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Bitcoin volatility drops amid decline in liquidity, but a possible catalyst is approaching

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Bitcoin volatility has dropped as new liquidity is not flowing into the market, but on-chain data presents multiple reasons why BTC investors continue to hold. Bitcoin (BTC) price has consolidated within a tight range as hodlers remain hardened and new liquidity is not arriving.  While Bitcoin is typically a highly volatile asset, weekly consolidation around a slight 3.4% price range has many analysts feeling that BTC price is stuck. Others are anticipating an uptick in volatility . While the lack of Bitcoin price action is partially due to long-term hodlers' conviction and the trickle of new liquidity entering the market, BTC has still outperformed many assets in 2023. According to a new Glassnode report, on-chain data provides key indicators on Bitcoin’s price. Unrealized profits up, volume down Bitcoin price liquidity remains cyclically low in realized terms. This may be because many investors are breaking even near the current Bitcoin price. Bitcoin’s price is mirroring hi...

Bitcoin and Ethereum correct as Bitzlato take down, tech layoffs and economic worries dominate headlines

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U.S. regulators’ announcement of enforcement action against Bitzlato, a softening stock market and a fresh wave of layoffs in big tech companies resulted in an abrupt correction in the crypto market. Bitcoin (BTC) price and the wider crypto market corrected as news of coordinated “international cryptocurrency enforcement action” stirred up uncertainty among traders.  Given the number of black swan events and the proliferation of crypto-oriented scams in 2022, most investors expect United States and global regulators to eventually lay down a strong hammer on centalized exchanges and other businesses connected with the crypto sector. Crypto market daily price action. Source: Coin360 At the time of writing, BTC price had dipped to an intraday low at $20,400, and Ether (ETH) gave back its daily gains to trade as low as $1,500. As shown by the charts below, the revelation that Bitzlato had been shuttered and its founder arrested was a lighter blow than expected by the market and the daily ...