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Is Bitcoin Bottom In? BTC’s Price Action is Inverse of December Peak Above $108K

The pressing question on crypto traders’ minds is: Has bitcoin’s (BTC) price weakness run its course, or is there more to come?
The former appears to be the case as Monday’s price action, characterized by a swift recovery from intraday lows, contrasted with mid-December when the rally stalled and turned lower from record highs above $108,000.
On Monday, BTC initially fell as investment banks scaled back expectations for Fed rate cuts, with some discussing the potential for rate hikes following Friday’s stellar jobs report, causing prices to dip below the lower end of the key support zone of $90,000-$93,000 as major U.S. stock indices gapped lower.
The breakdown of the support, however, was short-lived, and by the end of the day, BTC had surged back to $94,000, leaving behind a classic «long-legged Doji candle.»
The long wick signifies downtrend exhaustion, indicating that although sellers initially drove prices lower, buyers ultimately overpowered them. This pattern is often seen as a potential signal of a bottom, mainly when it occurs at key support levels or after a notable price drop, as is the case for BTC.
The long-legged doji has emerged at the support zone (horizontal lines) that has consistently restricted the downside since late November.
An inverse of the above is what we saw on Dec. 16 when the bulls failed to keep prices at record highs above $108,000, printing a doji candle with a longer upper shadow. That was a sign of the uptrend running out of steam, with sellers looking to reassert themselves.
What next?
While Monday’s price action hints at a potential bottom, confirmation is required in the form of a decisive move above the day’s high of $95,900.
Chart-driven directional traders typically wait for that before hitting the market with fresh buy orders. Meanwhile, Monday’s low near $89,000 is now the level to beat for the bears.
Note that BTC’s demand-supply dynamics continue to lean bullishly. As Bitwise’s Head of Research — Europe Andre Dragosch pointed out on X, the corporate demand for BTC has already outpaced the supply of new coins this year.
Price volatility may pick up again on the back of Wednesday’s U.S. CPI report, which could influence Fed rate cut expectations.
«After Monday’s sharp drop, Bitcoin rebounded from a low of $89K, as traders await the U.S. CPI report on Jan. 15. Major altcoins followed suit, with many losing more in the last 24 hours,» Neal Wen, head of global business development at Kronos Research, told CoinDesk.
«Market watchers are now focused on signs of stability to see further downside or upside,» Wen added.
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Coinbase Outpaces S&P 500 With 43% June Rise as Stablecoin Narrative Grows: CNBC

Shares of Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase (COIN) rose 43% this month, making the firm the top performer in the S&P 500 since it joined the index at the end of last month.
June’s run is already the stock’s best since November and caps three straight monthly gains. Coinbase’s shares reached their highest level since their public debut.
COIN hit a $382 high this week before enduring a slight correction, ending the week at $353 and seeing a slight 0.7% drop in after-hours trading to $351.
The wider S&P 500 index rose roughly 5% in June as geopolitical tensions eased.
Washington’s progress on the GENIUS Act, Congress’s first rulebook for dollar-pegged stablecoins, helped shift investor focus from trading fees to stablecoin revenue.
The bill brightened the outlook for Circle, whose shares hit a record high and saw its market cap near that of Coinbase this week.
Coinbase keeps all yield on USDC balances held on its platform and nearly half of other USDC income, equal to about 99 percent of Circle’s revenue, giving shareholders indirect exposure at no added cost, CNBC reported Friday, citing analysts including Citizens’ head of financial technology research Devin Ryan.
Trading, however, remains subdued. Average daily volume on Coinbase has drifted lower since April.
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Robinhood Launches Micro Bitcoin, Solana and XRP Futures Contracts

Robinhood (HOOD) has introduced micro futures on bitcoin (BTC), solana (SOL) and XRP in the United States., expanding its existing crypto futures offering for its nearly 26 million funded accounts.
Micro contracts need far less collateral than full-size futures, letting traders take directional positions while committing a smaller slice of capital.
The contracts offer traders more flexibility to bet on a cryptocurrency’s future price direction or hedge current positions given their smaller size.
The launch rounds out a futures suite that began with BTC and ETH in January. It also comes weeks after the firm closed its $200 million purchase of Bitstamp and finalized a $179 million deal for Canada’s WonderFi.
Robinhood’s data shows that crypto notional volumes have exploded upward over time, reaching $11.7 billion in May. The figure marks a 36% rise month-over-month, and a 65% growth year-over-year.
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Why is XRP Up Today? Trio of Catalysts Sees Token Outperform Wider Crypto Market

XRP climbed 5.5% to $2.19 in the last 24 hours after a trio of catalysts converged to help the cryptocurrency outperform the wider cryptocurrency market.
One of the catalysts was launch of XRP micro futures on Robinhood. The contracts offer traders more flexibility to bet on the cryptocurrency’s future price direction or hedge current positions given their smaller size.
Regulatory fog also thinned. On Friday, Ripple withdrew its cross-appeal in its long-running U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit. The SEC sued Ripple back in 2020 over its XRP sales, alleging these violated securities laws. The SEC is expected to drop its own appeal, leaving last year’s ruling, ordering Ripple to pay a $125 million civil penalty to the SEC, intact. The move could lift a lid that had kept some investors on the sidelines.
On-chain data rounded out the bullish setup. The XRP Ledger logged over a 1.1 million active addresses over the past week according to crypto analyst Ali Martinez, who cited Glassnode data.
XRP’s rise saw it outperform the wider crypto market, with the broader CoinDesk 20 (CD20) index rising 1.7% in the last 24 hours.
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