{"id":44072,"date":"2026-05-23T09:15:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T09:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/?p=44072"},"modified":"2026-05-23T09:15:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T09:15:29","slug":"bitcoin-sees-new-monthly-low-ethereum-dips-to-2k-weekend-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/?p=44072","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Sees New Monthly Low, Ethereum Dips to $2K: Weekend Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe total crypto market cap is down by $100 billion in just a couple of days. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>After it was rejected at $78,000 earlier this week, bitcoin\u2019s troubles worsened with a nosedive to a monthly low of just over $74,000, where it finally found some support.<\/p>\n<p>Most altcoins have followed suit on the way down, with ETH dipping to $2,000 today, BNB going down to $640, and XRP sliding to $1.31.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"btc-charts-monthly-low\">BTC Charts Monthly Low<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/bitcoin-rejected-at-80k-as-inflation-fears-outweigh-clarity-act-progress-weekly-recap\/\">progress made<\/a> on the CLARITY Act at the end of the previous week resulted in an impressive but short-lived BTC price pump that drove the asset to $82,000. However, it was almost immediately rejected at that level for the second time that week, but this correction has been a lot more painful.<\/p>\n<p>The cryptocurrency first <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/altcoins-crash-as-bitcoin-btc-dumps-to-2-week-low-weekend-watch\/\">slipped<\/a> to $79,000 by that Friday before it dropped to $78,000 during the weekend. The business week began on the wrong foot with a nosedive to $76,000. After it bounced to $78,000 on Tuesday and Wednesday, the bears stepped up on the gas pedal once again and didn\u2019t allow a more impressive rebound.<\/p>\n<p>Just the opposite; bitcoin dropped to $76,000 yesterday evening and kept plunging on Saturday to $75,000 at first and <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/bitcoin-slumps-again-to-74k-as-bearish-market-structure-intensifies\/\">then to $74,200 minutes ago<\/a>. The latter became BTC\u2019s lowest price point in just over a month. <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/5-reasons-bitcoin-dumped-to-75k-and-why-more-pain-may-follow\/\">Here are some possible reasons<\/a> for its $8,000 drop in less than 10 days.<\/p>\n<p>For now, its market capitalization has dumped below $1.5 trillion on CG, while its dominance over the alts has retreated slightly to 58%.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1437909\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1437909\" style=\"width: 1835px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BTCUSD-May-23.png\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1437909\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BTCUSD May 23. Source: TradingView<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"alts-bleed-out\">Alts Bleed Out<\/h2>\n<p>As mentioned above, bitcoin\u2019s correction is not an isolated case. Essentially, the entire larger-cap altcoin field is in the red today. Ethereum dipped to $2,000 earlier today before it jumped slightly to $2,025 as of now. BNB is down to $640, XRP struggles to remain above $1.30, while SOL has plunged by over 6%.<\/p>\n<p>Similar or more painful declines come from DOGE, HYPE, ZEC, ADA, BCH, LINK, SUI, and many others.<\/p>\n<p>The cumulative market cap of all crypto assets has shed $100 billion since Thursday and is down to $2.570 trillion on CoinGecko.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1437910\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1437910\" style=\"width: 1882px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-23-120152.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1437910 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/m229SatnEWUWJyPg8tcYvg\/930d1a0f-eb11-4a01-0c3c-e0e5ae2f6100\/w=9999\" alt=\"Cryptocurrency Market Overview May 23. 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