Could Bitcoin miners’ troubles trigger a ‘death spiral’ for BTC price?
Forced selling from Bitcoin miners raises concern about BTC price, but the use of renewable energy and the oil and gas industry’s growing interest in BTC are longterm positives. A July 9 post by @PricedinBTC on the "cost to mine Bitcoin" in the United States gathered the crypto community's attention, especially considering the recent headlines that BTC miners have made. The crypto bear market and growing energy costs have caused a perfect storm for the mining sector and this has led some companies to lay off employees and others to defer all capital expenditures. Some went as far as....
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Bitcoin is on the verge of painting a Death Cross. The technical chart pattern–which forms after an asset’s short-term moving average closes below its long-term moving average–holds credibility for predicting bearish markets. In the stock market crash of 2008, for instance, many investors credited Death Cross for limiting their losses. The same scenario is now brewing on the Bitcoin daily chart, wherein the cryptocurrency’s 50-day moving average (50-DMA) is itching to drop below its 100-day […]
Bitcoin traders are sitting on their hands after spotting a death cross on the daily chart but could this be a buy signal for contrarian investors? Bitcoin’s (BTC) succession of sharp corrections from its all-time high at $64,900 has turned investor sentiment negative, at least for the short-term. While some analysts believe the bottom may have been hit, others are warning of a further fall due to the “Death Cross” pattern that, at the time of writing, is on the verge of completion. For new traders, the name death cross itself brings a lot of negativity and a feeling of impending doom.....
Bitcoin experienced two massive mining difficulty adjustments recently. Is this something to be concerned about? Before the recent halving, many were prophesying a so-called “death spiral” for Bitcoin. This theory hinges on the idea that the halving of the block reward leads to an exodus of miners due to the sudden unprofitability of mining activities. As a result, the network hashrate decreases and the block time increases, meaning that miner revenue further diminishes, pushing more miners off the network. This loop would then allegedly continue until there is no one left to mine Bitcoin....
Based on historical tendencies, $22,700 could now mark the next "generational bottom" for Bitcoin, new analysis says. Bitcoin (BTC) may fall more than 40% from last week's bottom, new data warns as one analyst confronts what he says is now a bear market.In a series of tweets on May 20, popular trader and analyst Rekt Capital argued that BTC/USD should dive to near $20,000 to conform to historical norms.Death cross BTC price target now $22,700Much debate has surrounded the so-called "death cross" constructions on the Bitcoin chart. These involve the declining 50-period moving average (50MA)....
All across crypto, fear is in the air. Not only is the market shaken from the recent downtrend, but there’s an extra layer of doom and gloom due to an impending “death cross” in Bitcoin. Learn all about the ominous sounding crossover of two commonly watched moving averages, what the signal could mean, and how Bitcoin price has reacted in the past. The "death cross" is nigh | Source: BTCUSD on TradingView.com Does The Bitcoin Death Cross Mean Doom And Gloom For Crypto? Bitcoin price on daily BTCUSD charts is only days away from completing a “death cross.”....