Cryptocurrency Market Update: Bitcoin and Ethereum Show Gains Amid Stock Market Turmoil
Leading cryptocurrencies experienced slight gains on Tuesday, even as the stock market reacted negatively to fears surrounding escalating tariff wars.
Cryptocurrency | Gains +/- | Price (Recorded at 7:45 p.m. ET) |
Bitcoin (BTC/USD) | +0.72% | $86,615.63 |
Ethereum (ETH/USD) | +1.51% | $2,159.44 |
Dogecoin (DOGE/USD) | -0.36% | $0.1976 |
What Happened: On Tuesday evening, Bitcoin nearly reached $89,000 before losing some of its upward momentum overnight.
Throughout the day, Ethereum showed volatility, fluctuating between a low of $1,996 and a high of $2,220.
Bitcoin maintained a market dominance exceeding 60%, while Ethereum's market share fell below 10%. Over the past 24 hours, approximately $770 million was withdrawn from the cryptocurrency market, erasing around $522 million in bullish bets.
Bitcoin's Open Interest saw a 3.82% decrease within the last 24 hours, yet the number of futures traders opting to take long positions on Bitcoin has surpassed 50%.
The Crypto Fear and Greed Index continues to indicate a state of