{"id":427987,"date":"2020-06-20T00:00:25","date_gmt":"2020-06-20T00:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=427987"},"modified":"2020-06-20T01:14:51","modified_gmt":"2020-06-20T01:14:51","slug":"crypto-tidbits-bitcoin-9k-ethereum-defi-trump-btc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/crypto-tidbits-bitcoin-9k-ethereum-defi-trump-btc\/","title":{"rendered":"Crypto Tidbits: Bitcoin Holds $9k, Ethereum DeFi Gains Traction, Trump Talked BTC in 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

Another week, another round of\u00a0Crypto Tidbits<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It’s been a relatively mild week for the Bitcoin market, much unlike previous ones. The cryptocurrency started the week around $9,300 and ended the week right around that level, with BTC changing hands between $8,900 and $9,550 for the past seven days.<\/p>\n

Each attempt at breaking out of the short-term range has failed, with each rejection bringing BTC back to $9,300. With the funding rates of Bitcoin futures markets also trending towards 0.00%, the indecision of this nascent market has been accentuated even further.<\/p>\n

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Bitcoin price chart over the past week by TradingView.com<\/a><\/pre>\n
Yet a confluence of indicators and fundamental trends is suggesting that bulls will eventually take the upper hand over bears.<\/p>\n
As reported by NewsBTC previously<\/a>, the Puell Multiple \u2014 “calculated by dividing the daily issuance value of bitcoins (in USD) by the 365-day moving average of daily issuance value” \u2014 has reached a macro buy zone.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Bitcoin Puell Multiple has dropped back into the green \u2018buy\u2019 zone after almost three weeks. For investors with long-term time horizons these levels below the 0.5 line have historically marked excellent entry points into BTC,\u201d Glassnode explained.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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Image Courtesy of Glassnode<\/pre>\n
This signal appeared at the start of the rally from the ~$200 range to $20,000 in 2015, suggesting that a Bitcoin bull run will arrive in the coming weeks and months.<\/p>\n
Other positive factors include an underlying bid seen on exchanges like Bitfinex, along with growing institutional adoption, as observed by crypto-focused social media data firm The TIE.<\/p>\n
Bitcoin’s range trading comes as the S&P 500 and other financial markets have been largely stagnant. While the S&P 500 index is up 3% on the week, it is still down a handful of percentage points from the local highs due to uncertainties in the underlying economy.<\/p>\n
Related Reading: Crypto Tidbits: Bitcoin Fails at $10k, Ethereum Coins Explode, Coinbase Looks to Add 18 Altcoins<\/a><\/h6>\n
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  • Kraken CEO Expects Bitcoin to “Surpass” Gold:<\/strong> Kraken co-founder and early Bitcoin adopter Jesse Powell on June 16th made an appearance on Bloomberg to discuss his latest thoughts on cryptocurrency. He told<\/a> viewers that with BTC’s chart consistently being “up and to the right” over the past decade, he thinks the asset may eventually “surpass gold as a store of value.” Powell’s optimism was seemingly related to his sentiment about Bitcoin’s 21 million coin supply cap, which differentiates it from traditional fiat money and other crypto assets. BTC surpassing gold would imply a market capitalization of around $10 trillion, or ~$500,000 per coin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    in #CASE<\/a> you missed it @jespow<\/a> CEO @krakenfx<\/a> dropping \ud83d\udd25on @business<\/a> #BTC<\/a> @danheld<\/a> thanks for the heads up! pic.twitter.com\/WwANnWR8KZ<\/a><\/p>\n
    — Matt (@MatthewRyanCase) June 16, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n