Bitcoin Touches $82,000, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Also Gain Amid Tokenization Push by SEC: Analyst Confirms 'Breakout' in This Major Coin

Leading cryptocurrencies rallied on Sunday as risk appetite surged amid the Securities and Exchange Commission’s push to introduce tokenized-stock products.Cryptocurrency24-Hour Gains +/-Price (Recorded at 9:23 p.m. EDT)Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC)+0.93%$81,912.30Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) +2.68%$2,693.75XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) +2.03%$1.42Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) +2.18%$112.77Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) +2.15%$0.08899Crypto Market RalliesBitcoin spiked late evening, briefly surpassing $82,000 before pulling back. Similarly, Ethereum surged past $2,700, supported by a 41% jump in 24-hour volume.Sentiment has improved after the SEC introduced a regulatory pathway allowing certain tokenized U.S. stocks to trade on blockchains.Nearly $400 million in cryptocurrency positions were liquidated over the past 24 hours, with shorts taking the heaviest losses, according to Coinglass data.Bitcoin’s open interest rose 0.90% over the last 24 hours and nearly 10% over the week. On Binance, both retail and whale derivatives traders stayed neutral on the apex cryptocurrency.“Greed” sentiment returned to the market, according to the Crypto Fear & Greed Index.Top Gainers (24 Hours) Cryptocurrency (Market Cap>$100 M)Gains +/-Price (Recorded at 9:23 p.m. EDT)Backack (BP) +39.06% $0.8662STONK (STONK) +28.83% $0.3622Bitway (BTW) +24.63% $0.7419The global cryptocurrency market capitalization stood at $2.81 trillion, up 1.12% over the last 24 hours. Read Also: Bitcoin Price Stabilizes Above $80,000 as ETF Inflows Jump, Bullish Patterns Form Stock Futures SpikeStock futures lifted overnight on Sunday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average Futures rose 115 points, or 0.22%, as of 8:44 p.m. EDT. S&P 500 futures were up 0.34%, while Nasdaq 100 Futures added 0.53%.Middle East tensions escalated as Yemen-based Houthis targeted a key Saudi Arabian airport and a fuel depot belonging to Saudi Aramco.Meanwhile, the State Department warned Americans to reconsider travel to and through the Middle East and “exercise increased caution.”Bitcoin Headed Higher?Killa, a widely followed cryptocurrency analyst and trader, said they’re targeting Bitcoin at $89,070 and advised against shorting near $81,000“I’m not interested in shorting the same $81,000 highs again & again. Compression within an uptrend will always lead to expansion eventually,” the analyst added. “Even if we range here for longer, I’d rather wait for higher prices.” I’ll be looking to $BTC at 89,070.I’m not interested in shorting the same 81K highs again & again. Compression within an uptrend will always lead to expansion eventually. It's simply a matter of when, and I’m not willing to take that risk. Even if we range here for longer,… pic.twitter.com/zxOYiaeZcI— Killa (@KillaXBT) September 20, 2026 Ali Martinez, another well-known chartist and on-chain researcher, noted Ethereum’s breakout above $2,560 with a clean retest as support.“With the breakout holding, I’m watching $2,760 as the next major target,” the analyst added. ETHEREUM BREAKOUT CONFIRMED$ETH broke above $2,560, successfully retested it as support, and is now pushing higher.With the breakout holding, I’m watching $2,760 as the next major target. https://t.co/JfsSCIMGZk pic.twitter.com/j1pP0i6H8b— Ali Charts (@alicharts) September 20, 2026 Read Also: Altcoin Index Soars, SEC's Crypto Rules, Bitcoin's Milestone, Binance's Zero Tolerance and More: This Week in Crypto Photo Courtesy: Marc Bruxelle on Shutterstock.com