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Cryptocurrencies Price Prediction: Bitcoin, Dogecoin & Crypto – European Wrap 22 August

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Bitcoin price rises, approaching key resistance barrier at $62,000

Bitcoin (BTC) trades above $61,000 on Thursday, holding up on gains driven by the release of the Fed Minutes on Wednesday, which hinted at an interest-rate cut in September. US spot Bitcoin ETFs saw a modest inflow on Wednesday, while on-chain data doesn’t seem to support further price gains as Bitcoin OTC desk balances for miners surge and the long-to-short ratio stays below one.

Top 3 meme coins Dogecoin, Shiba Inu, Pepe steady with over 30% holders underwater

The largest meme coins by market capitalization – Dogecoin (DOGE), Shiba Inu (SHIB), and Pepe (PEPE) – swing on Thursday between mild gains and losses, tracking the broader trend in the main crypto assets. More broadly, DOGE and SHIB gained between 3% and 4% in the last seven days, while PEPE erased 1.37% of its value in the same time frame.

Crypto tug of war

The crypto market gained 1.7% in the last 24 hours to reach $2.14 trillion, continuing to test August's resistance. Bitcoin rose 2.6%, while Ethereum gained 1.2%. The battle for a 10th position in the CoinMarketCap has intensified: Tron's 5.5% drop to a cap of $13.09 billion contrasted with Cardano's 2.5% rise to $13.17 billion. Its closest rival, Dogecoin, added 1.3% to reach a total coin value of $15.36 billion, with 17% distance from Cardano.

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Ripple falters amid sell-off jitters and negative funding rates

Ripple (XRP) has come under pressure, drifting lower to $1.35 at the time of writing on Tuesday. The over 2% correction looks poised to erase the previous day’s gains, which lifted the remittance token to $1.42.

Bitcoin could risk $50,000 amid the US-Iran war, mirroring the Russia-Ukraine war losses

Bitcoin (BTC) remains at downside risk amid escalation in the Middle East war, as Iran retaliates against the US, Israel, and its neighbouring countries. Drawing parallels to the early days of the Russia-Ukraine war, Bitcoin could extend losses below $60,000.

Crypto Today: Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP pull back as sentiment remains in extreme market fear

The cryptocurrency market is broadly in the red on Tuesday as the Middle East grapples with an escalating war. Bitcoin (BTC) is in a pullback, trading below $67,000 at the time of writing, and most altcoins follow suit.

Bitcoin slips below $67,000 as risk-aversion grows amid escalating US-Iran war

Bitcoin price slides 3% on Tuesday, nearly erasing the previous day's rebound. US-listed spot ETFs recorded an inflow of more than $450 million while Strategy added 3,015 BTC on Monday.

Bitcoin Price Annual Forecast: BTC holds long-term bullish structure heading into 2026

Bitcoin (BTC) is wrapping up 2025 as one of its most eventful years, defined by unprecedented institutional participation, major regulatory developments, and extreme price volatility.

Bitcoin: Another month of losses, and it’s been five

Bitcoin (BTC) price is stabilizing around $68,000 at the time of writing on Friday, but the Crypto King is poised to close February on a fragile footing, marking its fifth consecutive month of losses since October and a rare start to the year with back-to-back monthly corrections.