Bitcoin Nears $95K Breakout as Major Altcoins Stagnate—Traders Hold Breath

Bitcoin claws toward $95K resistance while ETH, XRP, and SOL flatline—classic crypto volatility meets Wall Street’s ’wait-and-see’ paralysis.

Market watchers eye BTC’s next move as institutional money lingers on the sidelines, probably calculating how to overcomplicate a simple bull run.

Meanwhile, altcoins mimic sleepwalkers—suggesting either consolidation before a surge or the calm before another ’macroeconomic factors’ excuse drops.

ETH, which is coming back into action with a full swing, has managed to tarde above $1,800 with it seeing a notable gain of nearly 12% in the past 7 days. XRP was expected to witness sharp spikes ahead of the scheduled launch of ProShares’ future XRP ETF, but it has declined 1.68%, accompanied by ADA and Doge with similar moves. 

SOL on the other hand, had a stiff decline of 2.41% from the resistance mark of $150 and it is now trading near $148.77 – as of latest market data. 

On the top gaining list, LAYER is leading with its price spiking over 15%, followed by VIRTUAL token’s 14% jump. Other low-cap altcoins like THETA, KAIA, BCH and FLR have surged nearly 6% in the past 24 hours. 

Meanwhile, DeepBook’s DEEP token has seen a decline of 17%, which had pumped 42% yesterday. Other top losers include WAL and TRUMP, both down 10% in the past 24 hours. 

Trending Crypto Today

• ETH (Ethereum)
• BTC (Bitcoin)
• SIGN (Sign)
• VIRTUAL (Virtuals Protocol)
• FLOKI (Floki)

Top Gainers Today

• LAYER (Solayer): +15%
• VIRTUAL (Virtuals Protocol): +14%
• THETA (Theta Network): +6%
• KAIA (Kaia): +6%
• FLOKI (Floki): +5%

Top Losers Today

• DEEP (DeepBook Protocol): -17%
• WAL (Walrus): -10%
• TRUMP (Official Trump): -9%
• ENA (Ethena): -8%
• SUI (Sui): -8%

As per CoinMarketCap data, the global crypto market cap today sits at $2.98 trillion with a 24 hour trading volume of $83.03 billion. 

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