4 August 2024
The price of Bitcoin has maintained a consistent decline over the past week following several economic and market developments. According to data from CoinMarketCap, the premier cryptocurrency currently hovers around the $60,000 price zone, having lost over 11.17% of its market value in the last seven days. As many crypto enthusiasts may hope Bitcoin finds some stability soon, CryptoQuant analyst abramchat has predicted a reverse scenario, indicating the crypto market leader may experience more losses in the coming days.
Bitcoin Price Far From Recovery?
In a Quicktake post on CryptoQuant, abramchat stated that amidst the recent market downturn, Bitcoin has now lost a vital short-term support at the $64,580 price mark, which represents the average price at which investors have purchased Bitcoin over the last six months. Such development implies that the average investor is likely currently underwater which can lead to an increased selling pressure in a cut their losses or avoid further losses.
According to abramchat, Bitcoin’s recent price fall can be attributed to economic and political news which have negatively impacted several financial markets prominently the stock market which recorded significant losses on Thursday and Friday.
Bitcoin’s price drop is also likely influenced by defunct crypto lender Genesis finally commencing repayments to creditors after declaring bankruptcy in January 2023. On Friday, Genesis transferred out $1.5 billion in Ethereum and Bitcoin as they aim to offload $4 billion in debt.
Commenting on Bitcoin’s future price trajectory, abramchart states that the failure of the digital asset to reclaim the support level of $64,580 will likely result in a further decline to around $53,000 – $54,000 which represents the next significant support zone. However, such low price levels were recently seen in early July, following the massive market sell-off by the German government.
In addition, abramchart has warned investors to be cautious in purchasing altcoins at the moment. The analyst believes the current market “negativity” could produce a significant deleterious effect on other coins aside from Bitcoin.
BTC Price Overview
At the time of writing, Bitcoin trades at $60,597 following a 1.20% decline in the last day. Notably, the premier cryptocurrency dipped below the $60,000 mark on Saturday for the first time since mid-July.
Currently, Bitcoin’s daily trading volume is also down by 24.45%, indicating a low level of interest due to diminished buying and selling activities. However, with a market cap of $1.19 trillion, Bitcoin remains the largest digital asset and the 9th largest global financial asset.