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Price analysis 3/7: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, LUNA, SOL, ADA, AVAX, DOT, DOGE
The geopolitical tension between Russia and Ukraine has resulted in investors seeking safe-haven assets. Contrary to expectations by crypto investors, Bitcoin (BTC) has failed to rise along with gold and it remains closely correlated with the U.S. stock markets. Lloyd Blankfein, the former CEO of Goldman Sachs, said that the actions of governments freezing accounts, blocking payments and inflating the U.S. dollar should all be positive for crypto but the price action suggests a lack of large inflows. Daily cryptocurrency market performance. Source: Coin360 On-chain data suggests that investors may be accumulating Bitcoin for the long term. Data from Santiment shows that 21 out of the past 26 weeks have seen Bitcoin move off the exchanges. Could Bitcoin climb back above $40,000 and pull alt...
Top 5 cryptocurrencies to watch this week: BTC, XRP, NEAR, XMR, WAVES
Bitcoin (BTC) plunged below $40,000 on March 4 and has been trading below the level throughout the weekend. Although the crypto price action has been volatile in the past few days, Glassnode data shows that institutional investors have been gradually accumulating Bitcoin through the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) shares since December 2021. Another positive sign has been that fund managers have not panicked and dumped their holdings in GBTC. This suggests that managers possibly are bullish in the long term, hence they are riding out the short term pain. Crypto market data daily view. Source: Coin360 Bloomberg Intelligence said in their crypto market outlook report on March 4 that Bitcoin may remain under pressure if the U.S. stock markets keep falling, but eventually, they expect crypto to...
Price analysis 3/4: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, LUNA, SOL, ADA, AVAX, DOT, DOGE
The equity markets in Europe and the United States are seeing a sea of red as traders continue to sell risky assets due to the geopolitical situation. Bitcoin (BTC) and several major cryptocurrencies are also witnessing profit-booking after the recent rise. Another reason that could be keeping investors on the edge is the upcoming Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on March 16. A statement from Fed hair Jerome Powell on March 2 highlighted that the central bank is likely to hike rates this month. Fitch Ratings chief economist Brian Coulton expects core inflation to remain high in 2022 and the Fed to boost the “Fed fund rate to 3% by the end of 2022.” Daily cryptocurrency market performance. Source: Coin360 ExoAlpha managing partner and chief investment officer David Lifchit...
Price analysis 2/28: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, SOL, AVAX, LUNA, DOGE, DOT
Bitcoin (BTC) soared above $40,000 on Feb. 28 even though the S&P 500 remained soft. This suggests that the correlation between Bitcoin and the U.S. equity markets may be showing the first signs of decoupling. If bulls sustain the price above $38,500 till the end of the day, Bitcoin would avoid four successive months of decline. The volatility of the past few days does not seem to have shaken the resolve of the long-term investors planning to stick with their positions. Data from on-chain analytics firm Glassnode showed that the amount of Bitcoin supply that last moved between three to five years ago soared to more than 2.8 million Bitcoin, which is a four year high. Daily cryptocurrency market performance. Source: Coin360 Interestingly, an experiment by Portuguese software developer T...
Price analysis 2/25: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, SOL, AVAX, LUNA, DOGE, DOT
The U.S. equity markets and Bitcoin (BTC) have rebounded sharply from their Feb. 24 lows while gold has made a retreat from its recent highs. This indicates that investors may be buying risky assets and reducing exposure to assets perceived as a safe haven. Recent reports also suggest that Russian President Vladimir Putin may send a delegation to negotiate with Ukraine and this raises hope that the conflict could end sooner than analysts expect. Some analysts believe that the U.S. Federal Reserve may not raise rates aggressively in March due to the geopolitical situation. Allianz chief economic advisor Mohamed El-Erian believes that the March 50 basis point rate hike is “completely off the table.” Daily cryptocurrency market performance. Source: Coin360 Dr. Raullen Chai, the co-f...
Price analysis 2/23: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, SOL, AVAX, LUNA, DOGE, DOT
Bitcoin (BTC) and several altcoins have bounced off their immediate support levels after buyers attempted to arrest the current decline. Bloomberg Senior Commodity Strategist Mike McGlone highlighted in a recent Tweet that Bitcoin was trading roughly 20% below its 50-week moving average and such discounted levels have “often resulted in good price support.” The bearish price action of the past few days does not seem to have deterred the institutional traders from accumulating at lower levels. According to CoinShares’ Feb. 22 “Digital Asset Fund Flows Weekly” report, institutional investors pumped about $89 million into Bitcoin funds between Feb. 14 and Feb. 18, taking the total inflows in the current month to $178.3 million. Daily cryptocurrency market performance. Source: Coin360 Crypto t...
