The crypto market today (March 6) has sustained upward action, sparking investor optimism globally. Bitcoin (BTC) price traded near the $92K mark as of early Asian hours on Thursday. Whereas, major-league altcoins also traded in the green zone. Notably, Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), and XRP prices witnessed a 1%-5% uptick intraday.
With Donald Trump’s recent announcement surrounding the creation of a U.S. crypto reserve that includes BTC, XRP, SOL, and ADA, the cryptocurrency sector appears to be riding optimistic waves. Following a previous bloodbath in late February that was induced via Trump’s tariff saga, this news appears to have boosted market sentiments as March kicked off.
It’s noteworthy that Trump’s much-awaited crypto summit in the White House is set to commence on the upcoming Friday. As an upshot, traders and investors mirror optimism amid recent advancements, digesting previous trade war tensions. In line with this optimism, the crypto market today gained nearly 4%, as indicated by a market cap of $3 trillion.
BTC price gained nearly 5% in the past 24 hours and exchanged hands at $91,538. CoinMarketCap’s data indicated that the coin hit an intraday peak near the $92K level, at $91,996.45. The flagship coin rose alongside a 6.5% increase in its futures OI to $50.83 billion, signaling growing market interest. Further, even Bitcoin’s market dominance stood up by 0.43% to 60.67%, flagging a dominant upside movement compared to altcoins.
ETH price witnessed a 5% uptick in the past 24 hours and exchanged hands at $2,284. The coin bottomed and peaked at $2,159.01 and $2,293.55 intraday. Ethereum rises alongside a 6% incline in its futures OI to $20.03 billion today. Further, the second-largest crypto by market cap saw its dominance at 9.2%. Intriguingly, Ethereum developers recently resolved a key setback on the Sepolia testnet, jacking up the Pectra upgrade.
XRP price witnessed gains of slightly over 1% and exchanged hands at $2.51. The coin’s intraday low and high were $2.42 and $2.54, respectively. Ripple’s crypto witnessed a nearly 3.5% uptick in its futures OI, closing in at $3.42 billion. The leading crypto sees a bullish movement amid rising XRP whale transfers and active addresses on the network. Whilst the SEC lawsuit is speculated to end soon, solidifying positive market sentiments.
SOL price witnessed a 4% surge intraday and traded at $148. The coin swooped to a $140.60 low and a $149.64 high in the past 24 hours. Solana rose alongside a 4% increase in its futures OI, per Coinglass data, indicating heightened market interest in the asset. Further, the coin follows the broader market trend on Thursday.
Dogecoin (DOGE) price gained nearly 5% and closed in at $0.2086. Shiba Inu (SHIB) price jumped 4% to $0.00001348. Also, Pepe Coin (PEPE) gained 3% to reach $0.000007152. Overall, the meme coin market is following the broader cryptocurrency prices today.
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Overall, the crypto market currently reflects rising trader and investor optimism amid broader pro-cryptocurrency developments. Nevertheless, the fear and greed index showed a ‘fear’ sentiment prevailing within the market, which some experts believe is the best time to invest.
Meanwhile, the defunct crypto exchange Mt Gox was reported moving 12,000 BTC, worth $1 billion, to an unknown wallet as prices recovered today. This saga has further pushed investors on their toes as the mover could be for creditor repayments, and thus selloff by them to mitigate losses, could bring market volatility again.
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