Bitcoin (BTC) Tanks Toward $80K, Ripple (XRP) Loses Key Support: Weekend Watch

Bitcoin slid to $80,400 in the morning after a rejection at $85,000 on Wednesday, leaving the largest cryptocurrency just above $80,000 and down about 1% for the day, with its market capitalization at $1.620 trillion. Ether fell below $2,400, while Ripple’s XRP dropped more than 2% to below $1.30 after nearing $1.40 on Wednesday. Other tokens also declined, including SOL near $100 and ZEC below $1,200, and the total cryptocurrency market capitalization slipped more than 1% to $2.7 trillion. Bitcoin’s dominance over altcoins stood at 60%.