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Bitcoin (BTC) has seen bullish but unsteady price action in early 2025, with recent data highlighting shifting sentiment among US investors. After briefly crossing the $102,000 mark yesterday, the asset has struggled to maintain upward momentum, shedding most of its recent gains as it stands at just below $100,000. These developments coincide with critical insights from key on-chain metrics that offer a clearer view of Bitcoin’s short-term trajectory. Related Reading: Bitcoin Forms First Daily Death Cross On Dominance Chart In 4 Years, What To Expect Next Bitcoin’s Price Struggles Despite Positive Coinbase Premium Index Signal A CryptoQuant analyst known as Burak Kesmeci recently shared insights on the Coinbase Premium Index (CPI), which turned positive for the first time in 2025. The CPI measures the price difference between Bitcoin on Coinbase and other global exchanges, serving as a crucial indicator of US investor sentiment. 3 days ago, Coinbase Premium Index crossed SMA14 for the 1st time in 26 days—Bitcoin is now up 4% to $102K. In Nov 2024, a similar move saw Bitcoin rally from $69K to $108K. U.S. buyers could be back in action. pic.twitter.com/XtAlHUzzvv — CryptoQuant.com (@cryptoquant_com) January 6, 2025 Alongside this positive shift, a notable 4,012 BTC outflow from Coinbase was recorded, signaling renewed buying interest among US-based investors. Historically, such patterns have been associated with a rise in buying pressure, often laying the groundwork for potential price surges. Despite these positive signals, Bitcoin’s price performance remains restrained. After briefly surpassing $102,000 on December 6, Bitcoin retreated and now trades below $100,000, reflecting a modest 3.3% decrease over the past 24 hours. This price mark from the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization puts it at approximately 8.9% below its all-time high of $108,135, achieved in December 2024. Bitcoin Faces Key Resistance Levels Notably, the current price action from BTC suggests that while buying pressure exists, it may not yet be sufficient to trigger another strong rally. According to cryptocurrency analyst Ali, Bitcoin maintains a critical support zone between $95,400 and $98,400, where over 1.77 million addresses collectively hold 1.53 million BTC. Related Reading: Bitcoin’s Miner Sentiment Signals: Are We Nearing a Market Rebound? This support zone remains essential for stabilizing Bitcoin’s price amid market uncertainty. Conversely, resistance appears limited, with only 107,000 BTC supply positioned between $104,700 and $105,770. This relatively thin resistance could pave the way for upward movement if buying pressure intensifies. #Bitcoin sits well above an important support zone between $95,400 and $98,400, where 1.77 million addresses bought over 1.53 million $BTC. However, there isn’t significant resistance ahead, only a minimal supply wall of 107,000 #BTC between $104,700 and $105,770. pic.twitter.com/MEATFegTV2 — Ali (@ali_charts) January 7, 2025 Meanwhile, zooming out, analysts remain bullish overall on Bitcoin. Captain Faibik for instance has recently shared his outlook on BTC suggesting that the asset is still poised for a rally to $112,000. Featured image created with DALL-E, Chart from TradingView

A key indicator of interest in the cryptocurrency space within the United States has slumped to a 12-month low, raising concerns about the flagship cryptocurrency’s near-term price prospects. According to a post from CryptoQuant analyst Burak Kesmeci, the Coinbase Premium Index, which measures the bitcoin price difference between Coinbase and other major cryptocurrency exchanges, particularly […]

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Bitcoin had a rough Wednesday, starting the day above $62,000 but quickly slipping to a daily low of $60,541. The market turbulence didn’t stop there, as over $40 million in bitcoin long positions were wiped out. Across the broader crypto space, both long and short positions saw liquidations totaling $169.45 million in the past 24 […]

Avalanche, the fourth-generation proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain, incurs significant costs to incentivize its validators. Token Terminal data on December 7 shows that in the past year, the smart contract platform paid over $275 million in AVAX to compensate its validators despite generating only $11.5 million in user fees. Avalanche Is Paying A Premium To Incentivize Validators Although it appears that Avalanche is paying a premium for validators, this is critical in securing the network and ensuring all transactions are confirmed. Overall, and being a proof-of-stake network reliant on node operators for security and decentralization, Avalanche’s decision to pay validators a premium is, as its users demand, to maintain a robust network of nodes. Related Reading: Bitcoin Shakeout Drives $190 Million In Losses For Over 81,000 Traders According to CoinMarketCap data, the network has a market cap of over $9.8 billion. It is currently in the top 10 by liquidity, surpassing Polygon and Polkadot, competing low-fee alternatives. As it is, by incentivizing validators with generous rewards, Avalanche ensures that there is a strong pool of nodes available to maintain the network’s operation. Through these validators, AVAX holders can stake and receive rewards. As of December 7, there are over 1,539 validators currently staking over 248 million AVAX and earning 7.84% APY. At the same time, statistics show that Avalanche has a staking ratio of 57.11%. Most AVAX in circulation are used to secure the network at this level. While AVAX incentivization might draw more validators, Avalanche documentation also states that the network doesn’t require complex hardware to operate a node. At the same time, the blockchain, unlike Ethereum, states that staked AVAX is not at risk of being slashed–or penalized by the network–provided all network requirements are met. This feature could explain the steady rise in validator count over the past three years. AVAX Is Up By 200%, Trading At 2023 High While Avalanche grows its validator count, AVAX prices have also been expanding steadily, mirroring the general market. Thus far, AVAX is changing hands above $26, up over 200% in the last three months. At spot rates, AVAX is trading at new 2023 highs and in a bullish breakout formation, looking at price action in the daily chart. Related Reading: Apollo Crypto Predicts Bitcoin Price Of $200,000 This Cycle, Here’s Why Looking at how AVAX is, bulls might break above $30. If the accompanying surge is with expanding trading volume, it might be the base for another leg up that might lift the coin toward $90 or higher in the sessions ahead. When AVAX peaked in 2021, it rose to as high as $145. Feature image from Canva, chart from TradingView