Bitcoin Breaks Below $80,000... BNB Overtakes XRP, Strengthening Its 4th Place Competitive Edge

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Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $80,000, spreading bearish pressure across the broader cryptocurrency market. Amidst this, BNB widened its market capitalization gap with XRP to approximately $2 billion, further advancing its position in the market ranking competition.

CryptoPotato reported on May 14 (local time) that Bitcoin, after being rejected by resistance near $81,000 the previous day, dropped over $2,000 in a few hours, falling below $79,000, its lowest level in 10 days. Although some rebound was observed thereafter, most major large-cap altcoins showed a downward trend on the day.

Bitcoin had fallen to $78,250 at the beginning of the previous trading week, then approached $83,000 on Wednesday, marking a high not seen in over three months. However, the upward trend could not be sustained, and it fell to $79,500 on Friday. Over the weekend, it recovered to $80,000, and on Monday, with buying interest, it rose to $82,500 but failed to overcome that resistance.

Subsequently, Bitcoin failed in its attempt to break $82,000 on Tuesday and dropped below $80,000 after the release of the April Consumer Price Index (CPI). The previous day, it had rebounded to $81,250 but was pushed down again by selling pressure, falling to $78,750 according to Bitstamp. This is its lowest level since May 4.

Bitcoin later recovered approximately $1,000 but remained down 1.5% on a daily basis. Its market capitalization decreased to $1.6 trillion, while its market dominance over altcoins remained above 58% according to CoinGecko (CG).

In the altcoin market, BNB widened its gap with XRP. After reclaiming the 4th position by market capitalization the previous day, BNB further increased its lead over the past 12 hours. BNB has risen over 9% in the last month, with its market capitalization exceeding $90.4 billion. In contrast, XRP only rose about 4% during the same period, with its market capitalization recorded at $88.5 billion.

Ethereum (ETH) fell 1.5% to $2,265. Solana (SOL) dropped over 4%, barely holding onto the $91 mark. Cardano (ADA), Hyperliquid (HYPE), Zcash (ZEC), Chainlink (LINK), and others plummeted over 9% in a single day.

The total cryptocurrency market capitalization decreased by over $40 billion in one day, falling below $2.75 trillion according to CoinGecko. As Bitcoin failed to defend the $80,000 level, major altcoins generally showed weakness, but BNB strengthened its competitive edge in the 4th place ranking by widening its market capitalization gap with XRP even amidst this market correction.

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