The long-term holder ratios for Ethereum (ETH) and Bitcoin (BTC) over time show a distinct trend in favor of the former. As of now, 74.7% of Ethereum addresses belong to long-term holders, a figure that surpasses Bitcoin’s long-term holder ratio, which is hovering at just over 60% Ethereum Leads in Holder Ratios According to the...Read More
With Bitcoin’s increasing presence in traditional financial systems and speculation around a US BTC strategic reserve, some experts foresee a major supply shock during this cycle, potentially disrupting the 4-year cycle theory with extraordinary price growth. However, a new report indicates that such a supply shock is unlikely to happen in 2025. Analyzing Bitcoin Long-Term...Read More
Bitcoin plunged below $95,000 on Wednesday after shedding almost 8% over the past day. Amidst heightened volatility, investors appear to have positioned themselves cautiously. But prominent entrepreneur and investor Robert Kiyosaki believes the latest “crash” is great. Here’s why: Opportunity in Crisis Kiyosaki took to X to express his optimism about Bitcoin despite its recent...Read More
Rising Treasury yields as a result of falling bond prices Tuesday knocked tech stocks in the Nasdaq Composite down nearly 2%. Aside from BTC, Ethereum fell nearly 8%, Ripple dropped by 6%, and Solana slumped by nearly 10% in the 24-hour window. BTC Price Retraces Jan 6 Bump on New Congress Going into the work...Read More
Bitcoin prices have slumped back into five-figure territory, with the asset hitting an intraday low of $95,164 during early trading in Asia on Wednesday following a fall of almost 6% in 12 hours, according to CoinGecko. On Tuesday, Jan. 7, the asset topped $102,000 after gaining 10% over the past week. However, most of those...Read More
2025 has kicked off on a positive note, with Bitcoin back to six figures, trading above $100,000. Despite climbing by almost 8% over the past week, BTC is yet to reclaim its recently established all-time high above $108,000. However, Bitcoin’s divergence from equities suggests a reduced correlation, raising hopes for a bullish 2025 and new...Read More
As 2025 begins, the possibility of bitcoin (BTC) experiencing a significant correction in this first quarter is high. However, declining sell-side liquidity suggests the cryptocurrency could also see further gains in the medium term. In the latest edition of the Bitfinex Alpha report, analysts revealed that much of the downside pressure predicted for Q1 2025...Read More
Bitcoin “has only just started its price discovery phase,” crypto analyst ‘Daan Crypto Trades’ told his 390,000 followers on X on Jan. 7. Price discovery occurs when an asset enters new territory and makes consecutive new all-time highs. At the time of writing, BTC was just 6% away from its Dec. 17 peak price of...Read More
Crypto markets held on to gains made late last week over the weekend, and momentum could continue into the following days. There has been a small ‘Santa rally’ for stocks and crypto markets over the first few days of the year, with around $280 billion entering digital asset markets. This week will see the release...Read More
After struggling at the end of the year with numerous consecutive days of net outflows, the spot Bitcoin ETFs in the States finally registered some notable inflows on Friday. The Ethereum counterparts sit in the opposite corner, as they have been mostly in the green since mid-December despite the FOMC aftermath on the entire market....Read More
At its fourth quarter meeting on Dec. 27, the People’s Bank of China committee (POBC) proposed a more dovish (low interest rate) policy going forward. At the same time, the US Fed has different plans. China Announces Interest Rate Cut Financial analysts expect the bank to make adjustments to the target funds rate so that...Read More
Bitcoin’s price recovered from the most substantial declines earlier this week that drove it to a monthly low but still struggles to return to six-digit territory. With the weekly close just hours away, here are the potential risks the cryptocurrency faces if it remains under this coveted level. BTC to Close Below $100K? The last...Read More
For context, Bitcoin returned a yield in average crypto exchange prices of 210% from Nov. 1, 2023, to a historical record high level above $108,000 on Dec. 16, according to data compiled by CoinMarketCap. Compare that to US stocks’ performance over the same time period, and the original and most secure cryptocurrency massively over-indexed for...Read More
The little orange cryptocurrency was one of several digital assets in this segment that walloped 2024 gains from investing in US stocks like those in the S&P 500 Index or Nasdaq Composite. Others, like Ripple’s XRP tokens for international settlements between large institutions, performed even better than Bitcoin. XRP was up 247% by Christmas Day...Read More
Crypto assets declined as 2024 came to a close. Bitcoin’s post-election surge to over $100,000 had lost momentum. Entering 2025, the asset touched $97,000 but soon pulled back slightly. However, the latest CryptoQuant analysis hints that BTC is still in the midst of a bull market. The current phase has been identified as a cooling-off...Read More
