Bitcoin price volatility spikes as BTC whales sell each new high
Data suggest Bitcoin’s price drops at each new all-time high are the result of “mega whales” selling into liquidity. Bitcoin price has re-established the $40,000 level as support but as bull push toward a new all-time high the possibility of another sharp sell-off looms.According to analysts at Material Indicators, a crypto analytics company, mega-whales sold off steeply when Bitcoin hit $40,000 on Jan. 7. This led to a quick 10% drop to the $36,000 area over the next few hours.The dip was quickly bought up, eventually pushing the price above $41,000 in the next 12 hours. However, BTC saw....
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