IntoTheBlock: bitcoin will face resistance at the $48 500 mark
Experts believe that addresses who bought bitcoins at an average price of $48 491 may start selling assets when they reach the breakeven point
12.02.2024 - 15:26
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What’s new? Analysts on the IntoTheBlock platform expect the bitcoin price to reach the $52 000 mark in the coming weeks and rise above $100 000 by the end of the year. However, there is one important resistance level left to achieve this goal — $48 500. As of February 12, 15:25 UTC, BTC is trading at $48964 on Binance, having added 0,08% over the day and 11% over the week (data from the CoinGecko aggregator).
What else is known? According to experts, over 800 000 addresses bought nearly ~270 000 BTC (~12,96 billion) at an average price of $48 491. IntoTheBlock believes that some of them may start selling assets when they reach the breakeven point.
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On February 11, bitcoin reached its highest weekly close since December 2021 at $48 315. According to data from analytics platform Coinglass, this weekly close was the best for BTC in 2024.
Earlier, CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju predicted that BTC would rise to $112 000 on the back of an inflow of funds from spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
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