The positive seasonality known to affect the bitcoin market during the last quarters of every halving year is wearing off, as seen in BTC\’s price movements over the past two weeks. This trend is often driven by high demand from investors; however, recent data shows that these market participants have slowed down in their acquisition...Read More
The on-chain data analysis platform Glassnode has identified several price levels that hold the key to bitcoin’s (BTC) price trajectory in the coming weeks. Depending on which direction the leading digital asset goes, there could be a massive correction or strong resilience that could enable positive price movement. According to Glassnode’s tweet, these price levels...Read More
The Syrian Center for Economic Research (SCER) has presented a proposal for the transitional government to legalize Bitcoin and digitize the Syrian pound in a bold strategy to address the country’s economic crisis. This proposal aims to build a strong digital economy and develop both centralized and decentralized banking infrastructures across the country. SCER’s Vision...Read More
According to CryptoQuant’s latest data, Binance has reached a new milestone in its stablecoin reserves as it hit an all-time high of $31 billion recently. This marks a significant recovery and growth, as the reserves stood at just $7 billion in June 2023. Therefore, the latest figure reflects a nearly fivefold increase over six months....Read More
Bitcoin (BTC) is consolidating between $94,000 and $92,000, but investors are moving their assets out of exchanges. The asset has plunged in the last two weeks and was hovering around $93,750 at the time of writing. Analysis by CryptoQuant official AxelAdlerJr revealed that crypto exchanges are recording very low levels of BTC deposits while investors...Read More
Long-term holding trends in the crypto market have taken an intriguing turn this year as Ethereum surpassed Bitcoin in retaining such investors. Despite Bitcoin’s 122% surge compared to Ethereum’s 48% growth in the past year, the increase in the long-term holders of the latter highlighted rising market confidence as 2025 approaches. Ethereum Shows Stronger Long-Term...Read More
The world’s biggest corporate holder of bitcoin continues with its accumulation phase by allocating another $209 million to purchase 2,136 BTC. With this eight consecutive Monday purchase, the company’s stash has skyrocketed to over 446,000 BTC. MicroStrategy has acquired 2,138 BTC for ~$209 million at ~$97,837 per bitcoin and has achieved BTC Yield of 47.8%...Read More
In 4 out of every 5 Christmas holidays going back to 1950, US stocks have pumped as investors pile some extra savings into capital markets. But financial markets don’t get this tailwind every year. This year, the Nasdaq Composite and Bitcoin’s price rallied on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, but a Grinch of a pullback...Read More
Moreover, even in a year that many stocks doubled and tripled their historical average yearly returns, leading cryptocurrencies delivered gains of over 100% for the year. With several years of operation behind them, landmark wins against SEC regulators in US court, and even Wall Street ETFs for two of them, the crypto assets on this...Read More
The cryptocurrency market has been in a particularly painful slump for the past ten days or so and has failed to produce the much-anticipated Santa Claus rally. With the year coming to an end in just a few days, on-chain data actually shows that this could all change in a rather unexpected fashion. Trading Volumes...Read More
Altcoins include all the other Internet currencies secured by cryptographic blockchains, in addition to Bitcoin, which is a seminal and first-in-class cryptocurrency. Their currency market exchange rates can vary with as much volatility as BTC and tend to track along with Bitcoin’s price. In fact, big rallies for BTC tend to lead to major bull...Read More
The ongoing political turmoil in South Korea has had a ripple effect on the country’s financial market. The South Korean won has dropped to its lowest value against the United States dollar since March 2009. This devaluation is reflected in the Bitcoin Kimchi Premium, a metric showing the gap between BTC’s price in South Korea...Read More
Bitcoin saw a setback after the holidays, losing almost 4% in value over the past day. This latest dip briefly dragged its price under $95.2k on Thursday. In fact, following multiple corrections since mid-December, Bitcoin has nearly wiped out its monthly gain. However, data suggests there could be room for more upward movement. Declining Binance...Read More
Bitcoin’s price actions took a turn for the better over the past few days, and the asset even came close to $100,000 yesterday evening as the crowd became highly bullish again. However, it was stopped there and pushed south by a few grand amid reports of a growing number of investors realizing profits. What Needs...Read More
Canadian crypto firm Matador Technologies announced a major shift in its capital preservation strategy this week after its Board of Directors unanimously approved the addition of Bitcoin and USD-denominated assets to its corporate treasury. The goal behind this decision is to mitigate risks associated with the company’s reliance on Canadian dollar-denominated assets, which marks a...Read More
