Bitcoin price today trades at $101,226.0 on 11 PM after hitting a daily high of $101,845.0 today after a 1.14% move on June 10.
Regardless of this drop, Bitcoin price today is up 1.14% and trades at $101,226.0. After dropping 2% from the December 12 swing high of $102,636 BTC currently sits above a key support level, a breakdown of which could trigger another crash, but a bounce here could kickstart the bull run.
What will it be? A crash or a rally? Let’s explore.
Regardless of this drop, Bitcoin price today is up 1.14% and trades at $101,226.0.
*bitcoin price updated as of 11 PM.
Value of BTC trades at $101,226.0, bringing the year-to-date gain from 56% on October 20 to roughly 132% as of June 10. The YTD performance has slumped due to the recent BTC crash. Although many altcoins have shot up over triple digits, Bitcoin is catching up. Ethereum price’s YTD performance is lackluster, stands around 70%, and is well below BTC.
Although Bitcoin is the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, Bitcoin’s popularity is due to its first-mover advantage and its being a secure, decentralized network. In addition, many narratives, like digital gold, inflation hedges, and uncorrelated assets, have kept BTC at the forefront of the crypto market since its inception in 2009.
Industry veterans’ speculation of a bull run post-US elections was right, and Bitcoin is likely to end 2024 on a positive note. Historical returns show that Bitcoin has always performed massively in the fourth quarter.
With that said, Bitcoin’s market capitalization stands at $2,004.8 billion and is close to hitting the $2 trillion mark.
While Bitcoin’s market cap hovers around $2,004.8 billion, with Ethereum, the duo controls nearly 65% of the total cryptocurrency market capitalization. Despite the seven-month consolidation, Bitcoin’s $1.93 trillion market cap remains strong, anticipating it reaching $2 trillion before 2025.
Being the top crypto has its benefits; more people tend to flock toward the asset. Likewise, BTC’s 24-hour trading volume stands at $79.5 billion. Binance, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges, contributes a major portion of this volume. Binance’s share of BTC’s 24-hour trading volume comprises spot and perpetuals trading. While spot volume hovers around 11%, perpetual volume is 41%. Exchanges like OKX, Bitget, etc, follow Binance.
With a market cap of $1.93 trillion, it is necessary for the network to remain secure, decentralized, and scalable. This is possible by upgrading the Bitcoin network regularly.
Here are some notable upgrades the Bitcoin network has received or planned to receive since its inception in 2009.
Here are some key milestone upgrades to the Bitcoin network over the past decade.
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