Market Analysis

Bitcoin (BTC) traded near $28,000 on May 28, with traders still wary of a full correction of weekend upside. BTC shorts increase as $28,000 slips Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD cooling volatility after a last-minute surprise saw action around the weekly close. With United States markets closed for the Memorial Day

Bitcoin (BTC) held its most recent gains into May 27 as traders called for a change in “bearish” market sentiment. Trader awaits “pretty major move” for BTC price Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC/USD as it entered the weekend at around $26,700. The week’s macroeconomic data from the United States had ended

Bitcoin shrugs off new U.S. inflation woes Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD nearing $27,000 on Bitstamp. The pair rose unexpectedly after the day’s Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) data showed its first rises since October 2022. Such a reading should present a headwind for risk assets, including crypto, as it implies that

Bitcoin (BTC) is at 10-week lows, but one longtime analyst is telling investors to ignore the “panic.” In a Twitter update on May 25, Philip Swift, creator of data resource LookIntoBitcoin and co-founder of trading suite DecenTrader, eyed a BTC price breakout still in progress. Swift: “Bitcoin performing well and as expected” Bitcoin has not

Driven by heightened demand for Bitcoin (BTC) block space, fueled by Ordinals inscriptions and the PEPE-fueled BRC-20 memecoin mania, miners have become direct beneficiaries of a sudden boom in transaction fees, increasing their bottom lines. This surge has resulted in an unprecedented increase in the average number of transactions, and consequently revenue per BTC block

Bitcoin (BTC) returned above $26,000 on May 25 after an overnight dip offered a retest of recent lows. BTC price action acts around key 200-week moving average Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD acting in its range from the day prior, having recovered from flash weakness after the daily candle close. With

Synthetix weekly trading volumes surpassed $1 billion, overtaking decentralized derivatives exchange GMX to become the second-most active platform. The trading volume data from Token Terminal shows that Synthetix did more than twice the trading of GMX in the seven-day period starting May 17, thanks to Optimism (OP) token incentives for perpetual swap traders. The Synthetix

Bitcoin stayed motionless after the May 22 Wall Street open amid suggestions that United States interest rates may keep rising. Bitcoin analyst eyes “capitulation by time” Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD circling the range immediately below $27,000. Despite some brief volatility for stocks, Bitcoin (BTC) remained firmly trapped in a range that it

Bitcoin’s price has stabilized near $27,000 since May 13, displaying reduced volatility in the period. This movement is eerily similar to early April, when Bitcoin’s (BTC) 12-hour chart ranged between $27,800 and $28,700 for 11 days. Traders are now questioning whether a bullish breakout is the next possible outcome for the Bitcoin price. According to technical analysis,

Bitcoin (BTC) price has consolidated within a tight range as hodlers remain hardened and new liquidity is not arriving.  While Bitcoin is typically a highly volatile asset, weekly consolidation around a slight 3.4% price range has many analysts feeling that BTC price is stuck. Others are anticipating an uptick in volatility. While the lack of

Earlier in May, the market capitalization of Pepecoin (PEPE) — a cryptocurrency inspired by the popular internet meme Pepe the Frog — had soared to $1.8 billion. Two weeks later, the PEPE market cap has come crashing down to roughly $665 million, a 65% decline. Let’s look at the reasons why.  Pepe mania winners dump PEPE whales appear

Bitcoin (BTC) remained stuck inside a narrow range into May 20 as cryptocurrency markets shook off United States macro triggers. Powell leaves market with “tons of uncertainty” Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD trading just below $27,000. The pair had seen brief volatility after Jerome Powell, Chair of the Federal Reserve, gave

Bitcoin (BTC) traded back below $27,000 on May 19 as analysis flagged large-volume trades pressuring price. Inflation specter haunts crypto markets Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD hitting lows of $26,380 on Bitstamp. A modest recovery then took the pair to a range familiar from several days prior, this still in focus

Bitcoin (BTC) stares at potential losses heading into the third-quarter of 2023 after U.S. lawmakers will likely reach an agreement on raising the debt ceiling. A $1 trillion liquidity hole ahead Raising the debt ceiling means the U.S. Treasury could issue new bonds to raise cash to meet its previous obligations. As a result, the

Bitcoin has been trying to break above the $27,500 resistance for the past week but to no avail. One of the reasons limiting Bitcoin’s (BTC) upside is the risk of an eventual United States default as the government struggles to get the debt limit increase approved in Congress.  Still, some analysts and investors argue that the U.S.

With a total artwork value of $24 million Trevor Jones is one of the Top 10 most successful crypto artists worldwide. Trevor Jones’ journey to crypto art stardom started the same way as many crypto noobs: His portfolio went way up, he failed to take profits, and the price came crashing down wiping out the paper

Bitcoin (BTC) price lost steam after a failed rupture of the $27,500 resistance on May 15, putting bears in a better position for the May 19 expiry. The regulatory newsflow likely played a key role in trimming investors’ risk appetite as governments seek more control over the sector. In a memo circulated among committee members,

Bitcoin (BTC) is entering a new “speculation cycle” typical of a bull run, new analysis says. In a tweet on May 16, Philip Swift, creator of data resource LookIntoBitcoin and co-founder of trading suite Decentrader, revealed history repeating itself according to the RHODL Ratio metric. RHODL Ratiocreator on BTC price: “Zoom out” RHODL Ratio is

Bitcoin (BTC) surfed $27,000 on May 16 as traders stayed buoyant about upside continuation. $24,000 BTC price still in play, says trader Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD still focusing on the $27,000 mark, having dipped to $26,870 after the daily close. Still lacking direction, traders hoped that the pair would either

The launch of BRC-20 tokens and Ordinals NFTs on Bitcoin has transformed the No. 1 blockchain overnight into a clunkier version of Ethereum. The core developers and miners who signed off on the network’s Taproot upgrade in November 2021 never envisaged this would be the result. Bitcoin now suffers from many of the same problems