Reacting to positive news from the US, Bitcoin continued its decisive move forward, reaching an intraday high of $9,560. On its way up, the primary cryptocurrency took most of the altcoins along for the ride, and they managed to decrease BTC’s dominance to 61.6%. Bitcoin To $9,500 Following weeks of stagnant price actions, Bitcoin made...Read More
Open interest for Bitcoin Futures on major derivatives crypto exchange BitMEX reached an all-time-high (ATH) as it crossed the $1 billion milestone. The record high happened for the first time since the crypto market crashed back in March 2020. Bitcoin Futures Open Interest on BitMEX at 4-Month High According to data from crypto derivatives market...Read More
The well-known economist and gold proponent, Peter Schiff, commented on the recent increase in the price of silver, saying that the metal has essentially become “the new Bitcoin.” The latter, on the other hand, has been particularly stable. Yesterday, the price gained just shy of two percent, which was the most action Bitcoin saw in...Read More
Owing to its decade long correlation with the S&P 500 stock market index, Bitcoin stock-to-flow (S2F) model propounder Plan B thinks that BTC should have surpassed it’s previous ATH and hit the $25,000 price mark. ‘S&P Implied BTC Price: $25K .. Interesting Times Ahead!’ Plan B takes an interesting place amongst numerous other ‘Bitcoin analysts’...Read More
After weeks of sitting in a tight range, Bitcoin finally made a move yesterday and conquered the $9,300 resistance. The majority of large-cap altcoins also followed the upward tick, and, as usual, there are some notable fluctuations among low-cap alts. Bitcoin Is Alive The last time the primary cryptocurrency stood above $9,300 for more than...Read More
After June 2020 had won the title for the least volatile month for Bitcoin since October 2019, then came July. So far, this month, Bitcoin had been trading in even a tighter range. The primary cryptocurrency had been adequately following the $9200 price, surrounding it, refusing to leave it, despite the ongoing craziness of the...Read More
Although the altcoin market remains highly volatile, most price movements in the past 24 hours have been sharp retraces with a few exceptions. Bitcoin, on the other hand, remains stable and hasn’t left its familiar trading territory of about $9,150-$9,200. In the traditional financial markets, the three largest US indexes are in the green as...Read More
Chanpeng Zhao, CEO of the leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance, believes that there’s an ongoing altcoin season in the digital asset market. In a recent interview, he also emphasized on Bitcoin’s increased stability, joking that it has become a stablecoin now. CZ Suggests An Altcoin Season During the past several weeks, the altcoin market has boomed...Read More
Today, BTC/USD price appears to have reached maximum consolidation between two long-standing trend lines (see daily chart below). Volatility has also continued to diminish further over the weekend, with the Bollinger bandwidth now at 0.1 on the 4-Hour chart. These two factors suggest that a major move could take place over the course of today’s...Read More
Altcoins continue gaining traction, while Bitcoin remains calm. This decreases BTC’s dominance over the cryptocurrency market down to 62%, which is the lowest point in five months. Altcoin Market Rises To The Occasion The past 24 hours come as another example that the altcoin market is fluctuating massively lately. This is especially evident among lower-cap...Read More
Clark Moody, the creator of the first real-time Bitcoin market data website, recently recollected the BTC market’s history over the last ten years. He pointed out that if the first BTC buyer held onto their holdings, they would have made a humongous 18.4 million percent return on his investment. It’s also worth pointing out, though,...Read More
The weekend turns out to be a rather boring one again for Bitcoin’s price as the asset continues hovering at about $9,150. However, the fluctuations within the altcoin market attract attention, with numerous double-digit gainers, led by Binance’s most recent acquisition – Swipe. Twitter Hack And Bitcoin After the blatant Twitter hack earlier this week,...Read More
Australia-based Jiu-Jitsu champion Craig Jones said he was one of the many who missed their chance to cash in their purchased Bitcoin after the 2017 ATH. The professional fighter had bought his crypto assets in 2015 but apparently lost the advantage of the all-time high value after mislaying his coins. Losing His Bitcoin In a...Read More
Although the Twitter hack had some delayed effects on Bitcoin, the downward move was quickly disbanded, and BTC remained relatively calm. The altcoin market is again showing signs of volatility with numerous examples of double-digit gainers and losers, including Elon Musk’s favorite Dogecoin. Bitcoin Chills On Friday The largest cryptocurrency by market cap has been...Read More
During the past seven days, Bitcoin failed to surprise us with anything in terms of price action. It appears that the cryptocurrency continues with its somewhat dormant state as it remained stagnant and rangebound between $9,000 and $9,200. Yesterday, BTC’s price dropped from slightly above $9,200 to around $9,040, sparking worries that things might take...Read More
