Bitcoin trades above $50K again — but its very different this time - Qoneqt
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    Vikshita Vitthal Gujaran in News

    13 Feb 11:20 AM


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    Bitcoin trades above $50K again — but its very different this time

    Bitcoin last traded above $50,000 in December 2021 — more than two years ago. The crypto market looks very different this time around.

    Bitcoin’s surge to $50,000 on Monday comes at a time of souped-up institutional demand, a possible pivot in interest rates, and incoming scarcity from the Bitcoin halving — a stark contrast from just two years ago.

    Data shows that the last time Bitcoin hit the $50,000 mark was in December 2021, a time when — unbeknownst to the majority of investors — crypto was just about to crumble into an enduring bear market marked by 11 consecutive interest rate hikes in the United States, the collapse several high-profile crypto institutions and an exodus of retail investors from crypto that saw Bitcoin crashing to
    Speaking to Cointelegraph however, eToro market analyst Josh Gilbert says this time, macro conditions are increasingly favorable for risk assets like Bitcoin.

    “We’ve got four or five cuts lined up from the Federal Reserve in 2024, the fourth bitcoin halving that will enhance the asset’s scarcity, and further inflows to bitcoin ETFs after already seeing billions of dollars flow in just weeks after launching.”
    The first big catalyst many investors are looking to is the upcoming Bitcoin halving, explained Gilbert. The halving is scheduled for April and is the time when as mining rewards being cut in half for Bitcoin miners. It is widely viewed as a bullish catalyst for the price of BTC in the long term.
    Gilbert said there’s also positive sentiment brewing over the performance of Bitcoin ETFs, providing the market with added confidence that institutions are buying Bitcoin at a growing rate.

    A Feb. 12 report from CoinShares revealed that spot Bitcoin ETFs had attracted a total of $1.1 billion worth of inflows in the past week, the biggest seven-day period of inflows since the ETFs first went live on Jan. 11.

    Retail interest meanwhile, has remained low, with crypto market analyst Will Clemente suggesting this could indicate a more sustainable foundation for growth in the wider market.

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    Source - Coin Telegraph