\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPOL, INJ, BTW, XMR, and SOL are the top gainers from the alts today. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
Bitcoin\u2019s price initiated another leg up in the past several hours, blasting past $80,000 and $81,000 for the first time since the middle of May.<\/p>\n
BTC even outperformed many larger-cap altcoins, which resulted in an uptick in its dominance over the market.<\/p>\n
Bitcoin Exceeded $81K<\/h2>\n
It was just a week ago when we were wondering what would be the new (old) thing that we could write about the crypto market, as bitcoin had stalled below $65,000 for a long, long time. However, Wednesday afternoon changed the trend. Whether it was the US Treasury Department\u2019s announcement<\/a>, the White House Crypto Summit, or something else<\/a>, BTC exploded out of the gate with force.<\/p>\n It went to $70,000 within a few hours, dipped back to $68,000, and then skyrocketed once again to $75,000 by Thursday. The bulls took it a step further on Friday, helping BTC climb to almost $80,000 for the first time since mid-May.<\/p>\n After gaining $15,000 in days, the asset was due for a correction<\/a>, which took place during the weekend with a price slip to $75,500. Nevertheless, the bull returned in full force at the start of the new business week, pushing bitcoin to over $81,000 earlier today to mark a 15-week peak.<\/p>\n It was stopped there and now sits inches below $80,000, but its market cap has risen to $1.6 trillion. Its dominance over the alts has rocketed to 58% on CG and to almost 60% on CMC after its latest run.<\/p>\n Solana\u2019s native token is the top performer among the larger-cap alts today, surging by 7% to over $100 for the first time in months. HYPE has neared its all-time high of $83, marked a few days ago, once again, as it now sits close to $82. ZEC has surpassed DOGE as the 10th-largest cryptocurrency by market cap.<\/p>\n XMR and RAIN are the other top performers from this cohort of assets, while MORPHO, AAVE, and LTC have dropped the most. Meanwhile, ETH remains inches below $2,500, XRP is stuck<\/a> at $1.50, and BNB is back above $700.<\/p>\n The total crypto market cap has added nearly $100 billion since yesterday and is up to $2.770 trillion on CG.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\nSOL Touches $100<\/h2>\n
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