The total cryptocurrency market capitalization dropped below $1 trillion on Saturday as the majority of altcoins are bleeding out. Bitcoin also dropped below the coveted $20,000 as the bulls failed to produce any meaningful increases. Bitcoin Below $20K The primary cryptocurrency has failed to chart any notable increases in the past 24 hours and is down some 1.3%. The bulls attempted to push the price upwards on a few occasions but were unable to do so. Eventually, this...
Read More »BTC’s Fight for $20K, OpenSea and Arbitrum Upgrades, the Merge Closing in: This Week’s Crypto Recap
The past seven days didn’t turn out very well for the broader cryptocurrency market as the total capitalization decreased by roughly $60 billion. It was a week filled with ups and downs, so let’s unpack. This time seven days ago, Bitcoin was trading slightly below $21K, but things quickly took a turn for the worse. The cryptocurrency decreased to $20K and eventually fall below this critical level on Monday, August 29th. It was then the back and forth started. On Tuesday, BTC...
Read More »Recovery: Bitcoin Reclaims $20K, ETH Regains 10% (Market Watch)
The past 24 hours took a turn for the better as, the broader cryptocurrency market added over $50 billion to its total capitalization and reclaimed the coveted $1 trillion level. This comes on the back of Bitcoin reclaiming $20K and Ethereum pushing for $1.6K at the time of this writing. Bitcoin Price Bouncing Back Yesterday, the BTC price slipped towards $19,500, where it seems to have marked some sort of a local bottom as that’s where the bulls took more definitive steps to...
Read More »Crypto Market Cap Below $1T, Bitcoin Fights for $20K (Weekend Watch)
After yesterday’s price plunge towards and beneath $20,000, bitcoin has stalled and struggles to remain above that coveted line. The altcoins also suffered quite a bit at the start of the weekend, and most sit calmly now. Bitcoin Fights for $20K The previous week was particularly harmful to the primary cryptocurrency, which dumped by more than $4,000 in less than seven days to a monthly low of around $21,000. It spent most of this past week around that level, trading...
Read More »$80 Billion Gone From Crypto Markets as Bitcoin Dumped to 6-Week Low
After the recent stagnation, bitcoin finally began moving and dumped to a six-week low beneath $20,000. Most altcoins are deep in the red as well. Ethereum is down to $1,500, while SOL, ADA, and AVAX have declined by up to 8% in a day. Bitcoin Dipped Below $20K Last week was particularly harmful to the primary cryptocurrency, which dumped from $25,200 to $21,000 in a matter of days. Since that enhanced volatility, the asset calmed and spent most of the following days trading...
Read More »$400M in Liquidations Daily as Bitcoin Dipped Below $20K
Bitcoin only intensified its recent price drops by slumping to just under $20,000 for the first time in about six weeks. The alternative coins suffer, too, leading to almost $400 million in liquidations from over-leveraged traders. CryptoPotato reported the relatively stable price movements from bitcoin in the past week or so. After falling by $4,000 in the previous week, BTC spent most of this one around the $21,000 mark. It challenged $22,000 a few days ago but to no...
Read More »Jerome Powell Speech, Merge Updates, and Bitcoin’s Choppy Price Action: The Week’s Crypto Recap
The past seven days were relatively unproductive in the cryptocurrency markets – at least in terms of price development, but this doesn’t mean there wasn’t volatility. The total capitalization seems to be hanging by a thread slightly above the coveted mark of $1 trillion. This time last week, Bitcoin was trading at around $21,700 but quickly retraced below $21,000. The price spent quite some time battling with this area, and it appears that even until this moment, there’s no...
Read More »Is The Ethereum 2.0 Merge Priced In?
Ethereum’s merge is undoubtedly the most highly-anticipated event in the cryptocurrency industry in 2022. Scheduled for September, the anticipation also caused a considerable increase in the price of ETH, which is up about 90% since the lows in June. Many believe that this increase is largely due to the Merge, and some are speculating that the event might already be priced in. But is it really? To get to the bottom of this, there are a few other questions that need an...
Read More »Crypto Markets About to Close Worst Week Since June’s Crash (Market Watch)
Bitcoin’s situation took another turn for the worse in the past 24 hours as the asset slipped to $20,750. Most altcoins are in a similar position this week, making it the worst performing trading one since the massive crash in mid-June. Bitcoin Down 15% Weekly A lot can change in the cryptocurrency markets within a week. Bitcoin, for instance, was riding high last weekend when it jumped above $25,000 on two separate occasions to mark new multi-month peaks. While the bulls...
Read More »Bitcoin Plunged to $20.8K, Crypto Markets Erased $120B in 48 Hours (Weekend Watch)
Bitcoin’s recent nosedives continued in the past 24 hours, and the asset slipped to a new three-week low of under $21,000. Ethereum is in a similar position, having lost another $100 daily. At the same time, Shiba Inu is among the few alts well in the green. Bitcoin Sees New Low The landscape was looking rather bright for the primary cryptocurrency until five days ago. At that point, it had skyrocketed to above $25,200, which was a two-month high. However, it couldn’t stay...
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