Crypto Prices Today: Bitcoin Breaks Above $97,000; XRP, Cardano rise up to 11%

Bitcoin extended its rally on Friday, briefly surpassing the $97,000 mark as the cryptocurrency moved towards the crucial $100,000 resistance level. It has proved difficult for Bitcoin to breach this level over the past two weeks.

At 11:49 am IST, Bitcoin was trading at $96,777, up 1.5%, with an intraday high of $97,739. Meanwhile, Ethereum gained 1.6% to trade at $3,452.

Other major altcoins also saw significant gains. XRP was up 3.6%, Solana was up 2.7%, Cardano was up an impressive 11.5%, and Stellar was up 9%. The global crypto market cap rose nearly 1.5% to $3.41 trillion.

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“Bitcoin continues its upward momentum, trading near the $97,000 mark, followed by other major altcoins such as Ethereum, Solana, and Stellar. The Fear-Grid index is rising, indicating a positive shift in investor sentiment,” said Edul Patel, CEO, Mudrex.

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    “Currently, BTC is facing immediate resistance at $98,400, with support at $95,000,” Edul added.

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    Shivam Thakral, CEO of BuyUcoin, commented, “The market has seen significant bounce in Bitcoin and major altcoins, fueled by growing institutional interest in US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). These ETFs are nearing a significant milestone, surpassing $110 billion in cumulative holdings at just $2.2 billion, representing over 5.7% of the total Bitcoin supply.”

    According to data available on CoinMarketCap, the volume of all stablecoins is now $108.1 billion, which is 92% of the total crypto market 24-hour volume.

    In the last 24 hours, the market cap of Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, has increased to $1.913 trillion. Bitcoin’s dominance is currently 56.22% according to CoinMarketCap. BTC volume increased by 41.6% to $41.3 billion in the last 24 hours.

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