Bitcoin is looking a bit worse for wear right now. Bearish traders have finally succeeded in overcoming the long-standing up-trending support (yellow line) that was first established on May 11, and we now have three red candles in a row on the daily BTC/USD chart for the first time since late June. During today’s trading...Read More
With a bit of delay following the Twitter hack, Bitcoin finally sees a slight movement downwards to $9,100. Interestingly, this time the three major US stock market indexes decrease in value with a similar percentage. The situation appears much more favorable in the low-cap altcoin market, as massive gainers include Aurora, Ampleforth, and Algorand. Bitcoin...Read More
Although Bitcoin received massive attention yesterday while hackers exploited almost every world leader’s Twitter accounts, the asset price refuses to move outside of its comfort zone of approximately $9,200. The altcoin market, though, remains volatile – Chainlink reached a new all-time high yesterday, Tezos next? Twitter Hack Can’t Shake Bitcoin All eyes were on the...Read More
Bitcoin’s price has been trading in a very tight range for a while now. The cryptocurrency seems unable to break out in any directions, while in the meantime, altcoins are popping massively. This has led to a 3% decrease in Bitcoin’s dominance, which measures the share of BTC relative to the entire market capitalization. However,...Read More
The first signs of decoupling became evident during yesterday’s trading session as the most prominent US indexes market 1-2% gains, while Bitcoin refused to follow and remained firmly in its $9,100 – $9,300 range. On the other hand, the altcoin market sees lots of double-digit price increases and has reduced BTC’s dominance to 62.3%. News...Read More
If you’ve been paying attention to Bitcoin’s chart against the US Dollar lately, you will have probably noticed how low BTC/USD trading volatility has been over the last three months. In fact, the leading cryptocurrency has been trading in a tight range of 3±% since June 2. This, coupled with the fact that the Bollinger...Read More
There has been very little action on crypto markets over the past 24 hours. The majority of high cap coins are cooling off again following minor movements over the weekend. Bitcoin is no exception, remaining range-bound as the tedium continues. BTC managed to top $9,300 again a few hours ago but has since declined back...Read More
Despite speculations that miners may abandon ship following the 2020 Bitcoin halving, the network’s security has been primarily increasing, and the hash rate reached a new ATH days ago. In response, the network increased the mining difficulty earlier today by almost 10%, reaching a fresh all-time high as well. Bitcoin’s 10% Difficulty Enhancement Upon creating...Read More
Cryptocurrency markets have remained in consolidation over the weekend with little movement from the high cap coins. Total market capitalization has increased slightly to $274 billion, but in general, things have remained in consolidation. Bitcoin prices dipped to a weekend low of $9,150 (Bitstamp), but things had recovered slightly during Monday’s first hours of trading....Read More
Without any shred of doubt, today’s spotlight in the cryptocurrency market is entirely on Chainlink (LINK). The price for the token surged with about 40% to reach $8.480 on Binance and shatter all perceived resistances on the way up. Chainlink (LINK) Price Explodes All eyes are focused on Chainlink (LINK) as its price increased by...Read More
The lack of substantial price movements from Bitcoin during the past 24 hours, while simultaneously altcoins and, DeFi tokens, in particular, rise, means that BTC’s dominance over the market continues to decline to its yearly low. Altcoins And DeFi On The Rise The altcoin market indicates several impressive gainers throughout the past 24 hours. Above...Read More
Unlike Bitcoin’s stability, the altcoins are celebrating in their own party. Bitcoin dominance recently reached its yearly-low areas after dropping below 62.5% over the past few hours. Wild Move Upcoming? From a technical point of view, Bitcoin’s stability period like this usually ends with a wild move. The indicator we mainly use to measure volatility...Read More
Bitcoin remains in its quite familiar range between $9,000 and $9,300 after a 2% increase from yesterday’s low. The most prominent US-based indexes registered similar increases yesterday, confirming the high correlation levels between the two asset groups. Bitcoin And Altcoins Recover As reported yesterday, the price for the primary cryptocurrency decreased to $9,050 on some...Read More
It’s safe to say that July has been relatively dull for Bitcoin when it comes to price action. The major cryptocurrency spent the last week trading in a range between $9,100 and $9,400 without any major fluctuations. It’s also worth noting that legacy markets and Bitcoin’s price remain aggressively correlated. In fact, a lot of...Read More
Bitcoin and most altcoins have retraced slightly in the past 24 hours, after a few days of gains. Interestingly, similar price fallbacks are visible in the traditional stock markets, as the Dow Jones is down by 1.4%. Bitcoin’s False Breakout After the unsuccessful attempt to conquer $9,500, Bitcoin hovered above the significant 50-MA level at...Read More
