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.
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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.
- A privacy bid dominated the altcoin story, with Monero and Zcash surging while several large caps lagged.
- 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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| Instrument | Last | Change | YoY | Prev. | High | Low | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTC | 63,384 | -0.26% | -47.24% | 63,552 | 64,346 | 63,305 | 22,774,743,040 |
| ETH | 1,886 | +0.26% | -58.90% | 1,881 | 1,920 | 1,879 | 7,916,475,392 |
| SOL | 75.89 | -0.40% | -60.44% | 76.20 | 76.99 | 75.39 | 1,473,821,056 |
| XRP | 1.01 | -1.15% | -69.07% | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.01 | 1,144,044,416 |
| BNB | 609.60 | -1.12% | -26.81% | 616.50 | 619.30 | 609.23 | 1,266,706,432 |
| ADA | 0.18 | -1.98% | -78.22% | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 238,085,632 |
| DOGE | 0.07 | -1.56% | -70.00% | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 553,256,192 |
| AVAX | 6.38 | +1.04% | -74.11% | 6.32 | 6.42 | 6.21 | 248,470,560 |
| LINK | 8.77 | -0.06% | -62.73% | 8.77 | 8.87 | 8.68 | 317,054,880 |
| DOT | 0.78 | -0.75% | -81.11% | 0.79 | 0.80 | 0.78 | 43,490,492 |
| LTC | 45.08 | -0.85% | -65.45% | 45.47 | 45.59 | 44.98 | 143,727,712 |
| BCH | 213.85 | +0.10% | -65.44% | 213.64 | 215.69 | 212.54 | 137,956,688 |
| TRX | 0.34 | +0.28% | -4.73% | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.33 | 436,576,064 |
| XLM | 0.16 | -1.33% | -64.46% | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 89,559,864 |
| HBAR | 0.07 | -0.53% | -74.67% | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 22,546,186 |
| NEAR | 1.65 | +2.42% | -40.55% | 1.62 | 1.68 | 1.61 | 187,591,264 |
| ATOM | 1.40 | -2.36% | -70.15% | 1.44 | 1.44 | 1.40 | 18,626,964 |
| AAVE | 89.06 | +0.93% | -72.33% | 88.24 | 90.20 | 88.19 | 129,099,704 |
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