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Why Are Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP Prices Surging Today?

Crypto markets are having a strong Tuesday. Bitcoin jumped nearly $4,000 in 12 hours, hitting $74,461. Ethereum surged 7.85% to $2,366 and XRP climbed 3.11% to $1.36. The total crypto market cap crossed $2.52 trillion, adding over $100 billion in a single day.

The move was fast and largely mechanical. Here is what actually drove it.

The Short Squeeze That Started Everything

Reports of potential progress toward a US-Iran deal acted as a catalyst across risk assets. Traders who had been betting against the market were caught badly positioned and forced to close their short positions in a hurry.

The result was a cascade of $425 million in short liquidations, part of a total $530 million wiped from leveraged positions on the day. When shorts get forced out at scale, they buy to close their positions, which adds buying pressure on top of buying pressure. That mechanical dynamic is why the move looked so sudden and aggressive.

Over $300 million in crypto shorts were liquidated in the 12-hour window around Bitcoin’s spike to $74,500.

Institutions Were Already Buying Before This

The short squeeze was the trigger but it landed on top of genuine institutional demand that had been building.

Michael Saylor’s STRC raised $1.15 billion in a single day for Bitcoin purchases, signalling that corporate appetite for BTC has not slowed despite weeks of geopolitical uncertainty. The SEC and CFTC’s joint March 2026 guidance, which formally classified Bitcoin and Ethereum as digital commodities, is also continuing to encourage institutional participation by reducing the legal ambiguity that kept large allocators on the sidelines.

The crypto market is currently showing a 93% correlation with the S&P 500, confirming this is a macro-driven move rather than something specific to crypto.

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Cryptocurrency analyst Michaël van de Poppe shared his Bitcoin scenarios. According to the analyst…

While Bitcoin has been consolidating in a narrow range for weeks, the fact that volatility has fallen to its lowest levels during the correction period signals that a strong breakout is approaching in the market. Van de Poppe predicted three different scenarios for the coming weeks, arguing that the ultimate target in all scenarios is the $80,000 level.

The first scenario suggests that Bitcoin could break above its current range and reach $80,000 directly. According to the analyst, the $74,000 resistance level has been tested three times, weakening with each test. The RSI indicator being at 40 indicates neither strong buying nor excessive selling pressure in the market, while investor sentiment is at historically low levels. Van de Poppe also notes that with the increase in geopolitical tensions centered on Iran, Bitcoin is increasingly behaving as a “safe haven” asset. The probability of this scenario occurring is estimated at 35%.

According to the second and most likely scenario, Bitcoin may experience a brief pullback to the $64,000–$66,000 range before the rally. The analyst notes that there are many long positions in this region, and the triggering of stop-loss orders could provide a new influx of liquidity into the market. Van de Poppe states that after such a “liquidity sweep,” selling pressure would decrease, and the price could move upwards more healthily. He also recalls a similar pattern seen in February, which showed a rapid recovery after a break to the downside. This scenario has a 45% probability, making it the most likely scenario.

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