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Bitcoin pares Powell-fueled spike as privacy coins outperform: Crypto Markets Today
Yahoo Finance· 2026-01-12 11:40
Market Overview - Bitcoin experienced a rise of over 2.3%, reaching a peak of approximately $92,400 before retracting during the European session [1] - The rally was influenced by the potential criminal charges against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, which also led to gold and silver prices increasing by 2% and 5.6% respectively [1] - Nasdaq 100 futures declined by around 1%, and the dollar index (DXY) weakened, indicating trader uncertainty regarding future interest rates [1] Altcoin Performance - Bitcoin is currently trading at $90,700, with several altcoins maintaining their gains, particularly privacy coins Monero (XMR) and Zcash (ZEC) [2] - Monero reached a record price of $576, rising over 12% since Sunday, while Zcash increased by 3.8% [2] Market Sentiment - CoinMarketCap's "altcoin season" indicator has moved to 30/100, indicating a shift from "bitcoin season" to a neutral zone for the first time since November 18 [3] Derivatives Positioning - Over $200 million in leveraged futures bets were liquidated in 24 hours, with bullish bets making up 50% of this total, suggesting that the market pullback caught many leveraged positions off guard [6] - Volatility indexes for BTC and ETH remain under pressure, indicating expectations for reduced price turbulence in the short term [6] - Open interest (OI) in Monero futures has increased to 369,000 XMR, the highest since February last year, suggesting new capital influx and validating the uptrend [6] - OI in major tokens like BTC, ETH, XRP, SOL, and DOGE declined by 1%-4%, reflecting growing risk aversion [6] - Funding rates for most major tokens remain moderately positive, indicating a bullish bias, while BTC and ETH puts are trading at a premium to calls, suggesting a bias for downside protection [6] Token Activity - Privacy coins led the market, with Monero hitting a record high and Zcash recovering from a governance dispute [6] - Aerodrome Finance's AERO token rose by 10% to $0.60 before retracting to around $0.57 [6] - Solana's SOL token performed well, rising 2.7% from its low of $135 [6] Memecoin Trends - Newly issued memecoins like Whale Guru surged over 146,000% after their launch, generating significant trading volume of $10.5 million [7] - However, not all altcoins performed positively; Lighter's LIT token fell over 10% in the past 24 hours, and Polygon's POL token declined by more than 15% from its peak [7]