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Bitcoin Climbs Past $71,000 To Its Highest Level In Nearly A Month – Crypto Maa

Bitcoin’s price surged more than 6% in the last 24 hours and Ethereum reclaimed the $2,000 mark.

In this photo illustration, a Bitcoin logo is seen displayed on a smartphone with stock market percentages on the background. (Photo Illustration by Omar Marques/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Prabhjote Gill·Stocktwits

Updated Mar 04, 2026 | 4:30 AM EST

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CoinGlass data showed the rapid uptick in the crypto market led to $100 million in crypto liquidations over the past one hour.
Solana led gains among crypto majors, while Ethereum captured the $2,000 mark for the first time in nearly three weeks.
Dogecoin and Cardano lagged among the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, only gaining 2% in the last 24 hours.

Bitcoin’s (BTC) price jumped on Wednesday morning, climbing over 6% in the last 24 hours to cross $71,000. Solana (SOL) led gains among crypto majors, rallying alongside Bitcoin, and Ethereum (ETH) captured the $2,000 mark again.

According to CoinGlass data, over $100 million was wiped from crypto markets in the last hour. It showed that most of the liquidations came from short positions, amounting to around $97 million.

Screenshot 2026-03-04 042632.png — Heatmap of crypto liquidations over the last hour on March 4 as of 4:20 a.m. ET. | Source: CoinGlass

Bitcoin’s price rose 6.1% in the last 24 hours to around $71,018, according to CoinGecko data. The last time Bitcoin was trading at these levels was in the first week of February. On Stocktwits, retail sentiment around the apex cryptocurrency fell to ‘bullish’ from ‘extremely bullish’ over the past day.

Screenshot 2026-03-04 023839.png — BTC retail sentiment and message volume on March 4 as of 4:05 a.m. ET | Source: Stocktwits

What Is Retail Saying?

One user on the platform said Bitcoin could rally to $75,000 soon.

Others were more cautious, flagging that it could be another “pump and dump” moment.

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Solana’s price also jumped 6.1% in the last 24 hours, at par with Bitcoin. Retail sentiment around the altcoin also saw a similar dip, falling to ‘bearish’ from ‘neutral’ territory over the past day.

Screenshot 2026-03-04 041845.png — SOL retail sentiment and message volume on March 4 as of 4:15 a.m. ET | Source: Stocktwits

Meanwhile, Ethereum's price rose 5.3% in the last 24 hours, climbing back over $2,000 for the first time in nearly three weeks. Retail sentiment fell to ‘neutral’ from ‘bullish’ territory over the past day.

Screenshot 2026-03-04 041917.png — ETH retail sentiment and message volume on March 4 as of 4:15 a.m. ET | Source: Stocktwits

According to one user, the pump in crypto prices is due to capital pulling out of gold and silver.

Binance Coin (BNB) and Ripple’s XRP (XRP) rose around 4.1% each in the last 24 hours. Dogecoin (DOGE) was up 2.3%, and Cardano (ADA) moved 2% higher. The overall cryptocurrency market jumped 5% to $2.48 trillion.

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