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Monday 21 August 2023 7:54 pm

Bitcoin and Ethereum virtually unmoved since yesterday, but the bruises are starting to show

By: Crypto AM Daily with James Bowater | Crypto Insider

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Bitcoin and Ethereum haven’t moved much since yesterday but the damage of last week’s sell-off is clear in the week’s numbers. BTC is down 11% over seven days while ETH has dropped by 9% over the same period.

Analysts say the sell-off may have been caused by reports that SpaceX wrote down its BTC losses, leading some to believe that its founder – Elon Musk – lost confidence in the cryptocurrency. It’s reminiscent of the days when a tweet by Musk had the power to sway markets in one direction or the other.

Alt-coins are following a similar pattern to BTC and ETH, showing some stability in the last 24 hours. 

Friday’s Crypto AM Daily

In the Markets

The Bitcoin Economy

*Data can be found at https://terminal.bytetree.com/

🌅Total crypto market cap

🔵 $1.05 trillion

🔻 0.14%

What Bitcoin did yesterday

🔺 Daily high $26,269

🔻 Daily low $25,998

Bitcoin market capitalisation

🟠 BTC $506,819 billion

🟡 Gold $12.65 trillion

💳 Visa $498.82 billion  

Bitcoin volume

🪣 Total spot trading volume $9.595 billion

🔻 1.38%

CoinDesk Large Cap Select Index 

🔻 0.11%

The CoinDesk Large Cap Select Index (DLCS) measures the market cap weighted performance of some of the largest cryptocurrencies. 

SP500

🔻 0.015%

Fear and Greed Index

Bitcoin’s market dominance

📊 49.05

Relative Strength Index (RSI)

💪 21

Values of 70 or above indicate that an asset is becoming overbought and may be primed for a trend reversal or experience a correction in price, while 30 or below indicates an oversold or undervalued condition. 

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What they said yesterday

My instincts looking through my usual #Bitcoin sell-off metric suite:

– The sell-off was primarily a futures market leverage flush out, and is thus primarily a result of short-term positioning and market structure.

– The biggest damage is technical in nature (below long term…

— _Checkmate 🟠🔑⚡☢️🛢️ (@_Checkmatey_) August 21, 2023

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There’s also access to great learning resources and, to cap it all off, we run monthly competitions to win great prizes such as tickets for events, VIP passes, exclusive access to talks and webinars or even just some Sats to add to your stack, all courtesy of our partners!

Even better, the whole thing is completely FREE!

So, if you’re a beginner, or know someone who is, take our fun five question multiple choice quiz and join the group today. Of course, if you’re an expert, you’re also welcome to join and help others who are looking to understand Bitcoin as an asset and the industry as a whole.

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All feedback on Crypto AM Daily in association with Luno is welcome via email to [email protected] 🙏🏻

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Crypto AM: Editor’s picks

FCA’s new crypto advertising rules met with mixed industry response

ChatGPT urges crypto conference panel not to become over-reliant on AI

Mt. Gox customers will have to wait until November to recover lost Bitcoin funds

Sam Bankman-Fried: A tissue of lies soaked with fake tears?

Three-in-four wealth managers are gearing up for more cryptocurrency exposure

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Crypto.com granted FCA licence to operate in UK

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Q&A with Duncan Coutts, Principal Technical Architect at IO Global

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Jamie Bartlett – on the trail of the missing ‘Cryptoqueen’

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MPs are falling silent over potential of cryptocurrency

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Erica’s ‘Crypto Wars’ handed honours in Business Book Awards

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Crypto AM: Features 

Crypto AM: Founders Series 

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https://morningwire.eu/profile/crypto-am-founders-series/

Crypto AM: Industry Voices 

Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao, CEO of Binance

Crypto AM: Contributors 

Crypto AM: In Conversation with James Bowater

Charles Hoskinson and James Bowater landscape

Crypto AM: Tomorrow’s Money with Gavin S Brown

Tomorrow's Money with Gavin S Brown

Crypto AM: Mixing in the Metaverse with Dr Chris Kacher

Dr Chris Kacher Mixing in the Metaverse

Crypto AM: Visions of the Future, Past & Present with Alex Lightman 

Alex Lightman Visions of the future, past and present

Crypto AM: Tiptoe through the Crypto with Monty Munford 

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Crypto AM: Taking a Byte out of Digital Assets with Jonny Fry

Jonny Fry Taking a Byte out of Digital Assets

Crypto on the catwalk

Stefania Barbaglio Crypto on the Catwalk

Crypto AM: Events

Cautionary Notes

It’s definitely tempting to get swept up in the excitement, but please heed these words of caution: Do your own research, only invest what you can afford, and make good decisions. The indicators contained in this article will hopefully help in this. Remember though, the content of this article is for information purposes only and is not investment advice or any form of recommendation or invitation. Morning Wire, Crypto AM and Luno always advise you to obtain your own independent financial advice before investing or trading in cryptocurrency.

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