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The Michael Saylor-led software firm has made $132 million in unrealized profits from its Bitcoin bet. MicroStrategy's Bitcoin (BTC) holdings have turned profitable for the first time since July this year as the BTC price has broken through above $30,000. MicroStrategy up $132M in paper profits As of Oct. 23, MicroStrategy held 158,245 BTC worth $4.847 billion, up about $132 million from the original amount invested — at an average rate of 29,870 per BTC. In other words, the firm is now up at least $130 per coin. MicroStrategy Bitcoin holdings as of Oct. 23. Source: BlockchainCenter.Net MicroStrategy started buying Bitcoin in 2020. The firm ramped up purchases in 2023 as BTC's price recovered from extreme losses caused by the Federal Reserve's rate hike policy and high-profile crypto bankruptcies and implosions. In September 2023, MicroStrategy acquired 5,444 BTC by raising an equivalent amount of capital, mirroring the approach that saw the firm buying approximately 12,33...

The latest episode of The Market Report analyses the recent Bitcoin price correction to $26,000 and what it reveals about the current market structure. In the latest episode of Cointelegraph’s The Market Report, analyst Marcel Pechman delves into Bitcoin’s recent drop to $26,000. Derivatives market Analysis shows Bitcoin (BTC) options and futures metrics lack signs of professional traders going bearish, and while that doesn’t guarantee a quick return to $29,000 support, it reduces the chances of an extended correction . Pechman presents a Kaiko data chart on BTC liquidity and volatility, which significantly decreased since the FTX collapse in November 2022. And with no liquidity issues or heightened volatility indicated, did the 11.4% mid-August price drop worsen conditions due to the largest futures liquidations since November 2022? Bitcoin futures premium settled at a neutral 6% after the recent $26,000 crash, signaling balanced demand between leveraged longs and shorts. This al...

Even with a price correction to $29,000, several Bitcoin price metrics show traders casting bets on a quick rebound. On July 24, Bitcoin (BTC) experienced a flash crash, plummeting to $29,000 in a movement now attributed to significant BTC holders potentially liquidating their positions.  Amidst the crash and market uncertainty, Bitcoin's three major trading metrics continue to project a bullish outlook, signifying that professional traders have not reduced their leverage longs through the use of margin and derivatives. Analytics firm Glassnode reported a surge in whales' inflow to exchanges, reaching its highest level in over three years at 41% of the total. This forceful sell-off from whales alarmed investors, especially in light of the absence of any significant negative events impacting Bitcoin in the past month. Notably, a major concern stems from the ongoing court cases by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against leading exchanges, Binance and Coinbase....

Elon Musk's Twitter removed the Dogecoin logo from its home button, pouring cold water on expectations that DOGE payments are coming. The price of Dogecoin (DOGE) dropped 4.6% to $0.0808 under the influence of a broader crypto market correction on April 12. This downside move preceded the release of the U.S. consumer price index (CPI), which showed inflation eased to its lowest level in two years. Dogecoin wipes out Elon Musk-led gains Dogecoin's latest price drop appeared also after Elon Musk-owned Twitter removed the token's official mascot — the Shiba Inu meme — from its home button to reinstate its original bluebird logo. Previously, DOGE price had surged by 30% to $0.104 on April 3 as speculations emerged that Musk is working on adding a Dogecoin payments on Twitter. DOGE/USD daily price chart. Source: TradingView Instead, the website removed the Dogecoin logo from its home button around April 7. Since then, DOGE price has lost 5.25% and has effectively wiped out i...

ETH’s rally paused at key resistance levels according to on-chain and technical data but the downside risk appears limited based on the network’s activity. Ether (ETH) fell short of a bullish breakout based on technical and on-chain analysis, suggesting that the consolidation below the $2,000 price level could continue in the medium term. At the same time, a lack of sellers and strong fundamentals will likely protect Ether from steep declines. Ethereum encounters resistance at long-term bullish reversal points ETH/USD price increased by 42.80% since the start of 2023 thanks to a short squeeze in the altcoin market, negative investor sentiment and low liquidity conditions. Based on on-chain and technical levels, the rally has paused at a crucial bull-bear pivot. Glassnode’s Relative Unrealized Loss metric measures the loss scale on Ether holders' books. The orange line represents the bull-bear pivot line, where consolidation above this level signifies bear trends and vice vers...

NFT marketplace tokens are gaining the market’s attention and Blur’s recent airdrop could extend the trend. Cumulative NFT trading volume trended higher in January and data from a recent Delphi Digital report showed monthly volumes reaching an eight-month high above $1 billion. The key factor that influenced NFT trading was Blur token airdrop on Feb. 14. Since its launch last year in Q3 2022, Blur has rewarded users with “care packages,” which can be redeemed for tokens starting Feb. 14 at 12 p.m. EST. Many users have tried to farm these airdrops, increasing the platform's trading volume. Since the start of 2023, Blur’s trading volume has surpassed that of OpenSea, the market leader in the NFT trading space. NFT Marketplace market share by 7-day volume. Source: Dune Airdrops often create excitement in the market of thrilled users who receive free money and FOMO from those who missed out. It’s likely that the next step for the Blur team will be to launch new liquidity mining campai...

It’s a hard year to trade, but there are measures you can take to increase the likelihood you’ll succeed if you want to trade Ether. Cryptocurrency is a notoriously volatile industry, regardless of what coin you’re trading . During periods of extreme volatility, it’s easy to become disheartened when trades don’t go your way. It’s also easy to become overconfident when you get lucky, falsely attributing it to your trading strategy — when, in reality, the price often rose or fell for reasons other than you assumed. Despite the uncertainty, there are sometimes still strategies you can use to trade certain tokens successfully. Ether (ETH) is arguably where you might be able to succeed this year. Here are three tips that might help. Understand what actually affects ETH price movements There are many ways to analyze the price of a given cryptocurrency, and different price valuations will be given depending on the model used and how much weight is given to a specific set of conditions. But ...