Bitcoin Holds Support While Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Slide On Friday

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Bitcoin Holds Support While Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Slide On Friday

Bitcoin is maintaining support around the $65,000 level amid strong institutional interest heading into the weekend.

CryptocurrencyTickerPrice
Bitcoin(CRYPTO: BTC )$65,364.43
Ethereum(CRYPTO: ETH )$1,921.84
Solana(CRYPTO: SOL )$81.58
XRP(CRYPTO: XRP )$1.35
Dogecoin(CRYPTO: DOGE )$0.09324
Shiba Inu(CRYPTO: SHIB )$0.0 5 5740

Notable Statistics:

Coinglass data shows 96,079 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours for $259.25 million. SoSoValue data shows net inflows of $254.5 million from spot Bitcoin ETFs on Thursday. Spot Ethereum ETFs saw net inflows of $6.6 million. In the past 24 hours, top losers include pippin, Kite and Zcash.

Notable Developments:

Trader Notes: Trader IncomeSharks noted that Bitcoin remains stuck in the so-called "Box of Despair," with expectations for a slow, grinding move higher in March. However, a true breakout may not come until May or June.

Swing trader Jesse Olson explained Bitcoin's structure and momentum remain unchanged, with each sharp rebound continuing to get sold, a classic bear market pattern.

Recent +21.64% and +20.26% bounces were both met with renewed selling, reinforcing the same playbook until proven otherwise.

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