Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin Hold Firm: Is The Second-Largest Crypto Set To Rally Soon?

Zinger Key Points
  • Bitcoin rangebound even as Treasury yields continue to decline
  • Ethereum acting stronger than Bitcoin, according to a cryptocurrency trader
  • Traders sold the second-largest coin by market cap at the bottom — a bullish signal, according to Santiment

Bitcoin and other major coins were trading in the green on Wednesday evening as the global cryptocurrency market cap rose 2.25% to $1.9 trillion.

Price Performance Of Major Coins
Coin 24-hour 7-day Price
Bitcoin BTC/USD 2.45% -5.3% $41,151.68
Ethereum ETH/USD 2.6%% -2.6% $3,115.64
Dogecoin DOGE/USD 1% -3.6% $0.14
Top 24-Hour Gainers (Data via CoinMarketCap)
Cryptocurrency 24-Hour % Change (+/-) Price
Compound (COMP) +14.9% $149.76
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) +12.2% $341.8
Moonbeam (GLMR) +11.9% ​​$4.09

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Why It Matters: Yields on the benchmark 10-year Treasury yields continued to fall on the second day in a row. The yield fell 3.4 basis points to 2.693% on Wednesday, according to a Reuters report.

Bitcoin needs to show “more signs of life” as yields continue to decline on Treasuries, said Edward Moya, a senior market analyst with OANDA.

“A lot of the institutional money is seeing better volatility in equities and commodities and that might prevent some of the momentum buying that we normally see after Bitcoin defends a key technical level,” said Moya, in a note seen by Benzinga.

Moya said the $40,000 level remains “key” for the apex cryptocurrency and should hold if the risk appetite remains intact.

Cryptocurrency trader Michaël van de Poppe said he is watching out for a crucial level between $36,000 and $40,000 in a chart he shared on Twitter on Tuesday. 

Also on Tuesday, Van de Poppe tweeted that Ethereum “acts stronger” than Bitcoin at this point. 

Ethereum traders were seen selling at the bottom, which according to cryptocurrency data feed provider Santiment signals an upcoming bounce. 

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