The entire market has been fairly uncertain throughout the past week, though one event stands out from the rest. On September 20th, Bitcoin’s price crashed to around $5,400 on Pyth Network oracle’s BTC/USD feed. Pyth is an oracle network based on Solana and it aims to bridge blockchains and real-world data. This is highly needed in the field of cryptocurrencies to provide relevancy, accuracy, and interoperability. However, on September 20th, between 12:21 and 12:23 UTC, the...
Read More »Over $400 Million Liquidated in a Day as Bitcoin Tumbled Below $41K
The market suddenly turned red today following what seems to be another wave of regulatory efforts to crack down on cryptocurrencies in China. This left over $400 million liquidated in less than a day. As CryptoPotato reported, China continues with its efforts to further crack down on the entire cryptocurrency market. The country’s national bank issued a statement outlining that digital assets are banned, adding that operating with exchanges will also be prohibited. While a...
Read More »Trading and Mining Crackdown in China Escalates: Bitcoin Plunges $3K
The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) published a document reminding that digital assets are banned within the country and added that operating with exchanges will also be prohibited. As a result, BTC dumped by $3,000 in an hour. China’s negative stance on the cryptocurrency space has been wildly known for years, and the nation tends to frequently remind investors about it. The central bank highlighted the illegal status of digital assets once more on Friday. The statement also...
Read More »Bitcoin Retests $45K as Ethereum Stalls Around $3.1K (Market Watch)
Following a few days of adverse price developments, bitcoin has started to recover some value and currently sits around $45,000. Most altcoins have stalled in the same timeframe, with a few exceptions from Polkadot and Terra. Bitcoin Taps $45K The start of the week was highly damaging for the bitcoin bulls as the price of the cryptocurrency plummeted on Monday from $48,000 to around $43,000 in hours. The situation only worsened in the following two days as BTC dumped by a few...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Analysis: After BTC’s Quick Dip Below $40k, Is Local Bottom Confirmed?
Global risk-off, uncertainty over Evergrande’s debt crisis, and large liquidations have been pressuring Bitcoin lately. The near-term chart may look bearish, but the fundamental and on-chain trend remain firmly bullish, making this pullback a potential buying opportunity. In just over two weeks, BTC fell from a high of $52.9k to a low of $39.5k, mainly driven by massive liquidations in derivatives and panic selling from younger coins. It’s easy to look at the chart with a...
Read More »Following Bitcoin’s Drop, Addresses in Profit Slumped From 82% to 70%
Bitcoin’s most recent downturn also took a toll on the addresses that are in profit – they decreased from 82% to 70% in less than a couple of days. As CryptoPotato reported yesterday, the entire cryptocurrency market tumbled following a broader collapse of stocks throughout the world amid rising debt crunch fears in China. This saw over $800 billion worth of both long and short positions liquidated, and Bitcoin’s price tumbled to as low as $40,200 earlier today. The sharp...
Read More »The Evergrande Debt Crisis in China and What It Could Mean for Bitcoin
The financial world is watching Evergrande and what’s going on in China closely, as this has been undoubtedly the headliner for the past couple of weeks. Today, global markets tumbled as Evergrande stock price lost another 10%, sending Bitcoin well into the red with a decrease of around 8% in the past 24 hours alone. But is the pain over? Evergrande – Chinese Real Estate Behemoth Sags Evergrande managed to become one of the leading companies in China when it comes to real...
Read More »Bitcoin Plunges on Global Stocks Crash, Where is The Next Critical Support? (BTC Price Analysis)
After a week of global stocks selling off and BTC managing to hold quite well, the pressure continues as SPX futures dropped sharply as fear and uncertainty regarding Evergrande’s $300B debt crisis remain. Investors need to be cautious as the SPX has broken a higher time frame structure, likely leading to increased volatility in the coming weeks. This will likely impact volatility in BTC as risk assets are highly correlated. Chart by TradingViewTechnical Support Tested – Key...
Read More »Bitcoin Maintains $48k Amid Another Minimal Trading Volume Weekend (Market Watch)
Bitcoin neared $49,000 for the first time in over a week but failed to breach it and has returned to around $48,000. Most alternative coins are slightly in red, except for Solana, which has jumped by 4% in a day to above $160. Bitcoin Maintains $48K After the volatile start of the week, in which bitcoin surged by $1,500 and dropped by $3,000 in minutes, the cryptocurrency enjoyed a steady price increase. In a matter of days, it bounced off the $43,300 low reached on Monday...
Read More »3 Reasons Why Bitcoin Can Reach $100K This Year, According to Bloomberg Senior Analyst
The number of people believing that bitcoin could top $100,000 by the end of the year continues to grow, with the latest being Bloomberg’s Senior Commodity Strategist – Mike McGlone. By outlining the growing mass adoption, declining active supply, among other reasons, McGlone predicted that BTC could more than double its value in the next three months. BTC to $100K: Bloomberg This year has already been a wild roller-coaster when it comes down to BTC’s price as it surged from...
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