Bitcoin Price Reclaims $28,500 Amid Binance FUD, Here’s Why

Bitcoin price jumps over 6% to over $28,500 in a few hours despite the FUD surrounding the CFTC lawsuit against Binance.
By Varinder Singh
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Bitcoin price jumped over 6% after it successfully held the $27K level after correcting to $26.5 after the U.S. CFTC filed a lawsuit against Binance for violating crypto trading and derivatives rules. In the last 24 hours, the BTC price has a low and high of $26,677 and $28,610, respectively.

A massive recovery was seen in the broader crypto market with XRP leading the rally among top altcoins, with an over 18% upside move. Cardano (ADA) price jumped 12%, Ethereum (ETH) 6%, Polygon (MATIC) and Solana (SOL) 8%.

Futures tied to Dow Jones, S&P 500, and Nasdaq have recovered nearly 1% on Wednesday, while the U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) fell to the 102.5 mark. The Crypto Greed & Fear Index is at 57 value, representing “Greed.”

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes speculates whether the Bitcoin bull market in 2023 is supported by FUD and worsening market conditions.

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Whales Push Up Bitcoin Price

CryptoQuant data reveals that whales are active again in the derivatives exchanges. Whale accumulation triggered crypto market recovery despite the Binance FUD.

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Bitcoin Flow to Futures Exchanges. Source: CryptoQuant

On-chain analysis revealed a high flow of money to futures exchanges. The high flow indicates a period of whale accumulation and the low flow of funds is a period of whale distribution.

Typically, whale accumulation causes the BTC price to increase significantly. Whales took a buy-the-dip opportunity to accumulate Bitcoin when the price was trading under $27K. Whales have used futures exchanges to drive up Bitcoin price amid the low liquidity in the market. However, it has caused the volatility in the crypto market to likely increase.

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Binance’s Spot Heatmap Thick ask liquidity is between $28K and $30K indicating upside momentum. Traders are looking for confirmations around $29K-$30K for the next move.

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