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4 Reasons why Bitcoin plummeted by 20% on Monday, January 11 

Staff ReporterBy Staff ReporterUpdated:January 25, 2021 on January 25, 2021
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Bitcoin slumped as much as 20%, while Ethereum fell over by 22%, and the broader crypto market fell over by 18% on Monday. As investors saw their crypto holdings plunge on Monday, here is what some think may have caused the slump in digital currency prices. 

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Resurgence of the US Dollar

The yield of the U.S government’s 10-year treasuries held over 1%, resulting in gains to the U.S. dollar. This may have caused some investors to move away from their crypto holdings, as positive news over the weekend about vaccines and economic recovery may have made investors more confident about the resurgence of the U.S. economy.

Technical factors

As Bitcoin hit a record high of $42,000 last week, technical charts showed the cryptocurrency to be in the overbought zone. With the bitcoin sell-off seen over the weekend, this may have caused jitters in some investors, who may have liquidated some of their cryptocurrency positions, causing a market-wide sell-off.

Bitcoin whales cashing out

According to Thailand-based news agency Siam Blockchain, a large value of Bitcoin transfer from an unknown wallet may have caused the Bitcoin prices to suddenly surge. After the transfer, the publication said that the Bitcoin prices fell to their previous levels.

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 4,306 #BTC (163,462,761 USD) transferred from unknown wallet to unknown wallet

Tx: https://t.co/Ama6f8QhoK

— Whale Alert (@whale_alert) January 8, 2021

“A total of 15,598 BTC worth around $ 500 million has been transferred out of an unknown wallet over the past 12 hours. Making a transaction at this time, many people have noted that This could be the reason behind the price drop”, Siam reported. 

Offloading by miners

Another reason that caused the crypto market to fall on Monday may have been some unloading of crypto assets by Bitcoin miners. According to Coindesk, the price drop in Bitcoin could have also been caused by miners selling. Coindesk cited a reading of above 2.00 in the Miner’s Position index (MPI), which indicates that the miners are selling.

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