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Bitcoin Holds at $75,440 Amid $450 Million Sell Orders Near $76,000 Resistance
Bitcoin is trading at $75,440 and testing $76,000 for a third day amid increased market volume and liquidations. Equities surged to record highs on Thursday following a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. CoinDesk reported various cryptocurrency market data and recent events, including a U.S. government bitcoin transfer.
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Market Activity Bitcoin Is trading at $75,440 and testing $76,000 for a third day, with $450 million of sell orders between $75,900 and $76,300, CoinDesk reported via CoinGlass.
Bitcoin briefly topped $76,000 during European trading hours. 94% change. 68 billion. Total liquidations have surged 140% to $529 million, with short positions slightly exceeding long positions in liquidations.
Surged to record highs on Thursday, coinciding with a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon.
8%. 54% change. 07% change. 5%.
The number of active contracts in Solana futures has increased by 11% to 5.
53 billion SOL in 24 hours, marking the highest open interest since March 18. 17 billion DOGE, a six-month high. Solana has positive funding rates and a positive 24-hour open interest-adjusted cumulative volume delta, while Dogecoin has a positive cumulative volume delta but slightly negative funding rates.
Cardano leads on an open interest-adjusted cumulative volume delta basis. 5-month low, and Ether's implied volatility index hovers near 65%. BTC and ETH options on Deribit show a bias for puts.
Government moved $606,000 in bitcoin linked to the 2016 Bitfinex hack to Coinbase 5 hours ago, CoinDesk reported. CoinMarketCap's Altcoin Season indicator is at 37/100, down from 53/100 last month and up from 19/100 in February.
The RHODL ratio has climbed to its third highest level on record, according to Glassnode.
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