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Bitcoin volatility was lingering at all-time lows before the FTX collapse.
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Andre Cronje said Fantom had over 450 million FTM tokens ($96.43 million), $100 million worth of stablecoins, $100 million in other crypto assets, and $50 million in non-crypto assets.
Bitcoin is struggling to break above $16K, but there are increased signs of unsustainability with the Hash Ribbon confirming miner capitulation will continue.
Nearly 50,000 Bitcoin are withdrawn from Coinbase daily between Nov. 23 and Nov. 27 — equating to roughly $3 billion.
The fight for energy has brought the E.U. to its knees as it struggles to satisfy demand with a weakened currency and rising prices. However, the aftermath of Europe's energy struggle could be beneficial to Bitcoin.
On-chain data by Glassnode shows the balance on BTC miner wallets has dropped to January 2022 levels.
Peckshield also reported that a whale withdrew 42,400 stETH from Aave.
Tokens with a market cap between $100M and $1B have outperformed the market over the past 7days, according to data analyzed by CryptoSlate.
Could this be the bottom of the current Bitcoin cycle? On-chain data suggests that may be the case.