{"id":279709,"date":"2024-04-08T22:52:13","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T17:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/?p=279709"},"modified":"2024-04-08T22:52:13","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T17:22:13","slug":"markets-rally-as-old-holders-are-met-by-new-money-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/markets-rally-as-old-holders-are-met-by-new-money-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Markets Rally as Old Holders Are Met By New Money &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin is back above $71,000, while Ether has rallied above $3,600. <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A wave of green is splashing over the crypto market as most tokens notch up green candles to kick off the week.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefiant.io\/what-is-bitcoin\">Bitcoin<\/a> trades for $71,740, clocking a 3.3% gain in the past 24 hours. The most valuable cryptocurrency hasn\u2019t seen this price level since late March when traders took profit after BTC topped its previous all-time high.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption class=\"text-center text-xs\">BTC Price<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefiant.io\/what-is-ethereum\">Ether<\/a> has spiked 7% today and is now changing hands for $3,632. With a $436 billion market cap, the second largest crypto has not been able to break its previous all-time high yet, which stands at $4,878.<\/p>\n<p><!--$!--><!--\/$--><\/p>\n<p>The crypto industry\u2019s global market cap has surged 3.6% to $2.8 trillion.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest winners for today include NEO, which surged 33% to $20.55; and famed memecoin <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefiant.io\/dogwifhat-community-raises-usd690k-to-put-meme-on-vegas-sphere\">DogWifHat<\/a>, which spiked 13% to $4.13, corresponding to an eye-watering $4.1 billion market cap.<\/p>\n<p>There are few losers today, and those that are down are nursing minor losses. Fresh off its <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefiant.io\/wormhole-w-token-climbs-to-usd2-5-billion-market-cap-post-airdrop\">airdrop<\/a>, which took its market cap to $2.5 billion, Wormhole has lost 3.5%, trading for $0.98, with a market cap of $1.7 billion.<\/p>\n<h2>BTC Supply Distribution<\/h2>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DylanLeClair_\/status\/1776421337545822407\">According to<\/a> Bitcoin analyst Dylan Leclair, supply distribution in the Bitcoin ecosystem has begun, with sales by old holders met with \u201can impressive wave of new capital inflows.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Using Bitcoin\u2019s realized market cap, which values every coin at the price it was last moved on-chain, a high positive rate of change is indicative of meaningful levels of inflow to meet profit taking from the incumbent \u201chodler\u201d cohort, Leclair explained \u2013 with today\u2019s ratings trending higher.<\/p>\n<p>Leclair added that the current price action reminds him of 2020, just as the previous Bitcoin halving was taking place. With Bitcoin\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefiant.io\/the-bitcoin-halving-is-19-days-away-how-did-btc-perform-in-past-cycles\">quadrennial halving<\/a> around the corner and its history of price appreciation in the months that follow, it seems investors are allocating increasing amounts of capital to the asset.<\/p>\n<p><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative flex items-center gap-2 rounded-md bg-[#191919] p-2 my-4 lg:hidden\">\n<div class=\"relative group  flex w-max items-center gap-2  p-2 text-sm text-white mx-auto\"><strong class=\"whitespace-nowrap w-min sm:w-auto bg-gradient-to-r from-[#9FF9D2] to-[#DB9FF9] bg-clip-text text-transparent\">DeFi Alpha<\/strong><span class=\"whitespace-nowrap  w-min sm:w-auto border-l border-white pl-1 lg:hidden\">Premium Content<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"tooltip font-heading shadow-cta absolute hidden lg:visible left-6 z-10 -top-[80px] w-max max-w-xs translate-y-full flex-col rounded-lg bg-[#EEEEF4] p-3 text-left text-xs text-black group-hover:flex lg:left-auto lg:right-4\">Looking for Alpha? Become a premium member of The Defiant and join our DeFi Alpha community.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list-inside list-disc\">\n<li>DeFi Daily | Weekdays<\/li>\n<li>DeFi Alpha Letter | Weekly<\/li>\n<li>Defiant Podcast Transcript | Weekly<\/li>\n<li>Inbox Dump | Saturday<\/li>\n<li>Weekly Recap | Sunday<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thedefiant.io\/go-premium#pricing\" class=\"disabled:bg-cta-disabled-background disabled:text-cta-disabled-text rounded font-semibold border-cta-primary-border bg-cta-primary-background text-cta-primary-text hover:border-cta-primary-border-hover hover:bg-cta-primary-background-hover ml-auto block p-2 text-center text-sm !text-black !no-underline shadow-newButton\">Start for free<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><\/p>\n<p>That idea echoes Ki Young Ju\u2019s view. The founder and CEO of trading platform CryptoQuant pointed out today on X that onchain indicators are signalling buy, with miners holding and no significant exchange inflows from Bitcoin whales.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSame vibe as the previous Bitcoin halving,\u201d Young <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ki_young_ju\/status\/1777258622277574969\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>ETFs Continue To Grow<\/h2>\n<p>The stars of Bitcoin\u2019s recent rally are the spot Bitcoin ETFs, which have accumulated more than 4% of the network\u2019s total circulating supply, worth $59 billion.<\/p>\n<p>BlackRock, which stands in top place for BTC held on behalf of its customers, announced last week that it was <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefiant.io\/blackrock-adds-five-new-firms-to-etf-including-goldman-sachs-citigroup\">adding<\/a> several big-name TradFi players to its ETF offerings, including Citigroup and Goldman Sachs.<\/p>\n<p>Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas pointed to the fact that BlackRock\u2019s IBIT and Fidelity\u2019s FBTC have taken in cash for <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EricBalchunas\/status\/1777325384209404308\">59 straight days<\/a>, with both landing firmly in the top 20 ETFs of all time. JEPI US Equity leads the ranking with 160 straight days of inflows.<\/p>\n<h2>Equities and Gold at ATHs<\/h2>\n<p>The uptrend in financial assets is being felt across the spectrum.<\/p>\n<p>Equities on the Nasdaq100 are at all-time highs, with the index topping $18,147 and registering five straight green months. Gold also hit a record high last week, reaching $2,361 on April 7.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin is back above $71,000, while Ether has rallied above $3,600. A wave of green is splashing over the crypto market as most tokens notch up green candles to kick off the week. Bitcoin trades for $71,740, clocking a 3.3% gain in the past 24 hours. 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