Bitcoin (BTC) price steadies near Sunday’s high as smaller tokens do the heavy lifting
Summary
Smaller cryptocurrencies rose about 3% over 24 hours, outpacing the CoinDesk 5’s 1.2% gain. Bitcoin traded below $83,500 after briefly topping $84,000, while ether gained roughly 2.5%. CoinDesk research says bitcoin and ether order-book depth has returned to pre-October 2025 crash levels, but altcoin liquidity continues to weaken. U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs saw $681 million in net outflows last week, their largest weekly withdrawal since June; spot ether ETFs recorded nine consecutive days of outflows. Oil prices fell after President Trump said Russia would supply diesel to global markets, while traders awaited Wednesday’s U.S. inflation report.
