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BTC price liquidity is on the move as analysis says the Bitcoin "gameboard is changing" — another squeeze may result. Bitcoin (BTC) has new short-term BTC price targets as consolidation mixes with bouts of volatility. After a classic “short squeeze” took the largest cryptocurrency to near $36,000, Bitcoin market participants are highlighting key levels to look for from Nov. 8 onward. Bitcoin buy liquidity inches down to $34,000 Bitcoin is facing hurdles overcoming resistance at the $36,000 mark, and several attempts to clear it have quickly faded data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows. Now, sellers are becoming active on intraday timeframes, and data from exchange order books shows the buy side getting cautious. In an X post on the day, on-chain monitoring resource Material Indicators highlighted support liquidity heading lower — from $34,500 to $34,000. “The Bitcoin Gameboard is Changing,” it wrote in part of accompanying commentary. A snapshot of the B...

Delphi Digital co-founder Kevin Kelly believes a recent change in a key U.S. manufacturing business index could be one of the bellwethers for a crypto bull run. Several on-chain metrics and charts are showing signals that could hint at the beginning of a new crypto bull market cycle, according to the co -founder of Delphi Digital. On Aug. 14, institutional crypto research firm Delphi Digital's Kevin Kelly said that crypto markets are cyclical and predictable which “has huge implications for the crypto market going forward.” "Evidence is piling up that we're in the early stages of a new cycle. Risk assets like stocks [and] crypto have been sniffing this out all year." Kelly also shared an Aug. 8-dated chart by Delphi Digital, highlighting that Bitcoin follows four-year cycles with distinct patterns that have reliably repeated for the past three cycles — with Bitcoin suffering an 80% drawdown in the first year, recovering to prior highs over two years, before rall...

A Curve Finance hack sparked a sharp sell-off, and while DeFi traders stepped in to support CRV, the possibility of a contagion-level event remains. On July 30, Curve Finance, a decentralized exchange on Ethereum, suffered a hack due to a vulnerability in certain pools built using the Vyper programming language. The price of CRV dropped 20.91% on the day of the hack, falling to a two-month low of $0.58. On the next day, the decline in CRV continued to drop toward a seven-month low at $0.48 amid fears of liquid ation risks of hefty loans worth $100 million taken by Curve Finance founder Micheal Egorov against CRV as collateral. However, positive development with partial repayment of loans and significant negative bets in the derivatives market suggest that CRV may rally in the short term. The DeFi community comes to save CRV On Aug. 1, Egorov sold 39.25 million CRV tokens for stablecoins to a number of notable DeFi investors like Justin Sun, Machi Big Brother and DWF Labs for a total...

Bullish crypto traders are struggling to clear the overhead barrier in Bitcoin and select altcoins, indicating that bears have not given up yet. Bitcoin continues to trade near $31,000, making it an important resistance level to watch out for in the short term. Some analysts believe the current consolidation could result in an upside breakout in Bitcoin. The institutional investors also seem to be positive about the prospects of a further rally in Bitcoin (BTC). CoinShares head of research James Butterfill said in a recent report that 98% of all the digital asset inflows of $334 million went into Bitcoin-related products. Daily cryptocurrency market performance. Source: Coin360 Although the short-term price action on Bitcoin and select altcoins looks positive, market participants should stay cautious due to the uncertainty regarding macroeconomic issues. The crypto markets are likely to be influenced by the United States inflation figures and the Federal Reserve’s monetary action over...

Ethereum staking withdrawals are picking momentum. But they have not been able to cause a major selloff as many had anticipated post the Shanghai upgrade. The price of Ethereum's Ether (ETH) token came just a few dollars from hitting $2,000 a day after the launch of the network's long-anticipated Shanghai upgrade. Ethereum ducks sell-the-news fears On April 13, Ether's price gained roughly 4% to reach an intraday high of $1,996 on Coinbase, ignoring the potential selloff pressure the Shanghai upgrade could potentially bring to the market. ETH/USD daily price chart. Source: TradingView To recap: the Shanghai hard fork, also known as "Shapella," enables users to withdraw their ETH from Ethereum's Proof-of-Stake smart contract. As of 09:00 UTC, April 13, over 98,000 ETH worth around $194.8 million has left Ethereum's voting balance reserves since the Shanghai launch a day ago, according to Nansen. In other words, nearly $200 million in potential selling pres...

Today's CPI report highlighted a slight decline in inflation, a development which could put a strong price floor beneath Bitcoin and select altcoins. The March consumer price index climbed marginally by 0.1%, below economists' expectation of a 0.2% increase and February’s advance of 0.4%. Although inflation is showing signs of slowing, the year-on-year CPI increased by 5%, well above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target.  The FedWatch Tool shows a 67% probability of a 25 basis point rate hike in the Fed’s May meeting but by the end of the year, the majority of the market participants have come to expect rates to be lower than the current level. Daily cryptocurrency market performance. Source: Coin360 An expansive monetary policy is usually positive for risky assets. In addition, crypto traders will focus on Bitcoin’s (BTC) halving which is set to occur next year. That is also likely to be a positive for cryptocurrency prices. While the near-term picture is uncertain, the long-term...

Bitcoin and select altcoins are close to breaking out of their overhead resistance levels, indicating that bulls remain in control of the crypto market. Bitcoin (BTC) is up about 71% in Q1 2023, which is the first positive quarter after four consecutive quarters of negative returns in 2023, according to data from Coinglass. This shows that the sentiment has turned positive and the bulls are trying to put a bottom in Bitcoin. When the undercurrent is bullish, negative news results in shallow corrections. That is what happened after the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission slapped a lawsuit against Binance and its CEO Changpeng Zhao for trading violations. This news pulled the markets marginally lower but did not start a strong down move. Daily cryptocurrency market performance. Source: Coin360 Another thing that happens in a bullish environment is that cryptocurrencies move up without any specific catalyst. That happened on March 29 when Bitcoin and several major altcoin...

BTC price action is copying historical patterns to deliver a classic Bitcoin bull market comeback, says Rekt Capital. Bitcoin (BTC) has a matter of days to go before beginning a new macro uptrend, the latest analysis says. In his latest Twitter activity, popular trader and analyst Rekt Capital flagged a key monthly close in the making for BTC/USD. BTC price action closely mimics past cycles Despite facing problems flipping $28,000 to support, BTC price action is firmly on the way to abandoning its bear market . That is according to Rekt Capital, who on March 26 presented an optimistic picture of how BTC/USD would likely finish the month. The pair's recent gains have put it above a macro downtrend in place since its 2021 all-time highs, but the March close would be the first potential candle to complete above that trend line on monthly timeframes. "Next Saturday, the BTC Monthly Candle will have closed above the Macro Downtrend to confirm a new Bull Market," Rekt Capita...

Bitcoin price finally broke through the $28,000 mark, but BTC futures and options data suggest some traders are uneasy about the strength of the recent bullish momentum. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) surpassed $28,000 on March 21, but according to two derivatives metrics, traders aren't very ecstatic after a 36% gain in eight days. Looking beyond Bitcoin’s stellar performance, there are reasons why investors are not fully confident in further price upside The recent rescue of Credit Suisse, a 167-year-old leading Swiss financial institution, is proof that the current global banking crisis might not be over. On March 19, Swiss authorities announced that UBS had agreed to acquire rival Credit Suisse in an "emergency rescue" merger in order to avoid further market-shaking turmoil in the global banking sector. The transaction could benefit from more than $280 billion in state and central bank support, which is equivalent to one-third of Switzerland's GDP. Unfortunately, th...