Bitcoin Short Positions Worth $32 Million Wiped Out as Price

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Bitcoin (BTC) futures positions worth over $44 million were wiped out on Monday in choppy trade that saw the spot price of the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization swing more than $1000 (over 4%) between session lows around $26,400 and new highs for the month around $27,400.

BTC was last trading in the $26,700s, up close to 1% on the day.

No specific news stories or fundamental catalysts could be precisely pinpointed as driving the price action.

A filing from an auditor of Binance.US, who said they found it “very difficult” to verify Binance’s collateralization of assets at times, could have led to some jitters that weighed on sentiment, leading to the pullback in the BTC price back below $27,000.

But underpinning the price action was 1) expectations for an interest rate hold from the US Federal Reserve later this week and 2) technical buying, with Bitcoin recently finding support at its 21DMA and at a downtrend that had been in play since early August.

As per coinglass.com, of the $44 million in futures position liquidations on Monday, around $32 million were of short positions, not too surprising after BTC hit its highest level so far this month.

That marked the biggest wipeout of Bitcoin bears since last Monday, when the BTC price fell briefly to its lowest level in three months under $25,000.

Bitcoin’s price outlook took a turn for the worse back in August when the cryptocurrency fell below its 2023 uptrend and 200DMA.

However, since breaking above its recent downtrend and 21DMA, things are looking brighter.

At the very least, BTC appears to have found a new $25,000-$28,000ish range.

For a retest of yearly highs to be on the cards once again, a break above key resistance in the $27,700-$28,500 area will be needed.

Where Next for the Bitcoin (BTC) Price?

Macro is likely to be a key driver of the Bitcoin price this week.

The Fed is widely expected to hold interest rates on Wednesday, but it also likely to keep the door open for another rate hike later this year.

The central bank will be releasing its new economic forecasts and a new dot plot summary of Fed members interest rate projections – these two releases will be closely scrutinized by traders, and will be used to assess the probability of further rate hikes in 2023, and on the timing of any potential rate cuts in 2024.

While most investors don’t expect another rate hike this year, the Fed’s communication that another rate hike is possible is preventing markets from getting overly excited regarding the pricing of rate cuts in 2024 and beyond and this is helping to keep US yields and the US dollar underpinned.

So, while this week’s Fed meeting might not provide a negative shock, it also probably won’t provide much of a boost to Bitcoin either, assuming the US dollar and US yields don’t reverse aggressively lower.

Bitcoin has a historically negative correlation to the US dollar and US yields.

The world’s largest cryptocurrency may well remain locked within its recent multi-month $25,000-$28,000 ranges.



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Bitcoin (BTC) futures positions worth over $44 million were wiped out on Monday in choppy trade that saw the spot price of the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization swing more than $1000 (over 4%) between session lows around $26,400 and new highs for the month around $27,400.

BTC was last trading in the $26,700s, up close to 1% on the day.

No specific news stories or fundamental catalysts could be precisely pinpointed as driving the price action.

A filing from an auditor of Binance.US, who said they found it “very difficult” to verify Binance’s collateralization of assets at times, could have led to some jitters that weighed on sentiment, leading to the pullback in the BTC price back below $27,000.

But underpinning the price action was 1) expectations for an interest rate hold from the US Federal Reserve later this week and 2) technical buying, with Bitcoin recently finding support at its 21DMA and at a downtrend that had been in play since early August.

As per coinglass.com, of the $44 million in futures position liquidations on Monday, around $32 million were of short positions, not too surprising after BTC hit its highest level so far this month.

That marked the biggest wipeout of Bitcoin bears since last Monday, when the BTC price fell briefly to its lowest level in three months under $25,000.

Bitcoin’s price outlook took a turn for the worse back in August when the cryptocurrency fell below its 2023 uptrend and 200DMA.

However, since breaking above its recent downtrend and 21DMA, things are looking brighter.

At the very least, BTC appears to have found a new $25,000-$28,000ish range.

For a retest of yearly highs to be on the cards once again, a break above key resistance in the $27,700-$28,500 area will be needed.

Where Next for the Bitcoin (BTC) Price?

Macro is likely to be a key driver of the Bitcoin price this week.

The Fed is widely expected to hold interest rates on Wednesday, but it also likely to keep the door open for another rate hike later this year.

The central bank will be releasing its new economic forecasts and a new dot plot summary of Fed members interest rate projections – these two releases will be closely scrutinized by traders, and will be used to assess the probability of further rate hikes in 2023, and on the timing of any potential rate cuts in 2024.

While most investors don’t expect another rate hike this year, the Fed’s communication that another rate hike is possible is preventing markets from getting overly excited regarding the pricing of rate cuts in 2024 and beyond and this is helping to keep US yields and the US dollar underpinned.

