Fed Cut Triggers 10K Bitcoin Sell-Off – Yet Zero Panic From Long-Term Holders
Bitcoin (BTC) and the broader crypto market slipped into the red following the Federal Reserve’s recent 25bps interest rate cut, igniting a familiar debate across trading desks: is this simply a “sell the news” shakeout, or the early stages of a more sustained downturn — a possible prelude to another crypto winter? Related Reading: Old […]
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Weak hands are panic selling, but long-term BTC holders have seen it all before. While new entrants to Bitcoin markets have been panic selling at a loss, the recent market slide has not vexed the old hands.Heavy selling in response to hints from Elon Musk that Tesla may soon sell its BTC stash saw Bitcoin prices tumble to their lowest levels in 20 weeks as the markets found support near $42,000 on Monday, May 17.According to on-chain analytics provider, Glassnode, the crash predominantly saw newer traders exiting from their positions at a loss while long-term hodlers stood their....
A recent Glassnode report says some long-term holders (LTHs) of bitcoin offloaded part of their holdings and cashed out their profits during a bull-run. Still, the report explains that the sell-off, which has been noticeable since late November, is not necessarily a sign of an approaching bear market. Instead, as the data shows, BTC is poised for another rally. Since Nov. 26, when the price of BTC dropped by more than 17% in 24 hours, the digital asset has recovered and currently trades above $19,000. Some analysts believe that it is only a matter of time before the leading crypto....
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The price of Bitcoin succumbed to bearish pressure and fell to around $65,500 on Friday, while the geopolitical tensions between the United States, Israel, and Iran seem to worsen. According to a recent on-chain evaluation, this latest price decline appears to have been triggered by a panic-driven sell-off among the market’s most sensitive investor group. Panic Selling Dominates Short-Term Market Sentiment Market analyst Maartunn revealed, in a March 27th post on the X platform, that Bitcoin’s short-term holders have moved a significant amount of Bitcoin into exchanges over the past day.....
On-chain data shows the Bitcoin long-term holders have participated in a major selloff recently, a sign that may not be ideal for BTC’s price. Bitcoin Long-Term Holders Have Been Distributing Recently As explained by on-chain analyst Checkmate in a new post on X, the Bitcoin long-term holders have just shown their heaviest profit-taking event of […]