Bitcoin Price Consolidates Near Lows As Market Searches For Direction

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Ethereum price started a recovery wave above the $2,120 zone. ETH is now consolidating and might rally if there is a clear move above the $2,150 resistance. Ethereum started a recovery wave above the $2,125 zone. The price is trading below $2,150 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a contracting triangle forming with resistance at $2,150 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could start a fresh decline if it stays below the $2,150 zone. Ethereum Price Aims for Upside Break Ethereum price remained bid above the $2,080 support zone, like Bitcoin. ETH price formed a base and started a recovery wave above the $2,100 resistance. The price surpassed the 50% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $2,197 swing high to the $2,075 swing low. However, the bears are active near $2,150. There is also a contracting triangle forming with resistance at $2,150 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD. Ethereum price is now trading below $2,140 and the 100-hou

Nakamoto sold 284 Bitcoin on the last day of March just to keep the lights on. That detail, buried in the company’s first-quarter financial results, tells the story of where one of the country’s Bitcoin treasury companies now stands. Related Reading: Crypto Access To Banks In Focus After Trump’s New Executive Order A Company Running Low On Options? The Bitcoin accumulation strategy that once drove Nakamoto’s stock above $25 a share has given way to something far less glamorous — selling Bitcoin to cover operating costs. The company reported a net loss of $238 million for the first quarter of the year, with more than $102 million of that tied to a drop in the value of its Bitcoin holdings after the cryptocurrency fell 20% during the quarter. Revenue jumped 500% quarter over quarter, but the losses swamped those gains. Nakamoto holds 5,058 Bitcoin, making it the 20th largest corporate Bitcoin holder in the world, just behind ProCap Financial. Michael Saylor’s Strategy sits at the top of

Bitcoin has lost the $80,000 level as the market faces indecision that has left bulls and bears in a genuine standoff, with buyers fighting to hold above $75,000 against a backdrop of uncertainty that has made directional conviction difficult to sustain. The price is under pressure — but a CryptoOnchain report has surfaced a macro […]

Bitcoin (BTC) is trapped in its new consolidation band, holding between about $76,000 and $78,500. That range has now become the market’s near-term battlefield, with BTC roughly 38% below its all-time highs.  While this sideways action may appear stable, a new CryptoQuant report argues that miners themselves don’t yet believe the market has fully reached a bottom. No Panic, Still Cautious The report points to a key indicator: the decline in Binance Pool Miner Reserve data. Since Binance Pool accounts for a large portion of the global hash rate, its behavior is often treated as a useful proxy for broader miner sentiment.  In this case, falling reserves suggest that Bitcoin miners within the pool are continuing to trim what they hold in reserve. Typically, reserve reduction can reflect ongoing operational selling pressure, meaning miners are still supplying BTC to the market rather than stepping back completely. Related Reading: Hyperliquid (HYPE) Breaks New All-Time High—Surges Past $62

Data shows the Bitcoin Coinbase Premium Index remained at negative levels despite the rebound in BTC’s spot price back toward $78,000. Bitcoin Coinbase Premium Gap Points To Selling Pressure From US Traders As pointed out by analyst Axel Adler Jr in an X post, the Bitcoin Coinbase Premium Index has been inside the negative territory recently. This indicator tracks the percentage difference between the BTC spot price listed on Coinbase (USD pair) and that on Binance (USDT pair). Related Reading: Bitcoin ETF Inflows Are Underperforming In 2026, Data Shows In short, what this metric tells us about is how the trader’s buying and selling behaviors compare between Coinbase and Binance. Below is the chart shared by Adler Jr that shows the trend in the Bitcoin Coinbase Premium Index over the past year: As is visible in the graph, the Bitcoin Coinbase Premium Index was at mostly positive levels during the second half of 2025, indicating that the asset was going for a higher price on Coinbase as