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Bitcoin (BTC) Price Approaches $70K as Increased Accumulation Suggests a Breakout Near, Says Bitfinex
Bitcoin (BTC) It briefly surpassed $70,000 on Monday for the first time in a week before retreating back into its familiar trading range, continuing its sideways price action.
The largest cryptocurrency by market cap recently changed hands at around $69,200, up 2% in the last 24 hours, while Ethereum’s Ethereum (ETH) little changed, slightly below $3,800. The broad market CoinDesk 20 Index it gained 1.6% in the last 24 hours.
Bitcoin and the broader cryptocurrency market have spent more than two months consolidating since March, when BTC reached a record price above $73,000.
“This correction phase now appears to be coming to an end,” Bitfinex analysts said in a market update on Monday.
According to reportSelling by long-term holders was one of the main reasons for Bitcoin’s correction from all-time highs, but blockchain data suggests these holders have started to reaccumulate BTC for the first time since December 2023.
The number of new Bitcoin and Ether accumulation addresses has also been growing over the past month, a sign of growing bullish sentiment despite price stability, Bitfinex analysts added, citing data from CryptoQuant.
Crypto analytics firm Swissblock noted that the $70,000 and $73,000 levels represent significant resistance capping the price of BTC. “Short-term pullbacks are being treated as buying opportunities, with the $67,000 level proving to be reliable support,” Swissblock said in a report.
Next week “could be interesting to watch” with the release of key inflation data and the Federal Reserve meeting that could fuel volatility in either direction, said Joshua Lim, co-founder of leading crypto derivatives trader Arbelos Markets, to CoinDesk.