Bitcoin Hovers Оver $3,850 as Top Cryptos See Mixed Signals

Sunday, Jan. 6 — most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are seeing a mix of moderate gains and losses on the day to press time. Bitcoin’s (BTC) price is currently hovering over $3,850 again, according to Coin360 data.

Market visualization from Coin360
Market visualization from Coin360

At press time, Bitcoin is up just a fraction of a percent on the day, trading at around $3,870. Looking at its weekly chart, the current price has come full circle from $3,867 on Dec. 30. The current price is lower than the intra-week high of $3,946 on Jan. 2, and notably higher than the low of $3,710 reported on Jan. 1.

Bitcoin 7-day price chart
Bitcoin 7-day price chart. Source: CoinMarketCap

Ethereum (ETH) remains the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap. The divide between ETH and Ripple (XRP) — the third-largest crypto by market cap — is increasing. Ethereum’s market cap is currently $15.9 billion, while Ripple’s market cap is $14.5 billion.

Ethereum has seen its value decrease by nearly 3 percent…