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Tuesday 23 May 2023 11:04 am

Bitcoin sparks into life after a week of stagnation in crypto markets

By: Crypto AM Daily with James Bowater | Crypto Insider

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Bitcoin is up 1.7% since yesterday and trading above $27k as BTC spot trading volumes surged by almost 40%, while Ethereum (ETH) at 1.85k is up more than 2%.

Third generation cryptocurrencies have followed. Avalanche (AVAX) has gained 3% while Cardano (ADA) is up 2%. This puts most large-cap cryptocurrencies in green territory over seven days.

Why the green candles? Analysts haven’t singled out one specific catalyst for the upward movement, but traditional markets also rose slightly yesterday as US debt ceiling talks between Democrats and Republicans continue to progress, with market commentators noting that investors may be confident that lawmakers will reach a deal. 

Yesterday’s Crypto AM Daily

In the Markets

The Bitcoin Economy

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

Total crypto market cap

The total capitalisation of the entire cryptocurrency market this morning was $1.140 billion.

What Bitcoin did yesterday

We closed yesterday, May 22, at a price of $26,851. The daily high yesterday was $27,045, and the daily low was $26,549.

Bitcoin market capitalisation

Bitcoin’s market capitalisation this morning was $529.055 billion. To put it into context, the market cap of gold is $12.926 trillion and Visa is $488.639 billion.  

Bitcoin volume

The total spot trading volume reported by all exchanges over the last 24 hours was $13.709 billion.

Fear and Greed Index

Market sentiment today is 50, in Neutral.

Bitcoin’s market dominance

Bitcoin’s market dominance today is 47.85. Its lowest ever recorded dominance was 37.09 on January 1 2018.

Relative Strength Index (RSI)

The daily RSI is currently 47.99. 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. 

What they said yesterday

BTC and ETH divergence? 

Volatility gauges suggest traders expect smaller near-term swings in Ether compared with Bitcoin, a reversal of the usual pattern for the two largest digital assets https://t.co/ZErHhgAxYL

— Bloomberg Crypto (@crypto) May 22, 2023

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Interactive Brokers Builds Out One of the Most Comprehensive and Low-Cost Solutions for Accessing Cryptocurrency Available

The Bitcoin Pioneers community, backed by Barry Silbert’s Digital Currency Group, was created to introduce Bitcoin to a mainstream audience in a meaningful way and now has members right across the UK.

We share tips, stories and ideas on how to encourage others to try Bitcoin for the first time. And, thanks to support from Luno, each Pioneer gets £500 of Bitcoin a month to share with beginners, helping them get started.

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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

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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‘Let people invest’: Matt Hancock makes case for liberal crypto rules

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Crypto AM: Features 

Crypto AM: Founders Series 

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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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Naser Taher, Chairman and Founder of MultiBank Group, Honored by H.H. Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan with the Golden Excellence Award for FinTech, Digital Asset and Blockchain Excellence

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