The crypto market failed to break out of its range

Market overview

The crypto market cap changed slightly over the past 24 hours, amounting to $2.34T compared to $2.33T the day before. But this is a victory for cryptocurrencies, given the impressive sell-off those financial markets and gold experienced the day before. The US Nasdaq100 lost more than 2.5% intraday but recovered more than half of its losses by the close. At the same time, cryptocurrencies remained unaffected by this turbulence. Perhaps some traders are looking at crypto as a safe haven.

Bitcoin looked more resilient on Tuesday than the US indices. At the start of the European trading session, Bitcoin broke through the resistance of recent weeks, soaring 6% to $71.7K in five hours. Moreover, looking at the intraday dynamics, one can see a sequence of higher local lows. On weekly timeframes, the RSI index has begun to rise from oversold territory. We still consider the situation too fragile to say that the bottom has been reached. Bitcoin is vulnerable due to the increased volatility of stock indices, which is forcing institutional investors to reduce their leverage.

News background

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Mining company Core Scientific will sell all 2,537 BTC it owns by the end of the first quarter. The funds will be used to increase liquidity and finance its AI strategy, according to its annual report.
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Payment company Visa and infrastructure stablecoin platform Bridge will introduce stablecoin cards in more than 100 countries. Launched in 2025, the product is already operational in 18 countries, with transactions available at more than 175 million points of sale.