Bitcoin Slides Amid Uncertainty On Crypto Bills; Ethereum, Dogecoin Gain: ETH Dominance Needs To 'Convincingly Break' 10% For Bullish Bias, Says Analyst

Bitcoin dipped, but other major cryptocurrencies spiked Tuesday as capital rotated away from the apex cryptocurrency.

CryptocurrencyGains +/-Price (Recorded at 10:05 p.m. ET)
Bitcoin BTC/USD-0.59%$117,739.91
Ethereum ETH/USD
               
+5.56%$3,140.22
Dogecoin DOGE/USD          +1.01%$0.1989

What Happened: The world's leading cryptocurrency dipped to an intraday low of $115,765.69 before recovering to $117,000 overnight. The sharp retreat from recent highs coincided with high profitability, with nearly 99% of Bitcoin's supply now in profit, a historically rare event.

Ethereum, on the other hand, crossed the key resistance at $3,000, with trading volume slightly increasing in the last 24 hours.

Bitcoin's market dominance fell from 63.6% to 62.9% in the last 24 hours, as capital rotated into Ethereum, whose share increased to 10.2%.

The so-called ‘Crypto Week' was off to a bumpy start as the House suspended votes on key cryptocurrency bills.

About $465 million was liquidated from the market in the last 24 hours, with long positions accounting for more than 50%.

Bitcoin's open interest fell 1.15% in the last 24 hours, while Ethereum recorded a 6.33% spike.  The "Greed" sentiment weakened in the last 24 hours, according to the Crypto Fear & Greed Index.

Top Gainers (24 Hours)

CryptocurrencyGains +/-Price (Recorded at 10:05 p.m. ET)
Ethereum Name Service (ENS)+16.63%$26.01
Curve DAO Token (CRV)    
               
+12.48%$0.7852
Pump.fun (PUMP)          +12.29%$0.006531

The global cryptocurrency market capitalization stood at $3.74 trillion, following a modest increase of 0.55% in the last 24 hours.

Major stock averages dropped in Tuesday's trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 436.36 points, or 0.98%, to end at 44,023.29. The S&P 500 fell 0.40% to end at 6,243.76. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite was the silver lining, gaining 0.18% to post a record close of 20,640.33.

The June inflation report was released Tuesday, with the headline Consumer Price Index matching forecasts, while core inflation came in slightly cooler-than-expected.

Meanwhile, the odds of a 25 basis point rate cut at the Federal Reserve’s September meeting fell to 53.25% from 59% the day before, according to the CME FedWatch tool. 

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Analyst Notes: Widely followed cryptocurrency trader Mercury compared Bitcoin's recent breakout above a key resistance level to similar occurrences in 2023 and 2024.

"Those breakouts saw us trade ~50% higher within the next ~2 months. This rally likely still has more legs to it," the analyst said.

Rekt Capital, another cryptocurrency market researcher, said Ethereum needs a clear break above 10% market dominance to enter a historically bullish phase.

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