Bitcoin almost topped $75,000 in a late evening spike, with trading volume doubling over the weekend. Other leading cryptocurrencies such as Ether, XRP, and Dogecoin also saw significant increases. Over $600 million was liquidated from the cryptocurrency market over the past 24 hours, with $484 million in short positions alone erased. Open interest in Bitcoin futures also surged, with 10.18% in the last 24 hours. The global cryptocurrency market capitalization stood at $2.44 trillion, an increase of 2.43% from the previous day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 also rose, with the tech-focused Nasdaq Composite settling at 22,374.18. However, On-chain analytics firm Santiment warned against complacency as the crowd became more comfortable with Bitcoin.