Cryptos Have Gone Downstream

Bitcoin
has been losing 4.5% within last 24 hours, falling back to $43.3K. Ethereum
lost 4.9%, and other leading altcoins fell in price from 3.5% (BNB) to 9.7%
(Solana).

Hydra servers were arrested

According
to CoinMarketCap, the total capitalization of the crypto market sank by 4.7%
overnight to $2 trillion. The Bitcoin Dominance Index added another 0.1pp to
41.3% on the back of more altcoins weakening. The crypto-currency index of fear
and greed grounded at 34 by Thursday morning, having lost 14 points and turning
into a state of fear. This is the lowest value in last two weeks.

News
about the arrest of the servers of the darknet resource Hydra with the
confiscation of 540 bitcoins, as well as sanctions against the Garantex crypto
exchange could have a negative effect on the whole crypto market.

The
FxPro Analyst Team emphasised that after several days of sliding, the fall of
bitcoin accelerated during trading in Europe, reaching two-week lows just above
$43,000. The negative dynamics of the cryptocurrency market was facilitated by
the fall of global stock indices. The published minutes of the Fed meeting
showed tougher rhetoric than expected, which put pressure on all risk-sensitive
assets.

DOGE: this dog is not able to swim yet

According
to Glassnode, the number of bitcoins on exchanges has fallen to the lowest
since August 2018. Investors have been withdrawing coins since the beginning of
March, which is often taken as a signal to keep Bitcoin out of the market for a
long time. This reduction in active supply often pushes the price up. However,
now we are also seeing increased sales from institutionals.

Reports
that Tesla's CEO Elon Musk had become Twitter's largest shareholder initially
caused Dogecoin to soar more than 20%, as Musk had previously used the coin to
pay for small Tesla goods. Potentially, there could be more applications for
Doge on Twitter. However, by Thursday morning its price returned to the levels
of the beginning of the week, still showing that this "dog" is not
yet able to swim against the current, just as Bitcoin cannot become a
meaningful fish against a big pond of stock markets.

This article was written by FxPro’s Senior Market
Analyst Alex Kuptsikevich.