          -0.21% $1.41
Solana (CRYPTO: SOL)                          +0.27% $91.16
Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE)              +1.56% $0.09487

Cryptos Take A Breather

Bitcoin’s trading activity slowed as the price fluctuated between $69,000 and the low $71,000 range. Ethereum faced rejection at $2,200 and pulled back toward the $2,100 level, while Dogecoin saw gains of nearly 1.6%.

Shares of Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ:MSTR) and Bitmine Immersion Technologies Inc. (NYSE:BMNR) closed down 1.41% and 2.21%, respectively.

Over $234 million in crypto positions were liquidated in the past 24 hours, with losses almost evenly divided between long and short traders,  according to Coinglass data.

Open interest in Bitcoin futures increased 2.91% in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, “Extreme Fear” sentiment continued to dominate the market, according to the Crypto Fear & Greed Index.

Top Gainers (24 Hours) 

Cryptocurrency (Market Cap>$100 M) Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 9:30 p.m. ET)
Templar (SN3)       +21.35%     $32.26
Undeads Games (UDS)                   +18.36%     $6.65
Bittensor (TAO)            +12.75%     $337.83

The global cryptocurrency market capitalization stood at $2.43 …

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