After a recovery to nearly $78,000, Bitcoin witnessed another sudden pullback as the market turned highly bearish, bringing it closer to the $75,000 price mark once again. Meanwhile, due to recent developments in the US Stock market, the leading crypto asset could be set to experience more downside pressure in the upcoming sessions. Mounting Short […]
Data shows the Bitcoin Funding Rate for the perpetual futures market has turned positive recently, a sign that bullish positions are dominating. Bitcoin Funding Rates Have Been Green Recently In a new post on X, analytics firm Glassnode has discussed the latest trend in the Bitcoin Funding Rate. This metric measures the average amount of periodic fees that perpetual futures traders are paying each other on the various centralized exchanges right now. Related Reading: Chainlink Whales Are Accumulating: Wallets Hit New All-Time High When the value of this indicator is positive, it means long contract holders are paying a premium to the short investors. Such a trend implies a bullish sentiment is dominant in the market. On the other hand, the metric being below zero suggests a bearish mentality may be shared by the majority of futures market traders, as shorts are outweighing the longs. Now, here is the chart shared by Glassnode that shows the trend in the Bitcoin Funding Rate over the la
Bitcoin price started a fresh decline below the $75,500 zone. BTC is consolidating and might struggle to stay above the $74,000 support. Bitcoin failed to stay above $76,000 and extended losses. The price is trading below $75,500 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There is a bearish trend line forming with resistance at $74,850 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair might extend losses if it stays below the $75,000 and $75,500 levels. Bitcoin Price Dips Further Bitcoin price failed to stay above the $76,200 support zone. BTC remained in a bearish zone and extended losses below the $75,800 level. There was a move below the $75,500 level. The price even dipped below $75,000. A low was formed at $74,050 and the price is now consolidating losses. It is still struggling below the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $77,810 swing high to the $74,050 low. Bitcoin is now trading below $75,000 and the 100 hourly simple moving avera
A market analyst has issued a fresh warning on Bitcoin (BTC), pointing to a shift in the cryptocurrency’s risk index as it moves back into a high-risk zone. The update comes as key price levels are broken and signs of weakness begin to emerge, raising concerns that BTC’s recovery may be losing momentum and a […]
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Trump vowed to cement a durable U.S. crypto framework, saying his administration will protect digital asset markets from future political reversals. He also pledged that his administration would “never let crypto down,” tying bitcoin, exchanges, and digital asset innovation to America’s financial future. Trump’s Crypto Push Widens Around Market Structure Law President Donald Trump intensified […]
Eight straight days. That is how long US spot Bitcoin ETFs have been bleeding money, with more than $2 billion in net outflows recorded since May 14 — and Tuesday’s session added another ugly chapter to that streak. Related Reading: HYPE Price Breakout Ignites Rally Talk Toward $170 Target A Sell Order Like No Other A single trader sold over 29 million shares of BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF on Tuesday through a dark pool, a private trading platform used by institutions to quietly execute large orders away from public markets. The transaction, valued at $1.3 billion, was executed at $43.16 per share at 2:30 pm UTC. Alex Thorn, head of firmwide research at Galaxy Digital, said it was the biggest dark pool trade in the fund he had ever seen. Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas added more weight to that claim, pointing out that the sell order was more than 22 times larger than the second-biggest IBIT sell order recorded on the same day. The identity of the trader has not been dis
