--- title: "Bitcoin, Ethereum Tread Water, XRP, Dogecoin Slide Amid Trump's 'Limited' Period Warning On Iran: Analyst Says BTC 'Doesn't Look Great'" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/287004873.md" description: "Leading cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and Ethereum, remained weak as President Trump warned of a limited timeframe for a deal with Iran. Bitcoin fell slightly to $76,666.92, while Ethereum dropped below $2,100. XRP and Dogecoin also saw declines. Analysts suggest Bitcoin could rally to $94,850 if it holds above $72,960, but risks a deeper correction if it falls below this level. The global cryptocurrency market cap decreased by 0.30% to $2.55 trillion." datetime: "2026-05-20T02:08:22.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/287004873.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/287004873.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/287004873.md) --- # Bitcoin, Ethereum Tread Water, XRP, Dogecoin Slide Amid Trump's 'Limited' Period Warning On Iran: Analyst Says BTC 'Doesn't Look Great' Leading cryptocurrencies stayed weak alongside stocks on Tuesday as President **Donald Trump** warned the U.S. would wait only for a "limited period of time" if a deal with Iran is not made sooner. **Cryptocurrency** **24-Hour Gains +/-** **Price (Recorded at 9:30 p.m. EDT)** **Bitcoin** (CRYPTO: BTC) \-0.05% $76,666.92 **Ethereum** (CRYPTO: ETH)                 \-0.77% $2,107.43 **XRP** (CRYPTO: XRP)                          \-2.39% $1.35 **Solana** (CRYPTO: SOL)                          \-1.17% $84.09 **Dogecoin** (CRYPTO: DOGE)              \-1.67% $0.1026 ## Crypto Market Loses Momentum **Bitcoin** wiggled in the range between $76,000 and $77,000, even as 24-hour trading volume fell drastically. **Ethereum** fell below $2,100 in the early trading hours, before recovering slightly in the evening. **XRP** and **Dogecoin** traded in the red. Cryptocurrency-related stocks slipped further, with **Strategy Inc.** (NASDAQ:MSTR) and **Bitmine Immersion Technologies Inc.** (NYSE:BMNR) closing down 1.20% and 0.53%, respectively. Over $150 million was liquidated in the past 24 hours, with $104 million in long positions alone erased, according to Coinglass data. Bitcoin's open interest fell nearly 1% over the last 24 hours, with the majority of retail and whale derivatives traders on Binance positioned long on the leading cryptocurrency.  **Top Gainers (24 Hours)**  **Cryptocurrency (Market Cap\>$100 M)** **Gains +/-** **Price (Recorded at 9:30 p.m. EDT)** **Block Street** (BSB)       +23.21%     $0.8309 **Banana For Scale** (BANANAS31)                    +14.49%     $0.01140 **Sahara AI** (SAHARA)             +13.35%     $0.03689 The global cryptocurrency market capitalization stood at $2.55 trillion, following a contraction of 0.30% over the last 24 hours. **Read Also: Elizabeth Warren Questions 'Effective Crypto Banks' By Coinbase, Ripple, Paxos** ## **Stocks** Slide As Investors Fear Iran War Resumption Stocks fell sharply on Tuesday. The **Dow Jones Industrial Average** slid 322.24 points, or 0.65%, to close at 49,363.88. The **S&P 500** lost 0.67% to end at 7,353.61**,** while the tech-heavy **Nasdaq Composite** ended down 0.84% at 25,870.71.  Trump told reporters at the White House that he was "an hour away" from ordering a strike on Iran and, and would wait only for a "limited period of time" if a deal is not made sooner. ## Can Bitcoin Rally Big From Here? Widely followed cryptocurrency analyst **Ali Martinez** said Bitcoin could rally toward $94,850 as long as it holds above $72,960, citing data from Market Value to Realized Value pricing bands. These bands use statistical deviation from the Market Value to Realized Value ratio's all-time average to identify potential market tops and bottoms. "Losing this level could put Bitcoin at risk of a deeper correction toward the realized price around $54,270," Martinez predicted. > Based on the MVRV pricing bands, Bitcoin $BTC has a chance of rallying toward $94,850 as long as it holds above $72,960. > > Losing this level could put Bitcoin at risk of a deeper correction toward the realized price around $54,270. pic.twitter.com/aOBYGeR5SN > > — Ali Charts (@alicharts) May 19, 2026 **Michaël van de Poppe**, another prominent cryptocurrency commentator on X, said Bitcoin "doesn’t look great" and needs to break $79,100 to get momentum back in the market. "If this area doesn’t hold, then we’re most likely cascading through the lows of the recent rally and test <$65,000 for support," the analyst projected, citing headwinds from the oil rally and higher Treasury yields > #Bitcoin doesn't look great. > > Far from it. > > Five consecutive days of red candles, liquidations on the long side, Michael Saylor buying another $2 billion in assets, and there's no momentum at all taking place. > > There's still an outstanding CME gap at $79,100 waiting for the… pic.twitter.com/PMYTp0sIdy > > — Michaël van de Poppe (@CryptoMichNL) May 19, 2026 **Read Also: Cathie Woods' 21Shares Has A New ETF—And It's In Big Demand** _Image via Shutterstock/ Robert V Schwemmer_ ### Related Stocks - [GBTC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GBTC.US.md) - [ETHE.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ETHE.US.md) - [BITO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BITO.US.md) - [ETHW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ETHW.US.md) - [BTF.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BTF.US.md) - [BTCHKD.VAHK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BTCHKD.VAHK.md) - [BTCUSD.VAHK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BTCUSD.VAHK.md) - [ETHHKD.VAHK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ETHHKD.VAHK.md) - [ETHUSD.VAHK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ETHUSD.VAHK.md) - [DOGEUSD.VAHK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/DOGEUSD.VAHK.md) - [MSTR.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MSTR.US.md) - [BMNR.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BMNR.US.md) - [COIN.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/COIN.US.md) - [.DJI.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.DJI.US.md) - [.SPX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.SPX.US.md) - [.IXIC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.IXIC.US.md) - [STRF.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/STRF.US.md) - [STRC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/STRC.US.md) - [STRK.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/STRK.US.md) - [STRD.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/STRD.US.md) - [BMNRD.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BMNRD.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [THORChain confirms $10M exploit, rolls out recovery portal for affected users](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286642125.md) - [Cronos to End BTC App Campaign on June 3rd](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286302717.md) - [VanEck Ethereum ETF 1Q 2026: Net income $(44.78) M — 10-Q Summary](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286457595.md) - [Syscoin to Participate in Fintech Trujillo Summit on May 22nd–24th](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286673665.md) - [EXCLUSIVE-How Trump's crypto venture and Iran's top exchange tapped into the same industry networks](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286735446.md)