So, while this week’s Fed meeting might not provide a negative shock, it also probably won’t provide much of a boost to Bitcoin either, assuming the US dollar and US yields don’t reverse aggressively lower.

Bitcoin has a historically negative correlation to the US dollar and US yields.

The world’s largest cryptocurrency may well remain locked within its recent multi-month $25,000-$28,000 ranges.



Cryptocurrency exchanges review:

#1 OKX - 24h Volume: $ 1 097 255 972.
OKX is an Hong Kong-based company founded in 2017 by Star Xu. Not available to users in the United States.

#2 ByBit - 24h Volume: $953 436 658.
It is headquartered in Singapore and has offices in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Bybit works in over 200 countries across the globe with the exception of the US.

#3 Gate.io - 24h Volume: $ 643 886 488.
The company was founded in 2013. Headquartered in South Korea. Gate.io is not available in the United States.

#4 MEXC - 24h Volume: $ 543 633 048.
MEXC was founded in 2018 and gained popularity in its hometown of Singapore. US residents have access to the MEXC exchange.

#5 KuCoin - 24h Volume: $ 513 654 331.
KuCoin operated by the Hong Kong company. Kucoin is not licensed to operate in the US.

#6 Huobi - 24h Volume: $ 358 727 945.
Huobi Global was founded in 2013 in Beijing. Headquartered in Singapore. Citizens cannot use Huobi in the US.

#7 Bitfinix - 24h Volume: $ 77 428 432.
Bitfinex is located in Taipei, T'ai-pei, Taiwan. Bitfinex is not currently available to U.S. citizens or residents.


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South Korea's second-largest city Busan is developing a public blockchain network compatible with mainstream blockchain platforms such as Ethereum and Cosmos. The aim is to integrate blockchain-based services from various blockchain mainnets onto a single platform at a city level and develop Busan into a Blockchain city.

Busan City has allocated a 100 billion won ($75 million) budget for open blockchain development compatible with global standards under the Blockchain Innovation Fund (BIF). The funds will be raised through investments from public financial institutions in Busan with nearly 100 private companies showing interest. BIF is a private fund that supports the development of Busan's blockchain industry and infrastructure construction, led by financial and public institutions in Busan.

The public blockchain development is being done under the Busan Digital Asset Exchange Establishment Promotion Plan and Future Schedule plan with a focus on making Busan a Blockchain city.


Busan Blockchain City Development Plan. Source: News1

The official announcement noted that Busan city has been actively testing various use cases of Blockchain technology in its trade-free zone, however, most of these projects were carried out on different blockchains resulting in an 'uncomfortable' experience for businesses. This was one of the key reasons for city administration to zero on a public blockchain at the city level blockchain compatible with global blockchain networks such as Ethereum.

Related: Coin Center responds to US lawmakers’ request for crypto tax guidance

Busan City is also involved in the process of establishing the blockchain trust framework (BTF) technology standard conducted by the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA).

The project aims to improve the quality of private services and encourage interconnection between services by presenting requirements such as blockchain technical system, performance, and security level. The standard will also be utilized for public services within Busan City.

The long-term blockchain development plan also includes the development of the Busan digital asset exchange in the first half of 2024. The digital exchange will not only list virtual assets, but also tokenized securities, including precious metals and raw materials such as gold, copper and oil. In the future, the administration behind the projects aims to tokenize and trade global intellectual property rights (IP) and carbon emissions rights.



Cryptocurrency exchanges review:

#1 OKX - 24h Volume: $ 1 097 255 972.
OKX is an Hong Kong-based company founded in 2017 by Star Xu. Not available to users in the United States.

#2 ByBit - 24h Volume: $953 436 658.
It is headquartered in Singapore and has offices in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Bybit works in over 200 countries across the globe with the exception of the US.

#3 Gate.io - 24h Volume: $ 643 886 488.
The company was founded in 2013. Headquartered in South Korea. Gate.io is not available in the United States.

#4 MEXC - 24h Volume: $ 543 633 048.
MEXC was founded in 2018 and gained popularity in its hometown of Singapore. US residents have access to the MEXC exchange.

#5 KuCoin - 24h Volume: $ 513 654 331.
KuCoin operated by the Hong Kong company. Kucoin is not licensed to operate in the US.

#6 Huobi - 24h Volume: $ 358 727 945.
Huobi Global was founded in 2013 in Beijing. Headquartered in Singapore. Citizens cannot use Huobi in the US.

#7 Bitfinix - 24h Volume: $ 77 428 432.
Bitfinex is located in Taipei, T'ai-pei, Taiwan. Bitfinex is not currently available to U.S. citizens or residents.


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