After months of declining trend, and a dramatic sell-off in January, Bitcoin moved towards consolidation on Friday.
Investors believe that cryptocurrency will become an accepted payment method, with Russia possibly helping. Since September, the crypto market had its longest rally as investors grew optimistic about Russia’s government and the central bank beginning to accept cryptocurrencies.
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Naeem Aslam is the Chief Market Analyst at Avatrade.
Bitcoin, according to some, is the future. In Russia, Bitcoin has been legalized.
The fact that Black Rock, the world’s biggest asset manager, will offer BTC trading for its clients has been seen as a positive step in promoting the broader adoption of cryptocurrency.
Aslam further elaborated on his findings.
These developments have been huge for Bitcoin. If you look at the price action, the rally seems to be starting. This could help push Bitcoin towards the 100K mark.
Crypto Market Gains Today
Ether, the cryptocurrency that powers Ethereum’s blockchain, climbed 3.1% to $3183. Bitcoin rose 1.1% The world’s second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization is currently trading higher after an impressive rate rise in recent weeks.
While it’s true that both Bitcoin and Ethereum remain 35% below their all-time highs, one should note the fact they were trading at six-month lows just last month.
It was another wild day on the cryptocurrency market. Some coins recovered from losses. Alt-coins Terra, Avalanche and Dogecoin edged 2% higher. Doge meme-coin Dogecoin climbed 0.2%. Shina Inu saw a greater rise than the other alt-coins, and increased 3.5% per day.
With Ethereum Classic at number 3, and 10.3% respectively, this month’s most popular alt coins were allotting their resources to Bitcoin. Harmony experienced a 10.5% rise in users who are looking for new currencies other than ETH or BTC.
It was a good day for the crypto market, with 73 of the 100 most popular cryptocurrencies being traded in green territory.
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It can be difficult to keep up with the ever-changing world. Particularly when it comes to digital currencies. So many things happened this year that created challenges for those in charge, making them more difficult than normal transactions should be – but all isn’t lost.
Wednesday’s market mayhem was not enough to stop the bulls from ripping off another victory. Unus Sed Leo is one of the highlights. The coin bucked trends by nosediving 13% on 60% of Wednesday’s rampage.
The Crypto markets are in support of January’s losses as more coins recover from big falls. Decentraland decreased 1.8% and Zcash fell 5.3% respectively.
Bitcoin price is stable moving forward
Bitcoin will likely continue to rise, and the BTC price is likely to form an ascending parallel channel in its 4-hour chart.
Bitcoin’s recent woes may be ending as demand for the cryptocurrency increases. Bitcoin prices could reach $45,154 at 61% Fibonacci Retracement level if there is continued buying pressure. You could even reach $46,822.
When there’s a sudden increase in sell orders, Bitcoin price shoots up to first withstand at the 21 four-hour Simple Moving Average (SMA). After the first whitestand, Bitcoin price drops to $43,467 and then falls towards a mid-point at 50% of its retracement.
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