Leading cryptocurrencies rose on Sunday evening following weeks of sideways price action, while stock futures dipped.

CryptocurrencyGains +/-Price (Recorded at 8:30 p.m. ET)Bitcoin BTC/USD1.93%$87,151.15Ethereum ETH/USD               -0.22%$1,607.66Dogecoin DOGE/USD          +1.60%$0.1591

What Happened: Bitcoin breached the $86,000 barrier to touch $87,000 for the first time in nearly three weeks. The apex cryptocurrency’s breakout spurred a similar price action for Dogecoin.

Ethereum, on the other hand, failed to generate momentum, as the second-largest cryptocurrency remained in the $1,600 range.

Bitcoin’s monthly gains reached nearly 3%, in stark…

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