Bitcoin (BTC) Price Drop: What’s Behind the Bearish Trend?

• Bitcoin closes at $96,089, continuing a three-week bearish trend with a 1.3% drop on Monday.
• The 2.4% market cap decline echoes Bitcoin’s downturn, affecting altcoins and raising global economic concerns.
• Stable Bitcoin supply on exchanges and reduced whale activity hint at potential market consolidation.

Bitcoin (BTC) is trading at $96,089 at the end of the Sunday’s trading session, continuing a three-week bearish run. On Monday, Bitcoin declined by 1.10% and was valued at approximately $96,277. This development has elicited mixed opinions among members of the crypto community, especially since the price of BTC is also sinking after it hit highs.

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Bitcoin’s Market Influence

It has also influenced other cryptocurrencies by forming a benchmark on which their prices are tied to or are reacted against. The decline in the total crypto market was 2.4% and the global capitalization of crypto assets reached $3.3 trillion. Other altcoins also copied BTC and many of them incurred losses as well. This has further worsened the market instability especially more so with the global forces exerting influence and putting more pressure on investors.

Daan Crypto shared his insights  about the situation with BTC. According to him, BTC is a “middle of the range, middle of the volume profile.” However, Daan pointed that, although there has been a sharp decline in the price of the BTC in the short term, the long-term trend is up. He stated: “All you need to do is wait and the market will show its hand eventually.”

The cryptocurrency market has been moving and changing more due to the vagueness of tariffs at an international level. In particular, the uncertainty regarding Donald Trump’s tariffs remains a cause of concern in the global markets. Since the pandemic began, there is still some uncertainty about its impact on the global economy and specifically on investments such as BTC and other cryptocurrencies.

Whale Activity Slows Down

Data from the analytical platform also suggest that the number of Bitcoins on centralized exchange platforms remains stable. The arbitrary supply increased from 2.13 million BTC to 2.2 million in the last few weeks and now remains constant. Whale investors, who were previously responsible for this supply spree, have cut down the pace of purchases in the last couple of days. This change in behavior has created the following degrees of change on the market.

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Further, February saw a major blow to all U.S based spot Bitcoin ETFs. This showed that during the second week of the month, there was a net cash outflow of $651 million. This is a negative trend which halted a stream of positive influence on Bitcoin price that lasted for six weeks. The outflow raised more concerns over signs that Bitcoin could be in a phase of horizontal consolidation.

That is the current state of affairs as regards to the Bitcoin market as it uncertain amid the prevalent global and economic conditions that affect its value. As for the cryptocurrency market, investors remain uncertain about the market direction, citing high volatile prices. The next several weeks could prove that Bitcoin is on the verge of resuming its gains or continuing its slump.