Crypto cart was trading sideways on Wednesday on the back of profit booking after a decent upside in the last few days. The mixed movement in the other riskier assets kept the crypto traders hooked to the edges ahead of key inflation data scheduled this week.
Largest crypto token, Bitcoin breached $23,000 level but was holding $22,500 comfortably. Ethereum also lost about 6 per cent to slip below $1,600 mark.
In the past 24 hours, most cryptocurrencies have seen a slight decrease as the markets prepare for the release of US GDP figures on Thursday and consumer sentiment data on Friday, said Edul Patel, CEO and Co-founder at Mudrex.
“Bitcoin is currently trading at $22,500 with support at $22,450 and resistance at $22,600. Ethereum has also slowed, trading at $1,500. A break above the $1,600 level could boost bullish sentiment,” he said.
Top crypto tokens were with big cuts on Wednesday, following the profit booking after recent firm gains. Avalanche and Solana plunged 9 per cent each, whereas Shiba Inu and Polkadot tanked 8 per cent each. Cardano and Dogecoin shed 9 per cent each.
The global cryptocurrency market cap was trading lower at $1.02 trillion mark, plunged about 4 per cent in the last 24 hours. However, the total trading volumes remained flat, up about a per cent, close to $56.94 billion.
The bullish trend in recent few days in cryptos is attributed to institutional investors increasing their holdings in anticipation of another bull run and the falling value of the US dollar supporting the price of the cryptocurrency, said Sathvik Vishwanath, Co-founder & CEO at Unocoin.
“Both short-term and long-term investors are benefiting from the recent price increase. However, the rising number of COVID-19 cases in China and Gemini downsizing by laying off 10 per cent of their workforce may impact the crypto market in the future,” he added.
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