BTC Reclaims $105k as Markets Shrug Off Moody's U.S. Debt Downgrade

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Bitcoin is trading above $105k again after dropping below $103k earlier on Monday following Moody’s U.S. debt downgrade.

BTC Reclaims $105k as Markets Shrug Off Moody's U.S. Debt Downgrade

TL;DR

  • Bitcoin is trading above the $105k again, recovering from its 1% dip on Monday.

  • The market has shrugged off Moody's downgrade of U.S. government bonds, with altcoins also rallying higher.

BTC Trades Above $105k as Markets Recover 

Bitcoin, the number one cryptocurrency by market cap, is trading above $105k again after dropping below $103k on Monday. At press time, BTC is trading at $105,496, up less than 1% in the last 24 hours.

The rally comes as the broader markets shrug off Moody's downgrade of U.S. government bonds. Monday’s pullback came after Moody’s downgraded the U.S. credit rating from AAA status late Friday. 

With Bitcoin trading above $105k again, altcoins are also in the green. Ether, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, is up 2.6% in the last 24 hours and now trades at $2,518 per coin.

However, other leading cryptocurrencies are still in the red, with XRP, ADA, and TRX all down 1%. Meanwhile, Solana’s SOL and Dogecoin’s DOGE have lost 2% of their values each. With the mixed market performance, the total cryptocurrency market cap now stands at $3.33 trillion, up less than 1%.

 

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Hassan Maishera

Hassan is a Nigeria-based financial content creator that has invested in many different blockchain projects, including Bitcoin, Ether, Stellar Lumens, Cardano, VeChain and Solana. He currently works as a financial markets and cryptocurrency writer and has contributed to a large number of the leading FX, stock and cryptocurrency blogs in the world.