Total value of cryptocurrency market breaks $2.5 trillion as Bitcoin ETF set for launch
The first US futures-based Bitcoin exchange-traded product (ETF) is set to launch today – a milestone that some believe could spark a fresh wave of institutional investors and usher in a new era for cryptocurrency. Will they be proved right?
The impending addition of this intriguing investment tool to the space has already helped drive remarkable gains for Bitcoin this month, which is now up around 30% from $44k on the first of October to roughly $62,500 this morning. The increase means it has now more than doubled in price since July, when the market leader’s value fell to just $30,000.
Historically, November has been Bitcoin’s strongest month, with average gains of 53% since 2011. December also typically sees a significant price increase for the cryptocurrency, though will this year follow similar patterns as the market continues to mature or can we expect more stability moving forward?
While Bitcoin is still shy of its all-time high, the total cryptocurrency market capitalisation did hit the mark yesterday, reaching more than $2.5 trillion. The previous all-time high was in April, which preceded a sell-off in cryptocurrencies. The milestone comes despite alt markets remaining relatively flat amid Bitcoin’s breakout, with Ethereum (ETH), Cardano (ADA) and Solana (SOL) all down around one per cent over the past 24 hours.
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Total crypto market cap
The total capitalisation of the entire cryptocurrency market at time of writing is currently $2,500,305,066,061.
What Bitcoin did yesterday
We closed yesterday, 18 October 2021, at a price of $62,026.08, up from $61,553.62 the day before. The daily high yesterday was $62,614.66 and the daily low was $60,012.76.
This time last year, the price of Bitcoin closed the day at $11,742.04. In 2019, it closed at $7,988.56.
Bitcoin market capitalisation
Bitcoin’s market capitalisation at time of writing is $1.171 trillion. To put it into context, the market cap of gold is $11.301 trillion and Facebook is $945.47 billion.
Bitcoin volume
The total spot trading volume reported by all exchanges over the last 24 hours was $39,774,758,406, up from $31,685,578,108 yesterday. 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 58.65%.
Fear and Greed Index
Market sentiment today is 75, in Greed.
Bitcoin’s market dominance
Bitcoin’s market dominance today is 46.80, down from 46.90 yesterday. Its lowest ever recorded dominance was 37.09 on January 8 2018.
Relative Strength Index (RSI)
The daily RSI is currently 72.44, down from 73.16 yesterday. 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.
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