XRP ‘mega whales’ scoop up over $700M in second-biggest accumulation spree in history
XRP addresses that hold at least 10 million native units have returned to accumulating more in the past three months, a similar scenario that preceded a big rally for the XRP/USD and XRP/BTC pairs in late 2020. The return of XRP ‘mega whales’ A 76% spike in XRP “mega whale” addresses since December 2021 has been noted by analytics firm Santiment showing that they added a total of 897 million tokens, worth over $712 million today, to their reserves. The platform further highlighted that the XRP accumulation witnessed in the last three months was the second-largest in the coin’s existence. The first massive accumulation took place in November-December 2020 that saw whales depositing a total of 1.29 billion XRP to their addresses. XRP supply into ...
Crypto analyst predicts gains for XRP, SHIB and BTC – Here’s his argument
Crypto analyst and Coin Bureau host is seeing a bull flag that could inspire a Bitcoin rally to $46k He also expects XRP to grow further with the news of Ripple joining the Digital Euro Association Metaverse news should eventually awaken SHIB to pump by up to 50% soon Pseudonymous Coin Bureau host, Guy, has observed that Bitcoin, XRP and Shiba Inu could be ready for a pump in the coming days. During a Monday YouTube session, Guy stated that the three had mounted a solid case to show that they are ripe for an uptrend. Bitcoin price can touch $56k soon The popular crypto markets analyst told his following that he is seeing the formation of a small bull flag for the world’s king of digital assets, which may or may not materialise. As the bull flag indicates an expectation for the upward...
Top 5 cryptocurrencies to watch this week: BTC, XRP, CRO, FTT, THETA
Bitcoin (BTC) has given back some of its recent gains, but on-chain data resource Ecoinometrics said that whales are accumulating because they believe the price is attractive from a long-term perspective. On the downside, analyst Willy Woo believes that $33,000 is a strong bottom for Bitcoin. Popular Twitter trader Credible Crypto citing data from PlanC said that the odds of Bitcoin declining below $30,000 are poor. Crypto market data daily view. Source: Coin360 Fidelity Digital Assets Head of Research Chris Kuiper believes that Bitcoin’s downside risk could be minimal when compared to other digital assets, but it could rally substantially if it manages to replace gold as a store of value. Could Bitcoin and altcoins stage a recovery after the recent pullback? Let’s study th...
Can XRP price reach $1 after 25% gains in one week? Watch this key support level
XRP price has continued to bounce back after falling by more than 70% in a correction between April 2021 and January 2022. Why the XRP/USD 50-week EMA is key On Feb. 13, XRP/USD reached as high as $0.916, above its 50-week exponential moving average (50-week EMA; the red wave) around $0.833. The upside move, albeit not decisive, opened possibilities for further bullish momentum, mainly owing to a historical buying sentiment around the said wave. XRP/USD weekly price chart featuring 50-week EMA. Source: TradingView For instance, traders had successfully reclaimed the 50-week EMA as support in the week ending July 27, 2020, more than a year after flipping the wave as resistance. Later, XRP’s price rallied by more than 820% to $1.98 in April 2021, its best level in more than three years...
Crypto strategist says XRP could blow after its SEC brawl – Here’s his argument
A top analyst has predicted that XRP will ‘rocket’ after the pending legal issues with the SEC are resolved Credible Crypto, as he is known on his socials, predicted XRP to peak the $20 to $30 range in this cycle A largely-followed crypto analyst and trader has predicted that XRP will explode after the legal matters between Ripple Labs and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are settled. The pseudonymous crypto analyst, Credible Crypto, recently linked up with Thinking Crypto’s Tony Edwards and analysed a few coins based on their performance in the market, including the Ripple-affiliated XRP. Analyst advises getting in before its too late The crypto strategist observed that at the moment, XRP is looking bearish in the charts, and he expects its price...
Price analysis 2/2: BTC, ETH, BNB, ADA, SOL, XRP, LUNA, DOGE, DOT, AVAX
Bitcoin (BTC) rose above $39,000 on Feb. 1 but the sharp fall in the shares of PayPal may have resulted in aggressive selling by the short-term traders. However, in the long-term, large investors seem to be viewing the decline as a buying opportunity. On-chain monitoring resource Whalemap said that whales holding between 100 to 10,000 BTC have accumulated during the recent decline. Fidelity recently released a paper dubbed “Bitcoin First,” which highlights that Bitcoin is the most “secure, decentralized form of asset” and is unlikely to be overtaken by any of the altcoins “as a monetary good.” The report said that Bitcoin combines “the scarcity and durability of gold with the ease of use, storage and transportability of fiat.” Daily cryptocurrency market performance. Source: Coin360 I...
