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    Bitcoin Gains 13% as Cryptoasset Moves Near $40,000

    Olu AnisereBy Olu AnisereJuly 26, 2021 Cryptocurrency No Comments2 Mins Read
    Bitcoin Gains 13% as Cryptoasset Moves Near $40,000
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    Bitcoin Gains 13% as Cryptoasset Moves Near $40,000

    After a long time slumber, Bitcoin, the largest digital asset, gains 13% on Monday according to data from various crypto exchanges. Also, the price of the cryptoasset was seen near $40,000 in the early trading hours following a renewed investor’s sentiment. 

    Top crypto assets prices break out amid a tight squeeze as bulls aim for recovery despite global crackdown and a budding interest in the regulation of cryptocurrency across the globe.

    Despite the pressure, global acceptance keeps soaring but not without profit-taking activities with China, the UK and American among others gunning for steep regulation of the market.

    Bitcoin price soared by nearly 20% following a massive bullish comeback toward the end of the weekend and the start of the new week’s trading.

    Analysts think the bellwether cryptocurrency had already confirmed support above $32,000, allowing bulls to focus on levels heading to $40,000

    It was noted that several resistance levels were pushed into the rearview, including the 50 Simple Moving Average (SMA), the 100 SMA, and $36,000. Bitcoin nearly brushed shoulders with $40,000 but is trading at $38,400 at the time of writing.

    Bitcoin (BTC) buyers were active over the weekend as the cryptocurrency broke above the 50-day moving average near $34,000.  The intermediate-term downtrend initially reversed, although resistance near $40,000 could trigger some profit-taking.

    Upside momentum is improving after several months of consolidation and multiple oversold readings on the charts.

    Bitcoin was trading around $38,000 at press time and is up 13% over the past 24 hours. Early Monday, the price climbed to about $39,500.

    The relative strength index (RSI) on the daily chart is approaching overbought levels for the first time since April. This could precede a brief period of profit-taking near the 100-day moving average at $40,000.

    The weekly RSI is not yet oversold, although selling pressure from May is starting to slow. Price action is consistent with previous rallies from $30,000 support, albeit more persistent given the break above the 50-day moving average.

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    Bitcoin remains in a consolidation phase until the price moves above $40,000, which is the top of a two-month range. Initial support is seen around $34,000, which could stabilize a pull-back. 

    Bitcoin Gains 13% as Cryptoasset Moves Near $40,000

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    Olu Anisere is a financial and economic journalist at MarketForces Africa, specialising in African macroeconomic policy, international finance, energy markets, and continental development.He covers major multilateral institutions, including the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank, and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), providing readers with frontline reporting on policies shaping Africa's economic trajectory.Olu has reported extensively on Nigeria's fiscal and monetary policy landscape, including CBN interest rate decisions, Nigeria's bond market, FX inflows, and the country's engagement with global financial institutions.His coverage spans IMF and World Bank Spring and Annual Meetings, African Ministers of Finance conferences, and high-level economic forums where Africa's development agenda is set.His reporting captures perspectives from Africa's most influential economic voices, including Tony Elumelu, senior IMF officials, and CBN leadership, bringing institutional insight and policy depth to MarketForces Africa's readers.Olu also covers Inside Africa — tracking economic, investment, and development stories from across the continent. Olu Anisere is based in Lagos, Nigeria.

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