Profit taking and Bitcoin consolidation give bears an opportunity to take con...

Profit taking and Bitcoin consolidation give bears an opportunity to take con...

The crypto market performed well over the last week, but two key data points hint at a brief cooling off period. The total crypto market capitalization reached its highest close in three months on April 3 at $2.23 trillion, but the performance between March 28 and April 4 was a mere 1.9% gain. During this time, Bitcoin (BTC) presented a 2.6% negative performance, although that was more than offset by the gains from altcoins.Total crypto market cap, USD billion. Source: TradingViewWhile Ether (ETH) and Binance Coin (BNB) gained less than 3% over the past seven days, a handful of....


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