{"id":493426,"date":"2022-06-19T06:50:56","date_gmt":"2022-06-19T06:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ktsl888.com\/?p=493426"},"modified":"2022-06-19T06:50:56","modified_gmt":"2022-06-19T06:50:56","slug":"bitcoin-drops-below-18k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktsl888.com\/news\/bitcoin-drops-below-18k\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin (BTC) Drops Below $18,000 – What Can Stave Off The Selloff?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Bitcoin further sank to about $17,750 for the first time since December 2020 Saturday afternoon, as the selloff in the crypto market intensifies.<\/p>\n
Bitcoin’s price is still falling steadily and is currently testing the 2017 all-time high range of $17,000 to $20,000. However, the descent shows no indication of abating, and analysts\u00a0are\u00a0 are not quite sure to call a bottom at this time.<\/p>\n
The following hour, Ethereum followed suit and went below $1,000. These numbers were feared as crucial support levels for the top two coins by market capitalization.<\/p>\n
Suggested Reading | Ether Drops Below $1K, Dragged Down By BTC Slide \u2013 What\u2019s The Next ETH Support?<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The next\u00a0several days could be crucial for Bitcoin, as a failure to establish support at this position could lead to a further market decline into the $15,000 mark.<\/p>\n Alternatively, if the price recovers from the current region, the $24,000 level would be the first hurdle before the key $30, 000 resistance and the 50-day moving average.<\/p>\n The current Crypto Winter differs from 2018 in that cryptocurrencies are falling alongside tech stocks as the broader economy is fragile, inflation is soaring, and a full-scale recession appears impending.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n During the past week, the price of Bitcoin fell by more than 30 percent, and the market is arguably suffering maximum anxiety. A significant amount of coins that have been purchased and held over the past two years are being put into exchanges, as indicated by exchange inflows.<\/p>\n On Friday, Antoni Trenchev, the founder of cryptocurrency lender Nexo, stated on Bloomberg that the current slump “reminds me of the 1907 bank panic.”<\/p>\n Saturday, Kraken’s director of growth marketing and Bitcoin influencer Dan Held warned, “We are on the path of maximal pain.”<\/p>\n Bitcoin’s decline occurred over the course of several months, and was hastened in recent weeks by the collapse of two major cryptocurrency projects, Terra-Luna and Celsius, which further sowed worries about the market’s durability.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Pressure from macroeconomic factors, such as growing inflation and a series of interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve, also contributes to the calamity on the cryptocurrency market.<\/p>\n Market observers have also been keeping a close eye on top-tier cryptocurrencies as they track equities lower. It doesn’t help that crypto companies are issuing the pink slips and rendering a large number of people jobless, and that some of the industry’s most recognizable brands are facing solvency breakdowns.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, recent data from the analytics website Glassnode indicates that the revenue generated by Bitcoin miners has continued to decline. With rising mining expenses and a deteriorating macroeconomic environment, miners are now less motivated and profitable.<\/p>\n Suggested Reading |\u00a0Bitcoin Breaches $19K Level \u2013 Will Selloff Continue? What\u2019s The Next Bottom?<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nThis year's Crypto Winter is different from last year's because cryptocurrencies and tech stocks are both in decline. Image: CNBC.<\/pre>\n
BTC total market cap at $350 billion on the weekend chart | Source: TradingView.com<\/a><\/pre>\n