Bitcoin’s surge past $35,000 on the 24th and 25th of October took the crypto world by surprise, as it indicated what might be the beginning of a new bullish sentiment. Trading volumes for the world’s largest cryptocurrency hit their highest levels since March, showing that interest in Bitcoin is booming once more.
The entire crypto market saw an inflow of funds during the week, leading to a surge in market cap. Data from CoinGecko shows that the entire market cap increased from $1.184 trillion on Sunday, October 22, to $1.312 trillion on Wednesday, October 25. Most of this inflow went into Bitcoin, which saw its share of the cryptocurrency market increase from 49.58% to 51.47 % during this same time period.
Chart From CoinGecko
Daily Crypto Exchange Volumes Reach 8-Month High
The recent boom in Bitcoin and cryptocurrency prices pushed Bitcoin daily trading volumes on crypto exchanges to their highest level since March. According to The Block’s data dashboard, the seven-day moving average for spot exchange volumes across multiple exchanges hit $24.12 billion on Thursday and $23.98 billion on Friday, respectively. In comparison, Bitcoin trading volume on exchanges was at $11.02 billion on the first day of the month.
Chart from The Block
A similar metric from IntoTheBlock shows Bitcoin transactions reaching 1.4 million BTC as bulls looked to push Bitcoin to $35,000.
Chart from IntoTheBlock
Trading volumes are an important metric because higher volumes suggest greater interest and activity in a market. It means more people are actively buying and selling, leading to more liquidity and volatility.
Whale activity also increased during this time period, as indicated by on-chain trackers. Whale transaction tracker Whale Alerts has shown various BTC transactions amounting to millions of dollars to and from crypto exchanges.
🚨 🚨 🚨 2,000 #BTC (68,255,228 USD) transferred from #Coinbase to unknown wallethttps://t.co/SdIJ87ZxNT
— Whale Alert (@whale_alert) October 26, 2023
🚨 🚨 🚨 2,000 #BTC (68,560,116 USD) transferred from unknown wallet to #Coinbasehttps://t.co/MJNn4HwswP
BTCUSD trading at $34,187 on the weekend chart: TradingView.com
— Whale Alert (@whale_alert) October 26, 2023
🚨 🚨 🚨 1,499 #BTC (51,276,429 USD) transferred from #Binance to #Coinbenehttps://t.co/lVaDk8pYio
— Whale Alert (@whale_alert) October 27, 2023
What’s Next? More Bitcoin Movement?
Bitcoin has since formed a…
Click Here to Read the Full Original Article at NewsBTC…
