After starting this week with a major surge, the cryptocurrency market finally experienced a significant downturn.
On Monday Bitcoin’s price reached a new all-time high (ATH) above $108,000. Despite this strong surge, the crypto market seems to have lost momentum.
Today BTC briefly dropped below $100,000 (marking a 5-day low), but managed to regain some of the losses.
At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading $100,360 after a 5.15% decline in the past 24 hours with almost $100 billion in trading volume.
The total cryptocurrency market cap dropped 7.23% during this period to $3.42 trillion.
According to data from CoinGlass, positions worth $862.52 million were liquidated – $753.17 million in longs and $110.46 million in shorts).
Bitcoin giant Strategy has added another 4,980 BTC to its reserves in a purchase worth approximately $531.9 million, according to Executive Chairman Michael Saylor.
According to renowned market veteran Peter Brandt, trading isn’t the path to prosperity for the vast majority of people.
Charles Edwards, founder and CEO of Capriole Investments, has offered a fresh perspective on Bitcoin’s stalled price movement near the $100,000 mark, despite growing institutional enthusiasm.
Metaplanet has expanded its Bitcoin treasury with a new acquisition of 1,005 BTC valued at approximately $108.1 million, further cementing its status as one of the largest corporate holders of the digital asset.