Bitcoin Reclaims $80,000 as ETH, XRP, DOGE Hold Steady Ahead of FOMC Wednesday

Benzinga · 1d ago

Bitcoin rebounded above $80,000 Tuesday after briefly slipping below the key support level, as investors brace for Wednesday’s crucial FOMC decision.

Cryptocurrency Ticker Price
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $80,474
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $2,342
Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) $100.97
XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) $1.32
Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) $0.07824
Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) $0.054876

Notable Statistics:

  • Coinglass data shows 63,835 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours for $133.56 million.       
  • SoSoValue data shows net inflows of $110.3 million from spot Bitcoin ETFs on Monday. Spot Ethereum ETFs saw net outflows of $88.6 million.
  • In the past 24 hours, top gainers include Bitway, MemeCore and Dash.

Notable Developments:

Trader Notes:

Galaxy Digital’s Alex Thorn highlighted in a podcast with Scott Melker that Bitcoin’s bear market ended with the June lows.

Panelists agreed that Bitcoin likely bottomed in June, with one describing any decline below $80,000 as a potential buying opportunity over the next 12–18 months.

The panel remained bullish on Bitcoin’s long-term prospects, arguing that institutional adoption, tokenization and AI-driven trading infrastructure continue advancing despite bearish sentiment.

On the other hand, near-term volatility and unresolved market structure challenges could complicate the recovery.

Bernstein has lowered its outlook for crypto stocks, including Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN), Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) and Circle (NYSE:CRCL), reflecting uncertainty over the sector’s recovery.

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