Strong inflows into the ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) in the past two weeks pushed its Bitcoin (BTC) exposure to a new record high. No Bitcoin outflows despite 'rollover' risks The fund, which uses futures contracts to gain exposure to Bitcoin's price movements, had a record 28,450 BTC under its management — worth about $1.27 billion at today's price — as of March 24, compared to nearly 26,000 BTC a month before, according to official data from ProShares. Interestingly, the inflows appeared in the days leading up to the "rollover" of BITO's 3,846 March future contracts in the week ending …

Morale across the cryptocurrency ecosystem is rising on March 24 as several days of positive moves have helped lift Bitcoin (BTC) back above $44,000 and Ether bulls took control at $3,100. The climbing price of BTC comes amidst a backdrop of surging inflation and rising interest rates which could see up to seven hikes over the course of 2022 according to Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that after trading near $43,000 throughout the morning session on Thursday, a midday spike lifted the price of BTC to an intraday high at $44,186 …

The bullish narrative is beginning to build across the cryptocurrency ecosystem on March 22 as the price of Bitcoin (BTC) briefly spiked above $43,000 while Ether (ETH) has reclaimed support at $3,000 following a deposit of $110 million worth of ETH into Lido's liquidity pools. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that the price of Bitcoin rallied 6.15% from a low of $40,884 in the early hours of Tuesday to an intraday high at $43,380 before consolidating around support at $42,300. Here’s what several analysts are saying about Bitcoin's recent price action and which support and resistance levels …

Bitcoin (BTC) could undergo one last bear market capitulation if "whales" — addresses that hold more than $1 million worth of Bitcoin — ramp up their selling pressure, according to on-chain analyst Willy Woo. Room for another Bitcoin drop? Woo assessed the average price at which short-term investors entered the Bitcoin market across history and charted the daily change in the value. That resulted in a cost basis, a metric that signals when "inexperienced" traders sell BTC to "experienced" traders during a BTC free fall, which typically coincides with the market bottom. The cost basis underwent significant dips during the …

The blockchain community got a bit of good news on March 14 after regulators in the European Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs rejected a ban on proof-of-work (PoW) based cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) that would have had significant ramifications for the crypto industry. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that despite the positive development, Bitcoin continues to trade sideways near the $39,000 level amid geopolitical uncertainty and the possibility of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike later this week. CME Fed Fund futures prices suggest that traders are pricing in a March 16 rate hike with …

There’s was no rest for weary crypto traders on March 10 as a blistering 7.9% CPI print emerged as the headline of the day, putting pressure on global financial markets and erasing the previous day's gains in Bitcoin (BTC) as the price fell back below $40,000. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that the BTC sell-off kicked off in the early trading hours on Thursday and escalated into midday with the price hitting a low of $38,562 before dip buyers bid it back above support at $39,000. Here’s what analysts have to say about the ongoing see-saw price …

The market capitalization of gold-backed crypto tokens increased by 60% in 2022 to surpass $1 billion for the first time in history, according to Arcane Research in its latest weekly report. Gold shines, Bitcoin disappoints In 2022, investors have been rushing to the perceived safety of gold-backed crypto assets, whose value is pegged to the price of gold. Namely, PAX Gold (PAXG), Tether Gold (XAUT), and similar precious metal-backed digital assets have been climbing in value as investors "diversify inflation bets" within the crypto sector, explains Arcane Research. PAXG is also outperforming Bitcoin (BTC) this year, as shown in the …

"Volatility" is the word of the month and that is exactly what cryptocurrency investors saw today as Bitcoin rallied after concerns over the Biden administration's executive order on crypto turned out to be a 'nothingburger'. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that after trading near the $39,000 mark for the past few days, the price of Bitcoin (BTC) spiked 10.42% to an intraday high at $42,606 on as cautious traders flooded back into the market. Here’s a look at what traders and analysts in the market are saying about this latest move and the areas of support and …

Bitcoin (BTC) looks poised to test the $43,000 level in March, according to a technical setup shared by Rekt Capital, a pseudonymous market analyst. BTC rebounds from solid 2022 support Bitcoin's drop toward $37,000 yesterday was met with modest buying sentiment, leading to a price rebound above $39,000 on March 8. Interestingly, the upside retracement move originated around the same upward sloping trendline serving as an accumulation zone for traders in 2022. Update after 2 months: Too many retail investors on derivative exchanges could be a bearish signal. The good news is that we have some whales who are accumulating …

Another big drop in the U.S. stock market could leave Ethereum's native token Ether (ETH) in a similar downside spell, according to the latest Bloomberg report on digital assets. Ethereum faces global recession risks Mike McGlone, the senior commodity strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence, anticipates U.S. equities to face downside pressure against the prospects of the ongoing energy-price spikes and their ability to invoke a 2008-like global market recession "The war in Ukraine and spiking crude make a potent combination for a global recession," wrote McGlone in the report, adding that top cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ether could also face initial …

Volatility and choppy price action continued to dominate the cryptocurrency market on March 7 and news that United States President Joe Biden plans to sign an executive order later this week that will outline the government's strategy for cryptocurrencies was added to the list of factors weighing down crypto prices. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that Bitcoin (BTC) bulls were thwarted in an attempt to regain support at $40,000 on Monday as revelations about the upcoming executive order and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine tanked the market and dropped BTC to a low of $37,155. Here’s what …

Institutional investors are returning to accumulate Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) shares as the discount to spot price his risen to nearly 30%, data on Glassnode shows. Since December 2021, some weekly sessions saw investors pouring in between $10 million and $120 million into Grayscale's flagship fund. Meanwhile, the biggest capital inflow — amounting to nearly $140 million — appeared in the week ending on Feb. 25, as shown in the chart below. No selloff yet among high-profile GBTC backers The GBTC trust attracted investments as global markets faced back-to-back shocks in the past few months, including a dramatic selloff in …