Bitcoin recovers to $49.7k after failing to find support above $50k
BTC previously reached its highest price since 2021 on Monday.
Bitcoin ( BTC ) saw its price recover above $49,700 on the evening of Feb. 13 — closing in on its earlier daily high.
As of 9:50 pm UTC, Bitcoin was priced at $49,726. Though Bitcoin is down 0.4% over 24 hours, that price represents 0.7% growth over 1 hour and 2.8% growth from its daily low.
Bitcoin’s $49,726 price notably represents a partial recovery to $50,000, a milestone it surpassed on Monday for the first time since December 2021. After touching $50,240 for the last time at 10:00 a.m., BTC fell by 3.7% to $48,385 over several hours.
Bitcoin responsible for 43% of hourly liquidations
Bitcoin was responsible for much of the crypto market’s $6.48 million liquidations over the past hour. BTC’s $2.81 million in liquidations accounted for about 43% of that total, while Ethereum’s $1.83 million accounted for another 28%.
The overall total is largely made up of short liquidations. Short liquidations accounted for $6.24 million, while long liquidations accounted for the remaining $227,000.
Liquidation data via CoinglassBitcoin ETF volume reached $1.93B
Finally, the Bitcoin ETF market saw $1.93 billion in volume today. Spot Bitcoin ETFs (as opposed to Bitcoin futures ETFs) accounted for $1.56 billion of that volume. Funds from Grayscale, BlackRock ( iShares ), and Fidelity reported the three largest volumes.
Bitcoin ETF data via CoinglassBitcoin Market Data
At the time of press 10:29 pm UTC on Feb. 13, 2024, Bitcoin is ranked #1 by market cap and the price is down 1% over the past 24 hours. Bitcoin has a market capitalization of $971.77 billion with a 24-hour trading volume of $35.97 billion. Learn more about Bitcoin ›
Bitcoin
10:29 pm UTC on Feb. 13, 2024$49,511.70
-1%Crypto Market Summary
At the time of press 10:29 pm UTC on Feb. 13, 2024, the total crypto market is valued at at $1.85 trillion with a 24-hour volume of $79.53 billion. Bitcoin dominance is currently at 52.42%. Learn more about the crypto market ›
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