Crypto’s Wild Ride: 🎢 Up, Down, & WTF?

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Right. So, Bitcoin. It’s…trying. Apparently, it managed to wobble its way past $86,000 today, which is, you know, slightly better than being wallowing around at $81,000 like a beached whale yesterday. Honestly, it’s exhausting keeping up. It’s like dating someone who’s constantly having an existential crisis.

And naturally, while Bitcoin’s having its little mood swings, a bunch of other cryptocurrencies are trying to steal its spotlight. Ripple’s XRP is doing a bit of a jig, and ZEC and XMR are suddenly very enthusiastic. It’s all a bit much, isn’t it? 🙄

BTC‘s Brief Moment of Not-Quite-Panic

It feels like only five minutes ago – although, in crypto years, it’s practically a geological epoch – that Bitcoin was all, “I’m over $100,000!” and now it can’t even remember where it parked. It definitely hasn’t recovered since then. It was all downhill, really. Like, a dramatic, slow-motion slide into disappointment. The bears (whoever they are – probably very smug people in expensive suits) were having a field day, dragging it down below $90,000.

Then, Friday happened. Oh, Friday. Eight grand vanished in twelve hours. Twelve! Hours! It’s practically cruel. It dipped below $81,000. A seven-month low! Honestly, at that point, I was contemplating taking up a nice, stable hobby like competitive stamp collecting. Apparently, some “whales” and “ETF investors” were responsible. I always suspected whales were trouble. 🐳

But then, a tiny spark of hope. Some “bulls” (presumably the opposite of smug people in expensive suits) showed up and managed to keep things above $80,000. Progress. It edged up a bit on Saturday and, well, here we are, at $86,000-ish. It’s like a really bad date that somehow doesn’t end in complete disaster. The market cap is $1.720 trillion, and Bitcoin is still bossing everyone around (57% dominance). It really does like being in charge, doesn’t it?

ZEC, XMR Are Having A Moment (Apparently)

Ethereum’s had a little boost too (3%, above $2,800). XRP is feeling confident, back over $2.00. BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, BCH…all doing okay, I guess. It’s all very…colorful. But the real stars are ZEC and XMR. They’ve gone up by 14% and 16% respectively. Seriously? While everyone else is stressed, they’re over there having a party. 🎉 ZEC is nearly $580, and Monero is… ($400). Meanwhile, something called HYPE has dropped nearly 5%. Sad. Shouldn’t it be…hyped?

CRO, HBAR, MNT, TAO, and AAVE are also doing surprisingly well. Honestly, I need a spreadsheet just to keep track of all these names.

The whole crypto world has added $60 billion to its value, and is back above $3 trillion. Which is… a lot of money. I’m starting to think I should have bought that stamp collection.

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2025-11-23 13:00