Bitcoin Consolidates at $91,000 as Stocks and Gold Rally

Crypto markets remained relatively calm heading into the weekend, with Bitcoin holding at around $91,000 as U.S. stocks rallied on Black Friday.

Bitcoin is flat over the past 24 hours after peaking at $92,800 earlier in the day, while ETH is up 0.5% and SOL is down 3.5% over the same period. Meanwhile, XRP is down 1.9% to $2.19.

The overall crypto market capitalization decreased by 0.5% to $3.19 trillion, according to Coingecko.

The Top 100 digital assets posted mixed performances over the last 24 hours, led by Quant (QNT), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), and Monero (XMR), which are up 10%, 3%, and 2%, respectively.

Meanwhile, Pi Network (PI), Zcash (ZEC), and Aptos (APT) are today’s biggest losers.

Around 111,000 leveraged traders were liquidated for a total of $289 million in the past 24 hours, according to CoinGlass. Bitcoin accounted for $89 million, while ETH positions made up $61 million.

While crypto markets consolidated after a week-long rally, stocks and gold gained ground on Friday. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq climbed 0.5%, while the yellow metal traded above $4200/oz for the first time in two weeks.