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Bitcoin Reclaims $80,000 as Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Jump Over 6% in Risk-On Rally

Benzinga·09/18/2026 20:29:48
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Bitcoin reclaimed $80,000 for the first time since early September as spot BTC ETF flows turned positive, adding momentum to a broader risk-on rally.

Cryptocurrency Ticker Price
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $80,943.63
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $2,617.20
Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) $112.48
XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) $1.39
Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) $0.08751
Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) $0.055469

Notable Statistics:

  • Coinglass data shows 111,660 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours for $547.80 million.       
  • SoSoValue data shows net inflows of $159.5 million from spot Bitcoin ETFs on Thursday. Spot Ethereum ETFs saw net outflows of $39.2 million.
  • In the past 24 hours, top gainers include Akedo, NEAR Protocol and Arbitrum.

Notable Developments:

Trader Notes:

Altcoin Sherpa predicts Bitcoin needs a strong break above $82,000 to open the door toward the $100,000 region.

Minor pullbacks could occur, but a breakout from its nearly month-long range is key.

KillaXBT plans to hedge 50% of his Bitcoin long exposure around $82,000-$84,000, with invalidation at $86,700. He remains heavily long but sees continued range-bound trading as the most likely near-term scenario.

Wick sees Bitcoin is attempting a Phase 2 continuation breakout but needs to reclaim stronger market structure to confirm further upside.

He emphasized managing risk amid heightened crypto volatility while turning daily setups into longer-term positions.

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