According to CryptoPotato, Bitcoin's price has returned to its recent stagnation point of $43,000 after making a few movements over the past 24 hours. The alternative coins have also been sluggish on a daily scale, with the exception of TAO and OP from the larger caps.
Last week, Bitcoin shot up to $43,750 on a few occasions after recovering roughly five grand in several days following the post-ETF approval retracements. However, the last attempt to overcome $44,000 was met with a violent rejection that drove the asset south by almost two grand. Despite this, BTC managed to recover some of the losses in the following days and returned to $43,000.
Over the past 24 hours, Bitcoin reached $43,500 but faced another rejection that pushed it down by just over $1,000. The bulls intercepted the move, preventing a breakdown below $42,000, and the cryptocurrency now stands at $43,000. This puts its market cap back at just over $840 billion, and its dominance over the altcoins stands inches above 51%.
Altcoins, known for their volatile nature, have been relatively calm in their price performance lately. The last 24 hours saw minor gains for ETH, XRP, TRX, LINK, MATIC, and TON, while BNB, ADA, AVAX, and SOL sit slightly in the red. XMR has plummeted the most from the top 36 alts, losing over 15% of value and dropping to $140. In contrast, TAO is up by 15%, and OP has gained just over 6% within the same timeframe. Ethereum Name Service has reentered the top 100 alts following a massive 25% daily surge, trading above $22 with a market cap of nearly $700,000,000. The total crypto market cap stands still at $1.650 trillion on CMC.