BTC Holds Above $93,000 as Markets Settle From Rally

Crypto majors were little changed over the past 24 hours as markets settled from a rally

Crypto traders were eyeing a key technical level and a potential technical signal as bitcoin (BTC) price settled from a rally and then profit-taking earlier in the week.

Bitcoin was trading above $93,000 in morning Asian hours Friday, with traders pointing to increased optimism of short-term gains.

“With BTC holding firmly above $90K, sentiment is becoming increasingly optimistic,” QCP Capital said in a Telegram broadcast. “Call options at $95K strikes for end-April and end-May expiries have dominated flow, pointing to a tactical appetite for further upside.”

Call options are contracts giving the buyer the right to purchase an asset at a set price before a deadline. A flurry of call option buying activity indicates traders are betting bitcoin's price will exceed $95,000 by late April or May — a tradeable signal for retail traders.

“Still, with macro risks temporarily subdued and trade tensions cooling, BTC is likely to consolidate in a narrow $90K–$94.5K range while awaiting a decisive push toward the elusive $100K mark,” the firm said, reiterating its tone of remaining “cautious” as market sentiment hinges on macroeconomic factors.

The world's no. 1 cryptocurrency was last up 0.3% over the past 24 hours, according to CoinDesk data. Among major tokens, XRP, BNB Chain's BNB stayed flat and Solana's SOL showed a 2% bump. Dogecoin (DOGE) and Cardano's ADA zoomed more than 4%, while shiba inu (SHIB) added 5%.

The broad-based CoinDesk 20, a liquid index tracking the largest tokens by market capitalization, rose 1.2%.

Outside of majors, Sui Network's SUI continued a multiday rally to bring weekly gains to over 62%. Catalysts include the ecosystem company xPortal, which is releasing a payment card that runs on the Mastercard network.

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Data from DefiLlama shows that the total value locked (TVL) on the Sui Network has exceeded $1.6 billion, an increase of over 9% in the past 24 hours.

Additionally, the decentralized exchange (DEX) on the Sui Network has seen its 24-hour trading volume reach $599 million, showing a 35% growth compared to the previous week.