Leading cryptocurrencies rose on Monday, while stocks ended lower amid mixed signals from President Donald Trump on the Iran conflict.

Crypto Market Rebounds

Bitcoin spiked to an intraday high of $76,575, bolstered by a 20% jump in 24-hour trading volume. Ethereum reclaimed $2,300, while XRP and Dogecoin also lifted.

Over $270 million was liquidated in the past 24 hours, predominantly in short positions, according to Coinglass data.

Open interest in Bitcoin futures rose 3.70% over the last 24 hours. However, whale and retail traders on Binance were bearish on BTC, evidenced by higher number of shorts vis-à-vis longs.

“Fear” sentiment prevailed in the market, according to the Crypto Fear &…

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Bitcoin is holding above $75,000 as crypto markets hope for a positive resolution of U.S.-Iran talks on Tuesday.

Notable Statistics:

Coinglass data shows 138,626 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours for $390.5 million.       

SoSoValue data shows net inflows of $663.9 million from spot Bitcoin ETFs on Friday. Spot Ethereum ETFs saw net inflows of $127.5 million.

In the past 24 hours, top gainers include Chiliz, edgeX and MemeCore.

Notable Developments:

Trader Notes:

Daan Crypto Trades said Bitcoin remains on track to post a double-digit gain this month, following a modestly positive performance in the previous month. He noted that this resilience comes despite ongoing…

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Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) analysts have identified $76,000 as the early warning level that determines whether the cryptocurrency runs to $95,000 or crashes back to $70,000.

The $76,000 Early Warning Signal

Prominent analyst DonAlt from Technical Roundup says $76,000 represents the previous month’s high and serves as the first test of whether the current breakout will hold. 

A move below $76,000 doesn’t kill the rally but signals early weakness.

“I think 76 is quite aggressive, but if you’re trading lower time frames, I think that does make sense,” Don said. 

“I’m just kind of looking at $70,000. If we start losing $70,000 again, I think then it’s truly over this time,” he…

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Ripple has unveiled a multi-phase plan to prepare the XRP Ledger (CRYPTO: XRP) for potential risks posed by quantum computing, as concerns grow around future threats to blockchain security.

XRP Ledger’s Built-In Advantages

Ripple said there is no immediate danger to current cryptographic systems. However, it warned of a long-term risk known as “harvest now, decrypt later,” where attackers could store encrypted data today and decode it once quantum computing capabilities mature.

To address this, the XRP Ledger is adopting a phased approach rather than a single system-wide upgrade.

Ripple highlighted several existing advantages within the network, including native key rotation and seed-based…

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Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood, long known for her bullish stance on Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), has adjusted her long-term outlook while her firm also reduced exposure to select crypto-related equities.

Crypto-Linked Positions Reduced

The fund used the proceeds to increase its position in Netflix following the company’s latest earnings report.

Despite the recent trades, both Circle and Bullish remain relatively small positions in ARKW, each accounting for about 0.7% of total holdings.

Within the broader Ark ecosystem, Circle represents about 4.5% of ARKK holdings, while Robinhood and Coinbase make up 4.8% and 4.4%, respectively.

Over the past month, Circle shares have fallen roughly 20% even as…

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