Current Situation in Cryptocurrency Markets: Bitcoin and Altcoin Prices

As of December 20, the developments observed in the cryptocurrency markets are attracting investors' attention. Bitcoin has risen by 1.2% to the level of 88,265 dollars, while it is trading against the Turkish lira at approximately 3,779,884 TL.

Among other major altcoins, Ethereum has increased by 1% to 2,979 dollars, BNB has risen by 1.4% to 853 dollars, and Ripple has reached 1.91 dollars with a 3.5% increase. Dogecoin has increased by 4.1% to 0.1312 dollars, Solana has risen by 2.5% to 126.25 dollars, and TRON has gone up by 0.2% to 0.279 dollars.

In the last 24 hours, Zcash has been the altcoin that gained the most value, increasing by 12.7% to a price of 447.71 dollars. On the other hand, Provenance Blockchain is trading at 0.02941 dollars with a decline of 4.9%.

In terms of exchange rates, the Dollar Index is hovering around 98.60. The market capitalization of Bitcoin is 1.76 trillion dollars, while the total market value of cryptocurrencies is at approximately 3.07 trillion dollars. The 24-hour market volume has been recorded at about 122 billion dollars.

Regarding the liquidations observed in the markets, 218 million dollars have been liquidated from the cryptocurrency market in the last 24 hours. The number of affected investors exceeds 87 thousand. Short positions constitute 66.03% of the liquidated positions, while the most liquidated segment happened in Bitcoin.

In conclusion, it is crucial for investors to carefully monitor market trends and critical price levels. Especially, the price movements of Bitcoin and other major altcoins can be decisive for investment strategies.