Bull Is Back: Bitcoin Testing $51,000 after Gaining 14% in Hours

Wednesday, 24/02/2021 | 10:07 GMT by Arnab Shome
  • The value of the digital currency dropped below $46,000 before pivoting.
Bull Is Back: Bitcoin Testing $51,000 after Gaining 14% in Hours
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After a dramatic steep correction, the fiat value of Bitcoin is moving up and crossed the $50,000 mark again in a fresh bull run. The digital currency is trading at $50,864 as of press time and is pushing to breach $51,000, which has become a key resistance level now.

The pivot in the prices came after Bitcoin dropped below $46,000 earlier today, meaning it recovered over 14 percent in merely a few hours.

Bitcoin received a massive boost earlier this month after a $1.5 billion investment in the digital currency by United States’ electric car manufacturer Tesla, which is co-founded and led by billionaire Elon Musk. The prices of the crypto rallied for a couple of weeks to go beyond $58,000, setting a record.

Though the Volatility in Bitcoin prices is not unusual, such a rally alarmed many investors, including Musk who tweeted that Bitcoin is overpriced. While Musk’s earlier tweets pushed Bitcoin prices upward, this one did the opposite triggering a slump.

A Dark Day for Derivative Traders

The recent recovery came after Bitcoin went down 20 percent from its record peak. That massive drop resulted in the liquidation of around $6 billion positions in derivatives.

Despite Bitcoin’s wild swings, more and more corporates are getting interested in investing in digital currency. Most recently, Payments company, Square revealed its $170 million investment in Bitcoin.

Apart from Bitcoin, the share prices of MicroStrategy, a company that bought $1.145 billion worth of Bitcoins, also plummeted more than 20 percent in Tuesday’s trading session. However, the company’s CEO, Michael Saylor is strangely bullish on Bitcoin and is expecting the digital currency’s market cap to hit $100 trillion.

After a dramatic steep correction, the fiat value of Bitcoin is moving up and crossed the $50,000 mark again in a fresh bull run. The digital currency is trading at $50,864 as of press time and is pushing to breach $51,000, which has become a key resistance level now.

The pivot in the prices came after Bitcoin dropped below $46,000 earlier today, meaning it recovered over 14 percent in merely a few hours.

Bitcoin received a massive boost earlier this month after a $1.5 billion investment in the digital currency by United States’ electric car manufacturer Tesla, which is co-founded and led by billionaire Elon Musk. The prices of the crypto rallied for a couple of weeks to go beyond $58,000, setting a record.

Though the Volatility in Bitcoin prices is not unusual, such a rally alarmed many investors, including Musk who tweeted that Bitcoin is overpriced. While Musk’s earlier tweets pushed Bitcoin prices upward, this one did the opposite triggering a slump.

A Dark Day for Derivative Traders

The recent recovery came after Bitcoin went down 20 percent from its record peak. That massive drop resulted in the liquidation of around $6 billion positions in derivatives.

Despite Bitcoin’s wild swings, more and more corporates are getting interested in investing in digital currency. Most recently, Payments company, Square revealed its $170 million investment in Bitcoin.

Apart from Bitcoin, the share prices of MicroStrategy, a company that bought $1.145 billion worth of Bitcoins, also plummeted more than 20 percent in Tuesday’s trading session. However, the company’s CEO, Michael Saylor is strangely bullish on Bitcoin and is expecting the digital currency’s market cap to hit $100 trillion.

About the Author: Arnab Shome
Arnab Shome
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About the Author: Arnab Shome
Arnab is an electronics engineer-turned-financial editor. He entered the industry covering the cryptocurrency market for Finance Magnates and later expanded his reach to forex as well. He is passionate about the changing regulatory landscape on financial markets and keenly follows the disruptions in the industry with new-age technologies.
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