Over the past few days, crypto markets have tanked 15% with more than $350 million exiting the space. Monthly support levels have been broken sending crypto assets to their lowest levels since late February as bearish sentiment returns. However, the 28% market correction is nothing new and has happened several times during every market cycle....Read More
On July 5th, Bitcoin fell below $54,000, experiencing a decline of over 6% in the past 24 hours due to increasing bearish pressure. The market downturn intensified after Mt. Gox, an early cryptocurrency exchange that went bankrupt over a decade ago, started to repay its customers following a lengthy bankruptcy process. The latest downturn has...Read More
The defunct cryptocurrency exchange Mt Gox has finally commenced creditor repayments ten years after filing for bankruptcy. According to an announcement from the Mt Gox Rehabilitation Trustee, the defunct estate distributed bitcoin (BTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) payments to some creditors on July 5 through designated crypto exchanges linked with the repayment plan. Mt Gox...Read More
Around 18,000 Bitcoin options contracts will expire on July 5 with a notional value of around $1 billion. However, this week’s expiry event is much smaller than the big end-of-quarter contract expiry last Friday. Bitcoin Options Expiry Today’s batch of BTC derivatives has a put/call ratio of 0.65, meaning that almost twice as many long...Read More
On July 4, blockchain security platform PeckShield reported that wallets linked to the German government were moving BTC. Around 1,300 coins worth roughly $75 million were transferred from these associated wallets to centralized exchanges Coinbase, Kraken, and Bitstamp, it noted. It is not the first transfer this week; on July 2, the wallet associated with...Read More
Bitcoin prices plunged below support at $60,000, falling to a nine-week low of around $57,000 during trading on July 4. This could accelerate a potential drop to or even below $50,000, according to Markus Thielen, founder and CEO of 10x Research. In a note to investors on July 4, Thielen said that the psychological $60,000...Read More
Investors are eagerly awaiting the launch of spot Ethereum ETFs this month. But reports of delays appear to have vexed investors. But once spot Ethereum ETFs hit the floor, these new products are estimated to attract net inflows of $3-$5 billion within the first six months of trading, according to a recent report published by...Read More
The German government has moved another stash of its seized Bitcoin to some of the world’s top crypto exchanges, stirring new fears of a possible liquidation of its Bitcoin reserves. Despite the latest transfers, it currently possesses Bitcoins worth around $2.82 billion. Germany’s Bitcoin Transfers Continues According to an update by Lookonchain, the German government...Read More
Crypto markets have started to recover over the weekend with a total capitalization gain of around 4%, primarily led by Bitcoin, which reclaimed the $63,000 level during Asian trading on Monday morning. This short week’s economic calendar does not have many big-hitting reports but could still shed light on the direction of economic recovery in...Read More
On June 28, the American venture capitalist said that he wasn’t sure that BTC prices would go up that dramatically from here, in an interview with CNBC. The bearish outlook stems from his view that Bitcoin has yet to fulfill itself as a cypherpunk, crypto-anarchist, and libertarian financial freedom tool. He said that this vision...Read More
Analysts at market intelligence platform CryptoQuant have outlined on-chain metrics that could signal that the bitcoin (BTC) price has bottomed and cryptocurrencies are beginning to rally again. The latest weekly CryptoQuant report mentioned signals like higher bullish momentum, rising BTC demand, and faster stablecoin liquidity growth as the metrics to watch. Higher Bullish Momentum CryptoQuant’s...Read More
There will be no sharp correction following any potential interest rate cuts by the U.S. central bank in September or November. This is the prediction from analyst ‘RamenPanda’ who explained their thinking in a lengthy post on X on June 27. The analyst noted that during times of financial crisis, such as in 2008, the...Read More
This Friday, around 107,000 Bitcoin options contracts will expire, with a notional value of $6.6 billion. Moreover, it is an end-of-month expiry event, which is much larger than usual end-of-week expiries so there may be a little market volatility. Bitcoin Options Expiry Today’s huge tranche of BTC derivatives has a put/call ratio of 0.5, meaning...Read More
Bitcoin sustained a more than 6% decline over the past week. The back-to-back corrections temporarily pushed the asset below $60,000. Although it has rebounded since then, its recovery appears to have stalled around $61,500, causing concern among investors about further losses. This is especially true as the US government transferred 3,940 BTC to Coinbase Prime...Read More
According to blockchain analytics platform Lookonchain, a Bitcoin wallet that had been inactive for 14 years has reemerged. The entity deposited 50 BTC worth around $3.05M to Binance. Early Bitcoin Miner Wallet Moves 50 BTC The dormant wallet, belonging to an early Bitcoin miner, sprang to life on Thursday, moving its entire balance of 50...Read More
