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Crypto Market Cap: BTC races to $81,000, nudges most altcoins up the price ladder

Crypto Market Cap: BTC races to USD 81,000, injects profits into most altcoins
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The ongoing crypto rally phase has only grown stronger with analysts attributing it to higher trading volumes and a strong buying interest among investors. Bitcoin on Tuesday reflected a 24-hour gain of 1.3 percent to trade at $81,278 — its highest price point so far this year. The asset’s seven-day average price has also grown by over six percent, testifying to the rally that has picked pace in recent days.

Speaking to The Coin Headlines, market analysts said that Bitcoin’s surge is a result of technical breakout momentum, improving institutional flows, and returning risk appetite among investors. Despite this optimism, analysts foresee a potential short-term cooldown in the coming days.

“Spot BTC ETF inflows above $600 million on consecutive sessions show traditional capital is using dips to accumulate, helping absorb supply,” said Riya Sehgal, Research Analyst, Delta Exchange. “Technically, Bitcoin now needs sustained closes above $80,000–$82,000 to confirm continuation toward $84,000–$85,500. Failure to hold this range could trigger a retracement toward $78,000–$79,000, where buyers may re-enter.”

Ether joined Bitcoin in chalking an upward price trajectory. The asset logged a price hike of nearly two percent in the last 24 hours to retail at $2,380 at the time of writing. According to analysts, ETH holding above $2,300 while testing $2,400 resistance signals the build-up of a breakout pressure.

“For ETH, a decisive move above $2,400 could open upside toward $2,600–$2,700.
Near-term volatility may stay elevated, but the broader setup points to improving sentiment, stronger participation, and a shift toward selective risk-on positioning,” Sehgal noted.

XRP, BNB, Solana, Cardano, and Tron joined BTC and ETH on the profit side of the crypto price chart on Tuesday securing gains within the range of two to five percent each in the last 24 hours, data by CoinGecko showed on Tuesday.

Similar price movements were registered by Dogecoin, Hyperliquid, Bitcoin Cash, Monero, and Zcash, and Chainlink in the same price period, with gains going as high as five percent.

Toncoin has inked a remarkable uptick of over 30 percent this week after Telegram announced that it would be becoming TON blockchain’s largest validator and slashed the network transaction fee to nearly zero. At the time of writing, TON was trading at $1.80 — hitting a year-high. The token had touched its last all-time high of over $8.2 back in June 2024.

The overall crypto market cap rose by 1.6 percent in the last 24 hours to touch the valuation of $2.77 trillion, data by CoinGecko showed.

Crypto Market Cap: BTC races to ,000, nudges most altcoins up the price ladder

Source: CoinGecko

“The altcoin market cap stands at $183 billion, though Bitcoin dominance remains high at 58.7%, leading the rally. Market sentiment remains positive, supported by high trading volumes of $42–$53 billion and strong buying interest,” Sathvik Vishwanath, Co-Founder and CEO of Unocoin told The Coin Headlines.

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