The high-flying optimism generated earlier this week when Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoin prices rose was tempered on Thursda as BTC dropped below $43,000. This led some analysts to warn that the price action seen over the past week was nothing more than a dead cat bounce. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that an early morning wave of selling pushed the price of Bitcoin to a low of $43,752, and at the time of writing, bulls are struggling to pull the price back to $45,000. Here’s what analysts are saying about Bitcoin’s current price action and what they …

A Bitcoin (BTC) on-chain indicator that spotted dead cat bounces during the yesteryear bearish market corrections has flashed again in August 2021. Dubbed "Bitcoin: Short Term Holder NUPL," the indicator takes into account the unspent transaction output, or UTXO, of BTC transactions not more than 155 days old. In doing so, it attempts to determine whether an investor is profitable within 155 days of purchasing and holding Bitcoin. Therefore, if the NUPL, which stands for "net unrealized profit/loss," returns a reading below zero, it means investors are making a loss on their Bitcoin investments. Conversely, a NUPL above zero shows …

PSG, a fan token launched by Paris Saint-Germain, resumed its uptrend on Thursday after Argentinian football superstar Lionel Messi confirmed that he was joining the French football club. The PSG/USD pair jumped by 10.57% to hit an intraday high of $41.90. The pair’s latest upside move followed an almost 40% bearish correction from its all-time high of $61.53 achieved on Tuesday amid speculation that Messi would sign a multi-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain. “Paris Saint-Germain is a possibility, yes,” Messi stated during his emotional farewell address after ending his 19-year stint at FC Barcelona on Sunday. However, he added that …

This week the total cryptocurrency market capitalization bounced back to $1.9 trillion, which was a 20% weekly increase and the highest level seen since May 20. While the fresh bullish momentum attracted the attention of investors, Bitcoin's (BTC) move from $33,400 to $45,900 was pretty much in line with the rest of the market. Not every altcoin performed similarly, and only 14 of the top 100 from CoinMarketCap outperformed Bitcoin by 3% or more. ICP, RVN, VGX and EGLD followed Bitcoin's 40% rally Internet Computer (ICP) announced on July 30 that within two weeks of its launch, the Fleek application …

The cryptocurrency market charged full steam ahead on Aug. 11 as the price of Bitcoin (BTC) climbed to $46,743, and bulls are now taking aim at the $48,000 resistance level as the next target. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that the biggest gainers over the past 24 hours were IoTeX (IOTX), WINk (WIN) and Dent (DENT). The Coinbase listing bump continues for IOTX IOTX continued its hot streak on Wednesday as the altcoins took the position as the top 24-hour gainer for the third day in a row. The gains appear to be connected to the Aug. …

Ripple's XRP token could hit $1 in the coming days, according to a classic technical chart setup. Dubbed a "double bottom," the trend reversal indicator appears after the price bottoms out at a level, rebounds toward a higher resistance level, and then pulls back to or near the first bottom level — only to rebound again to the previous resistance line (also called the "neckline"). Should the price close above the neckline, an extended move upward is anticipated, the length of which equals the total height between the neckline and the bottom level. It appears that XRP is closer to …

Bitcoin (BTC) and the crypto market have been accelerating heavily in recent weeks, as Bitcoin has surged by 60% from the July lows, while Ether (ETH) has been showing strength with a 90% rally as altcoins have been seeing massive gains across the board. The general sentiment has flipped heavily as well. Three weeks ago, the majority of the people were discussing a potential breakdown to $20,000, including the effects of a death cross. But now, a golden cross could happen for Bitcoin, with a potential breakout above $48,000 certainly on the table. Key resistance at $48K The daily chart …

Tuesday started with a bang after Poly Network was hacked for $610 million in funds in what appears to be the worst hack in the history of decentralized finance, and the price of Bitcoin (BTC) dropped by 2% to trade near $45,000. Despite the severity of the hack, most altcoins are holding on to their recent gains, and those that have registered small losses line up with the pullback in Bitcoin’s price. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that the biggest gainers over the past 24-hours were IoTeX (IOTX), Rally (RLY) and Axie Infinity (AXS). Coinbase listing boosts …

Institutions have not left the Bitcoin (BTC) market even in the face of a 50%-plus bearish correction earlier this year, shows data provided by Glassnode. The blockchain analytics platform reported on Monday that the dominance of Bitcoin transactions exceeding $1 million has surged twofold since September 2020 — from 30% to 70% of the total value transferred. Since retail investors do not typically engage in large-volume transactions, Glassnode guesses that the institutional investors might have been behind the spike in the $1 million–$10 million transaction group. Moreover, the platform noted that the Bitcoin network processed the said bulky transactions as …

Ether (ETH) has outperformed Bitcoin (BTC) in terms of year-to-date market performance, rising more than 320% against BTC's 54% returns. But according to Bloomberg Intelligence senior commodity strategist Mike McGlone, Bitcoin could soon catch up to Ether's gains, which might even push its per-unit price to $100,000. "If Bitcoin were to catch up to Ethereum's performance this year, the No. 1 crypto's price would approach $100,000," the analyst tweeted on Aug. 9 as BTC price broke above $46,000. While McGlone did not dwell on the factors that would have Bitcoin match Ether's yearly gains, his earlier report on cryptocurrencies cited …

The scale of Bitcoin’s (BTC) ongoing downside correction might not be as alarming as it was in 2018, indicates data shared by Glassnode. The blockchain analytics firm reported that investors who have held Bitcoin for more than one year showed a lesser interest in liquidating their investments versus those who held the digital asset for three to six months. Its dataset covered the period of Bitcoin’s correction from around $65,000 on April 14 to around $44,000 on Monday. On the other hand, all investor cohorts were instrumental in crashing the BTC price in 2018 from $19,891 to $3,128. With a …

Bitcoin (BTC) reached its highest level in more than two months, with just a few days remaining before the July inflation report. The top cryptocurrency climbed 1.65% to $45,363 on Sunday, continuing the upside momentum that had already seen it jump 21.62% from its low of $37,300 on Thursday. Momentum was strong among Bitcoin rivals as well. Ether (ETH), the second-largest crypto by market capitalization, increased 29.78% from its low of $2,630 on Tuesday, crossing $3,100 on Sunday. Its gains came after Ethereum’s London hard fork went live on Thursday, which should add deflationary pressure to the supply of ETH. …