Institutional interest in Bitcoin may have led to new highs but miners have always emerged as the main proponents of Bitcoin price rallies. Such was the case in 2017 and in 2020, there have been a few signs from miners’ involvement in the price rally. Bitcoin miner’s outflow has dropped over 68% since November 2020Continue reading “Why miners aren’t dumping Bitcoin despite $23k price”

Bitcoin trading above the $23000 level quickly caught up with retail traders and became the new norm on spot exchanges. When the price dropped below the ATH, the narrative of buy the dip meant buying above $22000, and this price range was the new dip. However, the cryptocurrency market is fast, and traders may haveContinue reading “Why Bitcoiners may have shifted focus to DeFi”

As Bitcoin’s price rallied above $24000 and hit a new ATH, it garnered most of the institutional and retail attention this week and over the past weekend as well. With all focus on Bitcoin, investment flow into altcoins dried up. With dropping demand, altcoin trader profits bled based on data on top 10 altcoins basedContinue reading “Litecoin, Chainlink, Cardano, Bitcoin Cash? Which alts are close to levels that indicate a bounce in price?”

With Bitcoin trading above $22600, at the time of writing, the conversation regarding a Bitcoin ETF has started all over again. After all, there are well-developed Bitcoin ETF, ETP markets in Switzerland, ETNs in Sweden, and Germany’s new ETP now stands at $190 Million. Matt Hougan, CIO at Bitwise was quoted talking about Bitcoin ETFsContinue reading “Are the prospects for a Bitcoin ETF high in 2021?”

When Bitcoin traders make mortgage payments using a debit card so they can earn cashback in Bitcoin, and call it a cheat code in life, it may be time to check the charts for a price peak. Bitcoin’s price recently crossed $24000 and after hitting a peak, the asset is now trading above $22800 atContinue reading “Yet another signal to indicate why Bitcoin’s price peaks will continue”

Tether’s market capitalization has mushroomed from $2 billion in February 2019 to $20 billion, at the time of writing. What went behind this 10x growth varies across a host of factors, namely, the increase in OI and trade volume in Bitcoin and the rise of DeFi. It is a story within which several other storiesContinue reading “What the drop in Tether’s supply means for Bitcoin’s price”

With Tether’s dropping reserves having an impact on Bitcoin’s price, Coinbase-backed stablecoin USDC’s steadily climbing reserves may do the same. According to USDC’s hourly mean inflow charts, the inflows have increased in steps on the exchange, based on data from CryptoQuant. This is directly linked to further price movement in Bitcoin as whales and institutionsContinue reading “Will Coinbase-backed USDC push Bitcoin’s price higher?”

When Elon Musk was breaking Crypto-Twitter with his Bitcoin memes, most retail traders were waiting for this banter to take Bitcoin’s price discovery to the next level. While this did not happen, when observed closely, it can be seen that this interesting Twitter thread is more than just friendly banter between the two billionaires, SaylorContinue reading “Why Bitcoin is closer to Tesla, but better!”

Bitcoin’s price movements are critical to Bitcoin’s adoption and price trend, especially since many new traders are just entering the market on spot exchanges. While seasoned traders may be looking for a place to park funds, make trades, and identify the right exchange that facilitates such a trade, their trade decisions are based on key metricsContinue reading “Why Coinbase’s high-volume days are no mean feat”

Price discovery beyond $20,000 was a pipe dream for both institutional and retail traders two weeks ago. Now, with Bitcoin trading at $23,511 at the time of writing, there is a lot of anticipation around further price discovery. Interestingly, Bitcoin’s mean transaction volume (2d MA) has fallen significantly in the past 24-hours, with the currentContinue reading “What will Bitcoin’s price discovery beyond its latest ATH look like?”

Bitcoin’s decoupling with Gold and its inverse relationship with stocks has been covered widely by mainstream media. The missing link is its impact on U.S Government bonds. Previously considered to be a non-issue, the negative yields on government bonds have got on-chain analysts and investors thinking about this perspective. Preston Pysh is one of them,Continue reading “Why Bitcoin’s bull run is all about bonds”

With Bitcoin trading above $23,000 emerging to become the new normal, institutions and Bitcoin whales are driving price discovery into previously unchartered territories on the price charts. This doesn’t come as a shock to maxis and on-chain analysts, however, with Willy Woo recently elaborating on what he expects for the year 2021 by stating, “$100,000,Continue reading “Should you expect a Bitcoin supply shock?”