2026-01-02
Bitcoin, Ethereum Trade Flat On New Year's Day—XRP, Dogecoin Climb: Analyst Bullish On BTC Reclaiming $100,000 Soon
Leading cryptocurrencies consolidated with thin liquidity on the first day of 2026, while stock futures rallied.CryptocurrencyGains +/-Price (Recorded at 8:25 p.m. ET)Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC)+0.93%$88,601.49Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) +0.67%$2,999.74XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) +1.78%$1.87Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) +0.72%$126.30Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) +7.20%$0.1265Sentiment Improves From ‘Extreme Fear’ To ‘Fear’Bitcoin wobbled between $87,000 and $88,000 as bulls await a decisive breakout above $90,000. Trading activity remained thin, with volumes dropping 42% over the last 24 hours.Ethereum continued to face heavy resistance at $3,000, while trading volume fell 37% on the first day of 2026. Dogecoin, meanwhile, rallied over 7%.In the past 24 hours, 106,108 traders were liquidated, with total liquidations reaching $124.01 million, according to Coinglass. Bitcoin's open interest rose 1.60% in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, over 67% of Binance traders with open BTC positions were positioned long, according to ...Full story available on Benzinga.com