BTC Survives Tariff Chaos, ETC Soars – A Market’s Weekend Masquerade

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Ah, Bitcoin, that capricious courtier of the digital realm, danced a waltz of volatility upon the announcement of tariff tumults. Yet, like a resilient baron amidst peasant uprisings, it steadied its gilded carriage at the $68,000 mark. The market, ever a theater of folly, bore witness to its antics.

The grand dukes of the altcoin realm-DOT, UNI, NEAR-paraded their modest gains, while their peers contented themselves with the meager crumbs of a 1% ascent. One might imagine them sipping tea in a drawing room, murmuring of fortunes and folly.

BTC Above $68K

Last weekend, Bitcoin, with the tenacity of a poet clutching his last verse, clung to the $65,000 bastion. The bulls, in their fervor, propelled it to $71,000, a fleeting triumph akin to a candle’s flicker in a storm. Yet, the bears, those shadowy jesters, saw to it that the flame guttered by week’s end.

The asset’s descent was halted at $70,000, a feeble barricade against the tide. By Thursday, it had retreated to $65,600, only to rally with the vigor of a man who discovers he’s forgotten to die. Friday brought fresh chaos: the Supreme Court, in a rare moment of clarity, deemed some tariffs an affront to reason. Alas, our illustrious POTUS, with the ingenuity of a court jester, retaliated with a 10% tariff escalation. Bitcoin, caught in this farcical ballet, tumbled briefly before recovering its poise, now perched above $68,000.

The market capitalization, a bloated peacock, now struts at $1.360 trillion, while Bitcoin’s dominance hovers near 56.5%-a crown half-earned, perhaps.

ETC Pumps

Ethereum, that brooding nobleman of chains, lingered below $2,000, while XRP hovered near $1.45-a portrait of quiet despair. BCH and HYPE, meanwhile, fluttered like butterflies on a drizzly afternoon.

Yet lo! Ethereum Classic, that oft-forgotten cousin in the crypto aristocracy, staged a grand entrance, soaring 16% to $9.7, while FIL and ARB followed in its wake like courtiers trailing a queen. The market cap, ever the grand host, welcomed a new guest-$2.415 trillion-on CoinGecko’s ledger.

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2026-02-21 13:52