According to data shared by Lookonchain, the German government has transferred an additional 750 BTC, valued at approximately $46.35 million. Around $15.41 million or 250 BTC of this amount was sent to crypto exchanges Bitstamp and Kraken. Despite these transfers, the entity still maintains a significant Bitcoin reserve, currently holding 45,609 BTC, which has an...Read More
American entrepreneur and Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki has revealed that he made his first Bitcoin (BTC) purchase when the asset was worth $6,000 due to encouragement from former Goldman Sachs executive Raoul Pal. According to Kiyosaki, his first 30 BTC purchase has incurred substantial returns over the years; hence, he believes Pal’s...Read More
Bitcoin whales are quietly scooping up BTC, according to the latest analysis by IntoTheBlock. There has been a shift in Bitcoin accumulation patterns with a surge in net inflows to the largest wallets despite the prevailing market sentiment of FUD. Bitcoin Whales Increase Holdings By 7,130 BTC The data revealed that holders with control of...Read More
Bitcoin’s price took a steep tumble early this week, driving over $300 million in crypto market liquidations in a single day. Why the sudden volatility? Gayatri Choudhury, Quantitative Research Analyst at Bitwise, says there have been two key drivers of the selloff – and neither relates to the Bitcoin ETFs. Miners Are Dumping The analyst...Read More
The Crypto Fear and Greed Index, which measures market sentiment for Bitcoin and the broader cryptocurrency industry, has tanked to its lowest score in nearly 18 months. This development follows bitcoin’s drop below $60,000, reaching its lowest point since early May. Crypto Fear & Greed Index Plummets The index fell 21 points on June 24,...Read More
Grayscale’s GBTC has dominated in the recent wave of outflows from US spot Bitcoin ETFs, which collectively recorded a total daily net outflow of $174.45 million on Monday. This marked a week of consecutive negative flows, with Grayscale’s GBTC alone accounting for $90 million of the outflows. No Inflows Across Spot Bitcoin ETFs Interestingly, BlackRock’s...Read More
Bitcoin (BTC) has continued its downtrend, reaching new local lows of under $59,000. During the mid-hours of the United States Monday trading session, BTC briefly fell below $60,000 to register a new local low of $58,500. This slump has persisted as outflows from the U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) market have continued into the...Read More
Bitcoin’s ongoing correction could be nearing its end and the market could experience a rally in the coming weeks, judging by pseudonymous cryptocurrency trader Teddy’s analysis. According to their tweet, if history repeats itself, bitcoin’s bottom for this correction could be in the $61,000 range. Bitcoin to Bottom at $61K Teddy explained that every correction...Read More
This week, investors are focusing on key reports that could provide insights into the U.S. economy’s health and outlook. The most anticipated is the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) report, which serves as the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge. There are also reports on consumer sentiment and inflation expectations data that could rattle markets. Economic Events...Read More
On June 24, the Mt. Gox rehabilitation trustee issued a letter regarding repayments to creditors commencing at the beginning of July 2024. “The Rehabilitation Trustee has been preparing to make repayments in Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash under the Rehabilitation Plan,” it stated. The move comes after extensive preparations to ensure safe and compliant repayments, it...Read More
The cryptocurrency industry is often described as a risk-on asset class that tends to underperform in times of economic uncertainty. Although the stock market also falls in this category, at least to an extent, it has been on a wild run in the past few weeks, with multiple new all-time highs from the most prominent...Read More
The crypto market is in the red amid significant bloodshed from bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins. There is currently no bullish momentum, and BTC is hovering around key levels, falling below traders’ on-chain realized price of $65,800. Regardless, CryptoQuant analysts insist in a recent report that the market is in a bull season. Lack of Bullish...Read More
There has been increased speculation over a Bitcoin miner capitulation as hash rate increases slow down, operational costs increase, and the asset price continues to fall. Analyst James Check assessed miner-side sell pressure to determine the severity of the miner selloff in a video on June 21. Miners selling after a halving event and the...Read More
Historically, Bitcoin has played a crucial role in driving market trends. Due to this substantial influence over other cryptocurrencies, BTC has, time and again, served as a primary indicator. While long-term holders of Bitcoin started liquidating their positions in January, their Ethereum counterparts have been steadily accumulating. Divergence Among Ethereum Holders The behavior of long-term...Read More
The market may have lacked luster, but investors are comfortably sitting on substantial piles of profit. Data suggest that profits are heavily focused on large-cap tokens and meme coins, while altcoins have taken a backseat. The latest findings by IntoTheBlock revealed that Bitcoin (BTC) leads the pack with 89.11% of its holders currently sitting in...Read More
