Because it happens on weekends, trading volumes have dropped, which means that there are very few price movements for BTC.

Most altcoins have a similar situation, with some exceptions. Dogecoin is one of them after a 6% daily rise.

Bitcoin Boring at $17K

Last weekend was quite dull in terms of price actions, and BTC spent most of it around $16,500. Monday started with a price drop towards $16,000, but the bulls intercepted the move and didn’t allow any further declines.

More volatility was to be expected mid-week, when Jerome Powell, the US Fed Chair, announced the latest interest rates hike and the country’s employment report on Friday.

However, both events didn’t offer much price action , like previous occasions. Bitcoin remained relatively calm at around $17,000, except for a price pump above that level to chart a two-week high.

As the current weekend approached and arrived, BTC stood at $17,000 and has remained there. The trading volumes are down once more. Bitcoin’s market cap is still under $330 billion, while its dominance over the alts is at 38.3%.

BTCUSD. Source: TradingView
BTCUSD. Source: TradingView

DOGE Jumps 6 %

Most altcoins are following BTC’s weekend performance, but with very few substantial movements.

Ethereum has lost around 1% of value in the past 24 hours and has dumped towards $1,250. Binance Coin and Ripple, Cardano. Polygon. Polkadot. Shiba Inu. Litecoin are all at the same level as yesterday.

Dogecoin, the only exception to the larger-cap alts, is up by 6%. The OG memecoin trades at $0.1 and is up by 6% per day.

CELO and NEXO have also gained impressive percentages daily, up by 16% and 10%, respectively.

Overall, though, the crypto market cap has remained at the same place at $855 billion on CoinMarketCap.

Cryptocurrency Market Overview. Source: Quantify Crypto
Cryptocurrency Market Overview. Source: Quantify Crypto
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