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Wednesday 03 August 2022 10:56 am

Bitcoin back above $23k as investor sentiment improved

By: Crypto AM Daily with James Bowater | Crypto Insider

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The price of bitcoin is back above $23k this morning, up 2 per cent over the past 24 hours at time of writing. Ethereum and other major cryptocurrencies have also seen a small bounce, with the price of Ethereum up 4 per cent to around $1,650. 

The Fear and Greed Index has looked a bit peppier of late though, suggesting improved investor sentiment. It sits at 34 today after briefly hitting a top of 42 on Saturday. This marks the highest market sentiment peak since April. This slow market sentiment growth is in stark contrast to how the market sentiment rapidly exploded from the ‘extreme fear’ level to ‘extreme greed’ during the bull market of late 2021. Market participants are increasingly less bearish, but exercise caution after a slow start to the summer.

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Yesterday’s Crypto AM Daily in association with Luno

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*Definitions and insights can be found at https://bytetree.com/research 

Total crypto market cap

The total capitalisation of the entire cryptocurrency market at time of writing is currently 

$1.069 trillion. 

What Bitcoin did yesterday

We closed yesterday, August 1 2022, at a price of $22,978.12. The daily high yesterday was $23,415.04 and the daily low was $22,710.08.

Bitcoin market capitalisation

Bitcoin’s market capitalisation at time of writing is $443.12 billion. To put it into context, the market cap of gold is $11.77 trillion and Tesla is $41.87 billion. 

Bitcoin volume

The total spot trading volume reported by all exchanges over the last 24 hours was $27.104 billion. High volumes can indicate that a significant price movement has stronger support and is more likely to be sustained.

Volatility

The price volatility of Bitcoin over the last 30 days is 54.62%.

Fear and Greed Index

Market sentiment today is 34, in Fear.

Bitcoin’s market dominance

Bitcoin’s market dominance today is 42.27. Its lowest ever recorded dominance was 37.09 on January 1 2018.

Relative Strength Index (RSI)

The daily RSI is currently 54.69. 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 – an RSI reading of 30 or below indicates an oversold or undervalued condition. 

Convince your Nan: Soundbite of the day

“A tipping point in adoption will soon be reached, as risks are managed proactively.”

Gartner, Hype Cycle for Blockchain and Web3, 2022

What they said yesterday

All that glitters 

If you invested $10,000 in gold 10 years ago you now have $10,100.

It didn’t even keep up with inflation 🤦‍♂️

— Dan Held (@danheld) August 2, 2022

All eyes on BTC

BREAKING: Micheal Saylor to transition from CEO to Executive Chairman to focus on MicroStrategy's #bitcoin acquisition strategy pic.twitter.com/9yzrKf3Li8

— Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) August 2, 2022

$12, not a bad price

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$12 for a #bitcoin was "a very high price" 😅 pic.twitter.com/PqQsGO8Jf8

— Documenting ₿itcoin 📄 (@DocumentingBTC) August 2, 2022

Crypto AM: Editor’s picks

Walmart confirms it is not partnering with Litecoin

Fake news: Walmart confirms it is not partnering with Litecoin – CityAM : CityAM

Morgan Stanley to launch new research team led by Sheena Shah

Morgan Stanley to launch new crypto research team led by Sheena Shah : CityAM

Michael Saylor buys up another 5,050 Bitcoin for MicroStrategy

Michael Saylor buys up another 5,050 Bitcoin for MicroStrategy – CityAM : CityAM

Bitcoin can now be purchased using the Post Office app

Bitcoin can now be purchased using The Post Office app – CityAM : CityAM

Simon Nixon tells Seek Ventures to ramp up Bitcoin investment 

Simon Nixon tells Seek Ventures to ramp up Bitcoin investment

Crypto AM: Features 

Crypto AM: Spotlight

Bumper set to fire up its Liquidity Provision Program today

Crypto AM: Founders Series 

Using blockchain to overcome the challenge of universal connectivity

Crypto AM: Industry Voices 

The unforeseen reputational risks of NFTs and how to avoid them

Crypto AM: Contributors 

Crypto AM: In Conversation with James Bowater

Creating a future of access to financial tools for everyone with MELD

Crypto AM: Tomorrow’s Money with Gavin S Brown

Will Tesla change direction on Bitcoin again?

Crypto AM: Mixing in the Metaverse with Dr Chris Kacher

The Metaverse is here, and even Facebook is getting on board

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

E-naira: Digitising Nigeria, improving lives, and advancing national infrastructure

Crypto AM: Tiptoe through the Crypto with Monty Munford 

I’ve spotted curious similarities between Bitcoin and the Taliban…

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

As DeFi gathers momentum, how will regulators protect investors? – CityAM : CityAM

Crypto AM: Parliamentary Special 

Part one of two – April 2021

The government is cautious about crypto – but I think we’ll get there

Part two of two – April 2021

Opening our eyes to financial inclusion for the good of the economy

Five Part Series – March 2021

Day one…

Financial Services Bill: Time to act

Day two…

Financial institutions should consider appointing AI officers

Day three…

DLT may not be the silver bullet, but it’s worth a shot

Day four…

There’s a real prize for the UK to lead when it comes to distributed digital ID

Day five…

We need to strap a rocket to the government’s FinTech thinking

Crypto AM: Events

For those of you who missed the Crypto AM DeFi & Digital Inclusion online summit 2021 – you can now watch the event in two parts via YouTube

Part One

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvqNMNZTIDE

Part Two

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXhX_-Tr5j0

Cautionary NotesIt’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.

All information is correct as of 08:00 BST

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