Market Wrap: Crypto Market Cap Breaks $1.5T as Buyers Show Up for the Dip

Bitcoin breaks $34K while ether futures continue to gain steam.

Bitcoin has been trending higher for two days but ether is in the spotlight now.

Bitcoin has broken above $44,000 once again. After a couple of weeks of low momentum, bitcoin has been able to begin another recovery trend that has seen it add over $4,000 to its price in the last day. Its landing point has been above $43,000, finding its footing at this level, which has put it above the 50-day simple moving average. What does this mean for bitcoin? Bitcoin Breaks Above 50-Day SMA Bitcoin is now trading above the 50-Day simple moving average. This point is significant to the digital asset given that it represents what buyers are willing to pay for it in the short to....

Here is Bitcoinist’s Bitcoin Market Wrap. It is been a relatively quiet week for Bitcoin, market-wise. Bitcoin has only fluctuated a couple percentage points every day, with usually a net difference of 1-3% daily. If we take a look at more traditional investments, 1-3% of the variation is a lot, but for Bitcoin in its current state, that is pretty stable. If we take a look at those same “traditional investments” they are down as well. For example, oil is under $2 per gallon in most states in the US, silver is under $17 an ounce, and gold is down $30 today, same with platinum.

To wrap the Bitcoin market, and the cryptocurrency network, in general, into one word, I would use the word unexpected. We were seeing the small $1-$3 fluctuations in Bitcoin for the greater part of the week, then the price broke out into a bull run. No one without insider knowledge saw this coming and caught many people by surprise. While refreshing to see Bitcoin up 10% for the next three days, it was certainly unexpected. There was no corresponding “good news” that would cause traders to start buying Bitcoin, so the most reasonable explanation is market manipulation.