The 2-week-long Bitcoin (BTC) successful streak has lastly come to an finish, after the cryptocurrency fashioned its first pink candle on Jan. 18.
The day prior, BTC was shaping as much as match and even beat its November 2013 report of 15 consecutive days of optimistic value motion, the longest of such streaks in its historical past.
Whereas the report wasn’t overwhelmed, Bitcoin did publish the longest win streak because the 2013 report in a “ridiculous” run-up, in keeping with some commentators on Twitter.
#Bitcoin – One pink each day candle would not erase 2 weeks of bullish inexperienced candles. We would have liked one already, that up solely run was ridiculous. It is as dangerous as celebrating a bounce after lacking an entire transfer down (I’ve completed it). I count on you give the bears the identical remedy. pic.twitter.com/LJIbBKbE8c
— IncomeSharks (@IncomeSharks) January 18, 2023
Cointelegraph information exhibits Bitcoin neared a 2.4% loss over the day and was again underneath $21,000, a price it hadn’t reached because the chapter of crypto alternate FTX in early November final yr.
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The first trigger for the adverse value motion gave the impression to be an ominous announcement by the US Division of Justice (DOJ) earlier on Jan. 18, saying it will “announce a global cryptocurrency enforcement motion.”
Many speculated it may very well be in opposition to a serious alternate or crypto firm, but it surely turned out the motion was in opposition to a little-known alternate known as Bitzlato based mostly in Hong Kong with ties to Russia. The alternate’s founder, Anatoly Legkodymov, was additionally arrested.
https://cointelegraph.com/information/c-c-c-combo-breaker-bitcoin-ends-ridiculous-14-day-winning-streak