Bitcoin Almost Hits $44,000 With Terra $125 Million BTC Purchase Tempo Up

Bitcoin has been moving above the ascending support level since Jan. 24. Bitcoin has been rising above an ascending support line since Jan. 24, and subsequent rebounded has led to a steady upward movement.

BTC’s horizontal resistance of $44,000 is fast approaching, and has not traded higher since January 1, 2018.

Wednesday’s price decline was brief, as bitcoin surged to a fresh three-week high above $43,000.

Most altcoins are also in the green zone. This is led by Dogecoin Shiba Inu Cardano and NEAR Protocol.

Bitcoin Gains Momentum

It was less than a week ago that the world’s most valuable cryptocurrency landed at just over $40,000, and the community was fearful that the commodity might go below that coveted threshold.

But, things changed immediately and Bitcoin saw an amazing run, culminating in a $42,000 price.

After that minor pullback, bitcoin fell to $41,000. However, bulls rallied to drive BTC higher.

The cryptocurrency reached an unprecedented milestone of $43,000 for the moment, the first since March 4.

Bitcoin Breaks Past The $40,000 Barrier Again – Can It Sustain The Momentum?| Bitcoin Breaks Past The $40,000 Barrier Again – Can It Sustain The Momentum?

BTC Firm Resists Pressure

Bitcoin is currently about 5% higher now than last week despite price volatility.

According to TradingView data, the BTC/USD exchange attempted to break and reach its highest level in several weeks on Thursday.

The pair had consolidated the previous day, with lower timeframe sideways activity giving way to a “grind” upwards that drove Bitcoin to near the $44,000 – a level not seen since March 3.

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 Source: TradingView.com| Source: TradingView.com

Terra had been noticed for its ambitions to get a huge $10 billion BTC allocation. It was said that it transmitted USDT (Tether) using an alleged wallet worth approximately $750 million as of the writing.

Do Kwon, Terra’s co-founder, initially stated a target of $10 billion for backing the firm’s new US dollar stablecoin, followed by $3 billion in a weekend interview, but confirmed on Tuesday that the final crosshair was $10 billion.

Bitcoin Traders are Upbeat

Although liquidity was apparent, traders were expressing confidence, and spot prices also showed signs of inflow.

Popular Twitter account Credible Crypto targeted those looking for a low price to purchase in on Twitter.

“Sub 40k $BTC sellers sweating at the moment as $125 million chunks of fiat are being deployed into BTC 10% higher than where they sold.”

Bitcoin has now traded at $42,000 and has already retraced about a hundred dollars. The strong push resumed hours later, and bitcoin is trading at $43,000. It had reached an all-time high of $33,000 earlier in the day.

Featured image by PCMag. Chart source: TradingView.com

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