For better or worse, 2022 is about to end, and the bitcoin bulls are in a hurry to send this rather violent year packing. The asset’s price tumbled amid macroeconomic hurdles, industry collapses and scams, and everything in between. The micro scale doesn’t give much hope either, as BTC slipped to a new 10-day low of way below $16,500 yesterday. Bitcoin’s Nightmare Year Comes to an End After the massive bull market of 2021, in which bitcoin skyrocketed to an all-time high of...
Read More »MicroStrategy Buys More BTC, FTX Revelations and More Contagion: This Week’s Crypto Recap
The last week of 2022 ends with a bang but not in terms of price action, which remains as dull as possible. However, it was marked by multiple events, so let’s dive in. First things first, Michael Saylor’s MicroStrategy seems far from being done with buying BTC. The company revealed another purchase of more than 2,000 bitcoins, bringing its total to more than 132K. It’s also worth noting, though, that the company also sold around 700 BTC for the first time ever – for tax...
Read More »Terra Classic (LUNC) Drops 8%, Bitcoin Dips to Weekly Lows (Market Watch)
Bitcoin continued with minor price declines in the past 24 hours, resulting in a dip to a weekly low of under $16,500. Most altcoins are also in the red, including substantial losses from Solana and Terra Classic. Bitcoin Dropped to Weekly Lows The primary cryptocurrency had a calm weekend, in which it stood at around $16,800 without any movements in either direction. This resulted in closing the week at precisely the same spot it was seven days ago. The start of the new week...
Read More »Market Watch: Bitcoin Sees Zero Move Weekly, Litecoin Jumps 5%
With the new week starting, bitcoin’s price has remained stuck around $16,800 and is actually at the same place it was seven days ago. The altcoins are also very quiet, with Litecoin emerging as the only notable gainer from the larger-cap ones. Bitcoin Stays Flat Last week began with a price drop of $16,300, which became BTC’s lowest position in about three weeks. However, the asset recovered its lost ground and returned back to $16,800. The following days were quite calm,...
Read More »Christmas Watch: Will 2023 Finally End Bitcoin Price’s Stagnancy Amid $17K?
With the end of the year approaching fast, the primary cryptocurrency continues to remain stuck at familiar ground at just over $17,000, begging the question if that’s about to change anytime soon. Most altcoins are also quite stagnant on a daily scale, aside from OKB, which has jumped by over 5% after the recent OKX proof-of-reserve statement. Bitcoin Boring Below $17K The past week saw a substantial price decline from bitcoin when the asset fell to a three-week low at...
Read More »Weekend Watch: Terra Classic (LUNC) Jumps 6%, Bitcoin Flat Amid $17K
The latest PCE data announced by the US yesterday brought little volatility to the crypto market, in which BTC dropped by a few hundred dollars but recovered almost immediately. The altcoins are still on a daily scale, with a few exceptions in the likes of Terra Classic, Decentraland, and Lido. Bitcoin Remains Chill at $17K Bitcoin dropped to a 3-week low on December 20 at $16,300 but reclaimed almost all lost value in less than a day. Another price decline two days later saw...
Read More »SBF Deported and Released on Bail, FTX Fiasco Rageson, Bitcoin Stuck Below $17K: This Week’s Recap
Quite a lot has been going on in the cryptocurrency industry over the past seven days, but most of it failed to impact the price action,Week’s remains rather dull. Can’toin is trading below $17K, down about 2.9% in the past seven dParents’ble to recover the coveted level. The volatility has seemingly disappeared from the market, but that’s not necessarily truparents’e altcoins. All of them are trading in the red, with the most considerable loss being that of Cardano which...
Read More »BNB Leads Recovery Efforts While Bitcoin Struggles Below $17K (Weekend Watch)
Over the past day, the total cryptocurrency market capitalization managed to recover a few billion, but the overall market saw no considerable volatility, and volume is drying up. Some altcoins managed to pull ahead, but the broader sentiment remains fearful. Bitcoin Struggles Below $17K Bitcoin’s price was unable to hold above the $17K level yesterday and dropped to a low of $16,527 on Binance. The cryptocurrency has failed to recover and is currently trading at around...
Read More »Crypto Bloodbath: Bitcoin Plummets Below $17K, BNB Crashes 7% (Weekend Watch)
The past 24 hours have been tough in the cryptocurrency markets, with the total capitalization dropping by some $40 billion. This comes on the back of major coins charting serious declines and BTC plummeting below $17K. Bitcoin Goes Below $17K Bitcoin’s price took a serious beating over the past couple of days, losing about 9% of its value since hitting $18,300 earlier in the week. For the past 24 hours alone, the cryptocurrency is down by almost 3%, training at around...
Read More »Bitcoin Remains Calm in Anticipation of Tuseday’s CPI Release (Weekend Watch)
The cryptocurrency market has remained calm over the past 24 hours with unimpressive volumes, which is rather typical for the weekend. It’s also worth noting that market participants might be cautious before the release of November’s CPI numbers. Bitcoin Stable at $17K Bitcoin’s price has failed to produce any significant movements in the past 24 hours and has maintained above $17K for a total of 0.2% gains on the day, according to CoinGecko. As seen in the chart below, there...
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