Bitcoin, Ethereal and other major currencies traded mixed on Thursday night as the global cryptocurrency market surged 1.15% to $1.05 trillion at press time.
| Currency | 24 hours | 7 days | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin USD/BTC | -0.7% | 12.7% | $23,139.08 |
| Ethereal EUR/USD | 3.1% | 32.46% | $1,575.26 |
| doecoin DOGO/USD | -0.4% | 12.1% | $0.07 |
| cryptocurrency | 24 hour % change (+/-) | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Curve DAO Tab (CRV) | +21.2% | $1.40 |
| synthetic (SNX) | +15% | $3.29 |
| Cosmos (atoms) | +14.1% | $11.06 |
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Because it is important: The divergence between Bitcoin and Ethereum was in play on Thursday. The leading cryptocurrency by market cap continues to come under pressure after the news of Tesla Inc. TSLA the sale was disclosed on Wednesday.
“Tesla got rid of a good chunk of their Bitcoin news and caught many off guard and helped end the rally above $24,000. This is not a game changer for Bitcoin, but it unsettled a good chunk of the avid social media followers,” he said. OANDA senior market analyst Edward Moyain a note seen by Benzinga.
Moya expects Bitcoin to be “choppy” until the period beyond the next US. Federal Reserve policy meeting next week.
overall block analyst marcus sotirio Said the CEO of Tesla by Elon Musk The decision to sell the automaker’s Bitcoin holdings will not “go down well with Bitcoin maximalists, as it gives many institutions the impression that Bitcoin is not a proper reserve asset or safe haven.”
Sotiriou noted that Bitcoin fell 40% after Tesla sold some of its holdings. “I don’t think Tesla should be criticized for managing its risk in this uncertain macro environment. They may buy back Bitcoin or other digital assets when conditions improve.”
cryptoquantification CEO ki young ju noted a tweet dated June 16 when Coinbase market makers sent 63,638 BTC to multiple exchanges, primarily Binance and Bitfinex over 72 hours.
Correction: MM(s) were executing Tesla’s orders. https://t.co/R0TnT3mmpm
— Ki Young Ju (@ki_young_ju) July 20, 2022
Ki said they were executing orders on behalf of Tesla on Thursday.
Current market conditions present investors with “enough volatility to make money,” the crypto trader said. Michael van de Poppe On twitter. He said the summer relief rally continues.
$ETH attacking the heights, #bitcoin printing a decent daily candle.
The summer aid rally continues.
Enough volatility to make money.
And you see how quickly the feeling changes.
— Michael van de Poppe (@CryptoMichNL) July 21, 2022
Social volume isn’t skyrocketing, indicating investors aren’t yet in “FOMO fever,” said Santiment, a market intelligence platform on Twitter.
#bitcoin is +12% and is back up over $23k this week. The biggest story has been #ethereal (+33%) and #altcoins I like it $ETC (+69%), $monkey (+39%), $FTM (+33%), & $RUNE (+31%). As long as the social volume stays low, the crowd won’t have #FOMO fever yet. https://t.co/nf1qN1XuQy pic.twitter.com/V91bDZKScG
— Santiment (@santimentfeed) July 21, 2022
Meanwhile, cryptocurrencies continue to be strongly correlated to stocks. On Thursday, the S&P 500 closed 1% higher, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq ended the day 1.4% higher.
Markets fell into the red in extended trading after Snapchat dad add-on inc NAP revealed weak earnings. S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures traded 0.4% and 0.7% lower, respectively, at press time.
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