{"id":40216,"date":"2026-01-17T10:43:05","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T10:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/?p=40216"},"modified":"2026-01-17T10:43:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T10:43:05","slug":"monero-xmr-plunges-12-daily-bitcoin-btc-stands-calm-at-95k-market-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/?p=40216","title":{"rendered":"Monero (XMR) Plunges 12% Daily, Bitcoin (BTC) Stands Calm at $95K: Market Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Bitcoin’s price has remained expectedly calm over the past 12 hours or so as the weekend began, without any major moves at just over $95,000.<\/p>\n

Most larger-cap alts are sluggish as well, with little to no movement from ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, and ADA. XMR, though, has plunged hard after its recent rally.<\/p>\n

BTC Calms at $95K<\/h2>\n

The primary cryptocurrency had a quiet previous weekend but went on the offensive on Monday, surging from $90,000 to $92,000 only to be stopped on a couple of occasions. It finally broke through that barrier on Tuesday and kept climbing<\/a> to a new multi-month peak of $98,000 on Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n

This meant that it had added $8,000 in just a few days, and roughly $10,000 since the start of the year. Following such an impressive increase, BTC was due for a pullback, which transpired on Thursday and Friday.<\/p>\n

The culmination took place yesterday when BTC slipped<\/a> below $94,500 after reports that Kevin Hessett won’t be nominated by Trump to be the next Fed Chair. Nevertheless, bitcoin bounced off and has remained above $95,000 since then.<\/p>\n

Its market cap has stalled at $1.9 trillion, while its dominance over the altcoins stands still at 57.4%.<\/p>\n

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BTCUSD Jan 17. Source: TradingView<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

XMR Runs Ends<\/h2>\n

As mentioned above, the altcoins are untypically stagnant over the past 24 hours. Ethereum continues to trade sideways around $3,300, while XRP has defended the $2.05 support. DOGE, BCH, LINK, and ZEC are also slightly in the red, while BNB, TRX, and SOL have marked insignificant gains.<\/p>\n

Monero’s token went on the run in the past week or so, surging to a new all-time high of almost $800. However, it was rejected there and now struggles at $620 after another 12% decline in the past day. ICP has also plunged hard daily, losing 9% of value.<\/p>\n

The cumulative market capitalization of all cryptocurrency assets has remained above $3.3 trillion CoinGecko.<\/p>\n

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Cryptocurrency Market Overview Daily Jan 17. Source: QuantifyCrypto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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