COC#3: Squeezed Supply, Shorts and Bitcoin Lemonade
This third edition of Cycling On-Chain takes a closer look at bitcoin’s ongoing supply squeeze and recent short squeeze.Cycling On-Chain #3: LemonadeDilution-proof, August 1, 2021Cycling On-Chain is a monthly column that uses on-chain and price-related data to better understand recent market movements and estimate where we are in bitcoin’s larger market cycle. After providing a broader look back and forward in the first edition, and discussing how Bitcoin has entered the geopolitical stage in the second edition, we’ll now take a look at the current, ongoing supply squeeze that recently led....
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After today’s incredible Bitcoin move where the price climbed to $47.5k, shorts worth around $47 million liquidated within an hour. $47,000,000 In Bitcoin Futures Shorts Liquidate Within Just An Hour As pointed out by an analyst on Twitter, around $47 million in Bitcoin futures shorts have liquidated within an hour today. If you don’t know […]