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Bitcoin (BTC) Has Died A Shocking 309 Times

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The fake news that Goldman Sachs has shelved plans to open a Bitcoin (BTC) and Crypto trading desk has been solely blamed for the crypto market turmoil that begun on the 5th of September and managed to sort of stabilize on the 9th. Many crypto-traders and enthusiasts were heartbroken that such fake news could be paraded as facts. They felt betrayed. Some pointed out that it was a lesson for thinking Wall Street will take cryptocurrencies to the next market Bull Run. It is with the above turmoil that many had declared Bitcoin is dead once again.

Turns out this is not the first time the King of Crypto has died. Forbes magazine managed to inform us that there is a tracker for the number of times Bitcoin has been declared dead by the media. Turns out that counter is at 309 times as can be seen in the screenshot below.

BTC obituaries. Source, 99bitcoins.com

It is a bit hilarious when you think of it. After the smile, we realize that Bitcoin is not going anywhere. Neither is Ethereum, XRP or any of the other digital assets that have declined by large percentages in the last few days. As a matter of fact, if you are a seasoned trader, the current market decline is a normal occurrence from where you stand.

The author of the Forbes Magazine piece goes on to make light of the situation, for he too is a seasoned veteran of the crypto markets.

“The sense of urgency is everywhere I look. Bitcoin is dying, and it’s time to get a new job. The warnings are stark. Bitcoin’s price has lost 70% since its $20,000 peak last year, the Securities and Exchange Commission has rejected every bitcoin ETF it’s seen so far and Goldman Sachs has delayed its much-touted roll-out of bitcoin trading.”

If BTC Can Survive the Mt. Gox Fiasco of 2013/14, It Will Be Fine

Many of us crypto enthusiasts can be blamed for being too nostalgic with regards to last year’s Bull run that had BTC touch the sky at levels of $20,000. Yes, we wanted the gains to continue but with every peak in any financial market, there is bound to be a fall in value.

One needs to only look at nature and observe how ocean waves travel. The key in crypto trading is to become one with the market turmoil as a surfer does when he balances his board on a magnificent wave that would scare the living daylights out of any regular person. It is perhaps prudent to refer to ourselves henceforth, as crypto surfers!

Any BTC HODLer who has been around since the Mt. Gox saga of 2013 to 2014, knows that the King of Crypto had declined to as much as $0.01 due to a hack at the exchange in 2011. From April 2013 to early 2014, the exchange was at the top of its game as it was handing up-to 70% of all online BTC trading. But it all came crumbling down due to a news report that the customers of the exchange were experiencing delays in withdrawing funds from the platform. Some even had to wait a few weeks for the transactions to complete. (Where was Ripple back then to complete the transactions in 3 seconds?)

In conclusion, the current market turmoil is not new to Bitcoin and the crypto markets. One needs to look at the number of times Bitcoin has died for you to accept that it will die a few more times in the future as well. With such knowledge, we can easily recover psychologically from each dip rather than musing about totally cashing out and forgetting about that Lambo.

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Bitcoin Price Dumps Below $41,000 Amid Uncertainty

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Bitcoin price dumped hard on Monday, briefly slipping below $41,000, erasing gains recorded in the previous week. The premier cryptocurrency seems to have exhausted its recent rally propelled by industry vulnerabilities. At the time of writing, the world’s largest cryptocurrency was trading slightly lower at $41,385. Bitcoin’s total market cap has dipped by 2% over the past day, while the total volume of BTC tokens traded over the same period climbed by 58%.

Fundamentals

Bitcoin price has been facing retracements and a rollercoaster over the past few days after recently rocketing to a 20-month peak. On-chain data has suggested that many investors used the opportunity to take some profits, leading to a decline in the asset’s price.

Bitcoin’s price slump is mirrored in the wider crypto market, with the global crypto market cap decreasing by 1.85% over the past 24 hours to $1.55 trillion. The total crypto market volume has increased by 32% over the same period. The Crypto Fear and Greed Index has plunged from a level of extreme greed to a greed level of 70, suggesting a decline in risk appetite.

Ethereum, the largest altcoin by market capitalization, is currently trading at $2,167, down almost 3% for the day. Meme coins have been hit hard by the market slump, with Dogecoin and Shiba Inu down by more than 4% over the last day.

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Bitcoin Price is in Consolidation Mode Despite Market Optimism Post-Fed Decision

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Bitcoin price edged lower on Thursday despite optimism in wider markets on the back of the Fed’s interest rate decision. The flagship cryptocurrency has been consolidating above the critical level of $42,000 after briefly topping $44,000, its highest level in 20 months. Bitcoin was trading 0.71% lower at $42,569 at press time. BTC’s total market cap has increased by more than 3% over the last day to $832 billion, while the total volume of the asset traded over the same period jumped by 22%.

Economic Outlook

Bitcoin price has been trading sideways over the past few days, suggesting a pause in its recent rally towards $45,000. The premier cryptocurrency has decreased by 4% in the past week but remains 15.22% higher in the month to date. The digital asset has staged a significant recovery this year after a torrid 2022 in which a string of scandals, including the collapse of FTX, led to a market meltdown, undermining the credibility of the sector.

The crypto market has been buoyed by the Fed’s latest interest rate decision. The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday held its key interest rate unchanged for the third consecutive time, in line with market expectations. With the easing of the inflation rate, members of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted to keep the benchmark overnight borrowing rate in a targeted range between 5.25%-5.5%.

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Bitcoin Price Blasts $44K in Spectacular Surge as Spot Bitcoin ETF Approval Looms Large

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Bitcoin price has been hovering above the $43,000 psychological level over the past two days amid anticipation about the potential approval of a spot bitcoin ETF. The flagship cryptocurrency has climbed more than 16% in the past week and nearly 170% in the year to date. Bitcoin’s total market cap has increased by nearly 5% over the past 24 hours to $858.9 billion, while the total volume of the token traded rose by 43%. The Bitcoin price was trading at $43,914 at press time.

Fundamentals

Bitcoin price has posted significant gains over the past few days, climbing to its highest level since April 2022, before the crash of a stablecoin that started a litany of company failures, pummeling crypto prices. The world’s largest cryptocurrency briefly topped the crucial level of $44,000 on Wednesday amid rising momentum despite being massively overbought.

According to analysts, with no spot bitcoin ETF approvals yet and the halving event five to six months away, the market is riding on FOMO. Capital has been flowing in the Bitcoin market amid enthusiasm that the launches of spot ETF will bring in billions of dollars of new investment into the crypto sector.

Investors have already started providing capital as seed money for ETF products. Notably, a recent report by CoinDesk showed that the world’s largest fund manager, BlackRock, received $100,000 in capital from a seed investor for its spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund…

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