The crypto market is experiencing serious selling pressure, leading to major price declines across the board.
Bitcoin (BTC) lost 6.5% of its value in just 24 hours and briefly dipped below $59,000. At the time of writing, the cryptocurrency managed to rise above the $59,000 level.
The 24-hour trading volume hit $36.6 billion as BTC’s market cap reached $1.17 billion.
Ethereum (ETH) also took a nosedive and is currently trading at $2,440 after losing 10% in the past 24 hours with $16.75 billion in trading volume.
In the past 24 hours, $311.29 million were liquidated from the market with $281.59 million being long positions and $29.70 in shorts. Out of all these positions $100.08 million were in Ethereum and $93.74 million were in Bitcoin
The 1-day technical analysis from TradingView seems extremely bullish as the summary and moving averages show “strong sell” at 17 and 15, respectively, while oscillators remain “neutral” at 8.
After weeks of intense institutional activity that helped push Bitcoin above $100,000, inflows into U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs took a breather between May 6 and May 12.
Bitcoin’s rapid recovery beyond $104,000 has sparked a wave of optimism in crypto circles, but the bigger question remains: is this just the beginning?
While Bitcoin’s price has recently rebounded, the enthusiasm for spot ETFs appears to be cooling. Weekly inflows into U.S. Bitcoin ETFs have dropped sharply, signaling a pause in aggressive institutional accumulation.
A wave of optimism swept through global markets as the United States and China took decisive steps to de-escalate their long-running trade dispute.