Bitcoin price struggles at $64,000 amid Mt. Gox funds movement, steady US interest rates and ETF outflows

Bitcoin’s (BTC) price stabilizes at around $64,000 on Thursday after falling short of closing above $70,000 at the beginning of the week. On Wednesday, Mt. Gox moved $3.1 billion worth of BTC, Grayscale's Mini BTC ETF received a $1.8 billion inflow, and the Bitcoin Spot ETF experienced slight outflows of $17.70 million. The FOMC's decision to hold US interest rates steady also contributed to the decline in Bitcoin’s price.

Daily digest market movers: Bitcoin drops as US interest rates steady

• According to Arkham Intelligence, Mt. Gox wallet moved $3.1 billion worth of BTC on Wednesday. Mt. Gox addresses recently transferred 33,960 BTC, valued at $2.25 billion, to new addresses, which are highly likely to be associated with BitGo:

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BitGo is the 5th and final custodian working with the Mt. Gox Trustee to return funds to creditors.

After these transfers, Mt. Gox now holds 46,160 BTC worth $3.06 billion, including the new Mt. Gox address:

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These ongoing transfers are likely fueling FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt) among traders, contributing to Bitcoin's recent price decline.

• Arkham Intelligence shows that Grayscale moved $1.8 billion in BTC through Coinbase Prime to their Mini Bitcoin Trust ETF sourced from the GBTC Bitcoin Trust on Wednesday.
• The Mini Trust began trading on Wednesday  – the ticker is Bitcoin $BTC.
• All GBTC investors are entitled to one share of BTC for every share of GBTC that they own.

• Santiment's data shows that the FOMC's decision to keep US interest rates steady on Wednesday led to an initial decline in crypto prices, as traders had hoped for a rate cut for the first time since March 15, 2020. Once the initial emotional sell-offs subside, markets are expected to stabilize, though a significant market-wide rebound could occur if aggressive whale accumulation and heightened crowd negativity both occur.

• According to Coinglass, Bitcoin Spot ETF registered slight outflows of $17.70 million on Wednesday. Monitoring these ETFs' net flow data is crucial for understanding market dynamics and investor sentiment. The combined Bitcoin reserves held by the 11 US spot Bitcoin ETFs stand at $50.38 billion.

Bitcoin Spot ETF chart

Technical analysis: BTC price breaks below the daily support level 

Bitcoin price was rejected at the weekly resistance level of $69,648 on Monday and declined 2.7% the following two days to close below the daily support at $64,913 on Wednesday.

At the time of writing, BTC trades slightly lower by 0.64% at $64,229 on Thursday.

If BTC continues to decline and closes below the ascending trendline and the 50% Fibonacci retracement level at $62,736 (drawn from a swing high of $71,997 on June 7 to a swing low of $53,475 on July 5), BTC could crash 10% to retest its daily low of $56,405 from July 12.

The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the daily chart has briefly dropped below the 50 neutral level, and the Awesome Oscillator (AO) is nearing a similar decline; if these momentum indicators continue to weaken, it could signal strong bearish pressure and lead to further declines in Bitcoin's price.

BTC/USDT daily chart

However, a close above the $69,648 weekly resistance level would change the market structure by forming a higher high on the daily timeframe. Such a scenario might drive a 3% rise in Bitcoin's price to retest its June 7 high of $71,997.