Bitcoin Sell-Off Intensifies With Realized Losses Of $57 Million Per Hour – D...
The Bitcoin (BTC) market has been highly volatile in the last week and under a strong bearish influence. In this period, Bitcoin has crashed by over 15% falling as low as $80,000. Interestingly, blockchain analytics firm Glassnode has provided an in-depth analysis of investors’ behavior amidst this price decline highlighting the cohort with the largest […]
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The Bitcoin market appears to be riddled with an increasing amount of sell-side pressure, as its recent price action reveals bears’ dominance. Interestingly, another on-chain evaluation suggests that the current market movement may be a direct effect of rising panic-induced sales. $1.7B Realized Losses Vs $605M Realized Gains In a Quicktake post on the CryptoQuant platform, GugaOnChain shared that the Bitcoin market has been in a capitulation phase in recent days. This on-chain observation revolves around the Bitcoin Realized Profit and Loss ($) metric. For context, this metric....
XRP on-chain pain has drawn fresh attention this week. Realized losses surged to nearly $2 billion over a one-week span. That kind of move grabs traders’ eyes because it often marks a clearing out of weaker holders. Related Reading: XRP Tipped As Central Bank Bridge Asset — Bigger Than Bitcoin? Santiment Shows Heavy Realized Losses According to Santiment, the spike is the biggest since 2022. Realized losses happen when people sell for less than what they paid. It is a measure of capitulation. In past cycles, similar spikes happened near major lows and were followed by strong rallies. 📉....
The price performance of Bitcoin over the past two weeks has been a major source of concern, as the coin’s value continues to drift away (about 15% down now) from its all-time high. As the flagship cryptocurrency slows down, the latest on-chain data suggests that a group of investors is exiting the market en masse. More Short-Term Holders Are Giving Up Their Holdings In an October 18 post on the X platform, on-chain analyst Darkfost revealed that a significant number of Bitcoin’s short-term investors have started to close their positions and realize their losses. Related....
Since the past week, the Bitcoin price has traded below the cost basis of one of its most reactive investor groups. Based on recent on-chain information, the world’s largest cryptocurrency might face further trouble if its price fails to reclaim this crucial level. Related Reading: Bitcoin Upper Trendline Resistance Is Holding Price Back, Can It Push It Below $60,000? Analyst Answers Bitcoin’s Drop Under $80,000 Drives Realized Losses Upwards In an X post on May 22, Axel Adler Jr. analyzes Bitcoin’s struggle to reclaim its Short-Term Holder (STH) Realized Price. The crypto....
Capitulation and all-time high realized losses plague Bitcoing. What's really happening?