Bitcoin holds near $66,000 as whale accumulation and institutional buying support sentiment (opens original article in a new tab)

Bitcoin remains near $66,000 as whale accumulation and institutional buying support crypto market sentiment, with Ethereum and some altcoins also rising. The global crypto market capitalization increased by 0.9% to $2.26 trillion.

• Bitcoin is trading near $66,000 with a 0.3% increase in the past 24 hours
• Institutional buying and whale accumulation support crypto market sentiment
• Ethereum rose 3% to $1,764 while some altcoins like XRP and Solana gained up to 6%
• Global crypto market capitalization increased 0.9% to $2.26 trillion
• On-chain data shows whales withdrew over 11,000 Bitcoin from exchanges