Bitcoin Held The Low-$90Ks As Privacy Coins Led A Split Crypto Tape

This is part of The Rio Times’ daily coverage of cryptocurrency markets and Latin American financial markets.

Key Points

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• Bitcoin held the low-$90,000s even after a heavy week of spot ETF outflows, suggesting dip-buyers are absorbing supply.

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• A privacy bid dominated the altcoin story, with Monero and Zcash surging while several large caps lagged.

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• Short-term charts improved, but the weekly structure still looks like repair, not a clean breakout.

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\nBitcoin traded around $91,486, up about 0.9% on the day after swinging between roughly $90,191 and $92,491. Ether followed with a firmer tone at about $3,139, while Solana outperformed near $141.6.
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\nXRP and Litecoin were softer, with XRP around $2.06 and LTC near $78.6. The key backdrop was flows. Major spot Bitcoin ETF trackers showed roughly $681 million of net outflows for the Jan. 5–9 week.
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\nSpot Ether ETFs were also net negative at about $68.6 million. Yet Bitcoin did not break down. That suggests spot demand and derivatives positioning are cushioning selling pressure rather than amplifying it.
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\nSolana-focused ETF products, by contrast, logged a modest net inflow of about $41.6 million over the same week. Under the surface, crypto traded more like equities on a volatile day: sharp winners and sharp losers.
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\nMonero jumped around 17.7% and Zcash rose about 7.0%, reinforcing a renewed focus on privacy infrastructure. Zcash’s move also came with extra sensitivity after weeks of governance controversy and developer churn.
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\nThat has left positioning jumpy and liquidation-prone. Other standouts included IP up about 25.6% and RIVER up about 16.9%, while POL fell nearly 14% and HYPER dropped close to 12%.
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\nBitcoin Cash slid about 4.3% and several mid-caps drifted lower, underscoring the dispersion. Technically, the timeframes still disagree. On the 4-hour chart, momentum improved as price bounced off the low-$90,000s.
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\nThe daily chart also showed stabilization. But the weekly chart remained heavy, arguing for a range and rebuilding phase. Nearby levels to watch are the mid-$90,000s as resistance and the high-$80,000s as support.
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\nDerivatives desk QCP said U.S. sessions have “consistently faded recent advances,” even as demand has clustered in late-January upside calls around $100,000.
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\nThe next decisive move may depend on whether flows turn, or U.S. inflation data this week reshapes risk appetite.

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Jul 12, 2026 · 19:26

Bitcoin · benchmark

63,800
0.00%

L 63,630day rangeH 64,206

-45.68% over 12 months

Market breadth · 17 names

24% advancing

4 ▲ advancing13 declining ▼

Currencies, rates & key inputs

Ethereum

1,803

+0.81%

Solana

76.65

-0.23%

Gold

4,090

-0.35%

USD / BRL

5.11

-0.04%

Full instrument board

Instrument	Last	Change	YoY	Prev.	High	Low	Volume
BTC	63,800	0.00%	-45.68%	63,802	64,206	63,630	19,711,348,736
ETH	1,803	+0.81%	-38.75%	1,788	1,824	1,783	6,536,419,840
SOL	76.65	-0.23%	-52.29%	76.82	77.65	75.88	1,457,709,568
XRP	1.09	-1.15%	-60.37%	1.10	1.10	1.08	775,204,160
BNB	573.69	-0.21%	-16.34%	574.89	582.73	570.32	971,869,952
ADA	0.16	-2.57%	-77.18%	0.17	0.17	0.16	231,077,728
DOGE	0.07	-0.90%	-63.20%	0.07	0.07	0.07	439,925,504
AVAX	6.39	-2.48%	-69.09%	6.55	6.55	6.31	251,934,544
LINK	7.97	+0.57%	-47.22%	7.92	8.09	7.88	180,832,192
DOT	0.84	-1.19%	-78.30%	0.85	0.86	0.84	66,823,080
LTC	44.16	-1.20%	-52.39%	44.70	44.82	44.10	155,051,568
BCH	241.54	-1.17%	-52.30%	244.41	247.18	241.33	94,906,960
TRX	0.33	+0.39%	+9.51%	0.33	0.33	0.33	378,923,360
XLM	0.19	-0.35%	-52.46%	0.19	0.19	0.18	119,559,416
HBAR	0.07	-1.71%	-65.85%	0.07	0.07	0.07	42,963,944
NEAR	1.90	+1.43%	-23.62%	1.87	1.93	1.86	130,485,048
ATOM	1.57	-0.93%	-65.81%	1.58	1.59	1.56	20,872,090
AAVE	97.46	-0.79%	-67.71%	98.23	99.90	97.06	206,873,872

Largest moves today

ADA
0.16
-2.57%

AVAX
6.39
-2.48%

HBAR
0.07
-1.71%

NEAR
1.90
+1.43%

LTC
44.16
-1.20%

DOT
0.84
-1.19%

BCH
241.54
-1.17%

XRP
1.09
-1.15%

The session read

The Bitcoin eased 0.00%, with breadth negative — 4 of 17 names higher. NEAR led, while ADA lagged.

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