Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin See Blood-Red Tuesday As Traders Expect 'Period Of Consolidation Before Next Leg Down'

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The cryptocurrency market plunged on Tuesday, with Bitcoin BTC/USD slipping below $88,000 and the global market cap retreating below the $3 trillion mark.

CryptocurrencyPrice   Gains +/-
Bitcoin BTC/USD$87,679.28-6.9%
Ethereum ETH/USD$2,463.78-7.2%
Solana SOL/USD $143.94-4.9%
XRP XRP/USD $2.25-6.7%
Dogecoin DOGE/USD $0.2079-6.8%
Shiba Inu SHIB/USD $0.00001396-2.3%

Notable Statistics:

  • IntoTheBlock data shows large transaction volume increasing by 52% and daily active addresses growing by 38.5%. Transactions greater than $100,000 are up from 6,703 to 10.858 in a single day. Exchanges netflows are up by 183.7%.
  • Coinglass data reports 387,391 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours for $1.60 billion. Long liquidations of $933.4 million are at the highest level since Feb.3.
  • Crypto chart analyst Ali Martinez highlighted that the number of new Bitcoin addresses created per day has dropped to 240,534, the lowest level since July 2024.

Notable Developments:

Top Gainers:

CryptocurrencyPrice   Gains +/-
Story IP/USD$5.89+26.2%
Celestia TIA/USD$3.66+9.1%
Quant QNT/USD$96.41+8.9%

Trader Notes: Ali Martinez compares Bitcoin's current price action to the 2021 market top, warning that if the pattern holds, BTC could enter a consolidation phase before another leg down.

Michael van de Poppe points out Bitcoin's recent dip, emphasizing that a close above $87,000 with strong altcoin performance could signal a market rebound. He notes that peak negative sentiment often aligns with market bottoms.

Roman Trading views this week's Bitcoin close as crucial, warning that a break below key support could send BTC towards $70,000, while a range between $89,000-$78,000 remains possible.

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