{"id":35337,"date":"2024-01-22T16:52:35","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T20:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/?p=35337"},"modified":"2024-01-22T16:52:35","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T20:52:35","slug":"analyst-foresees-bitcoin-downtrend-until-gbtc-is-liquidated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/2024\/01\/22\/analyst-foresees-bitcoin-downtrend-until-gbtc-is-liquidated\/","title":{"rendered":"Analyst Foresees Bitcoin Downtrend Until GBTC Is Liquidated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chris J Terry, a cryptocurrency analyst and enthusiast, has revealed his insights on the price action of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/bitcoin-news\/bloodbath-for-bitcoin-grayscales-529-million-btc-move-to-coinbase-pushes-price-below-41000\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bitcoin<\/a>, predicting a continuous decline in the price of the crypto asset.<\/p>\n<h2>Analyst Says Bitcoin Will Continue To Drop<\/h2>\n<p>The crypto analyst <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/chrisjterry\/status\/1749083546042396681?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shared<\/a> his insights regarding Bitcoin with the cryptocurrency community on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), anticipating a possible \u201ccontinuation of a flat or declining trend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He highlighted that the downtrend will continue until <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/bitcoin-news\/gbtcs-discount-narrows-amid-bitcoins-downturn-but-a-bullish-trend-is-coming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) <\/a>is fully \u201cliquidated.\u201d According to him, the liquidation will be possible with a whopping $25 billion worth of selling activity over the next few weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Terry cites Grayscale\u2019s choice to keep Bitcoin ETF fees at 1.5% as the cause of what he sees to be the \u201cbiggest strategic error\u201d in cryptocurrency history. This implies that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/news\/bitcoin\/grayscale-bitcoin-etf-579-million\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grayscal<\/a>e\u2019s action might have a long-term impact on the crypto market and may prevent wider adoption.<\/p>\n<p>The post read:<\/p>\n<p>Looks like the BTC price will continue flat\/down until GBTC is liquidated, $25B of selling over the next few weeks. Grayscale decision to keep ETF fees at 1.5% will go down as the biggest strategic error in crypto history. Greedy idiots.<\/p>\n<p>His analysis emphasizes how investment vehicles are interconnected and how this affects the state of the cryptocurrency market as a whole. However, this has attracted disbelief from a few famous figures in the community.<\/p>\n<p>One of the figures who has expressed disbelief is Galaxy Digital CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/bitcoin-news\/galaxy-digital-ceo-mike-novogratz-says-this-will-kickstart-the-bitcoin-bull-market\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mike Novogratz<\/a>. He <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/novogratz\/status\/1749085338671239414?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">asserted<\/a> that he \u201cdisagrees\u201d with Chris Terry\u2019s analysis because although Novogratz experts some selling pressure activity, he believes investors will move to other ETFs, especially supporting BTCO. Novogratz also pointed out that the Invesco Galaxy Bitcoin ETF (BTCO) is his favorite among the products.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Novogratz highlights the significance of maintaining perspective in light of transient market conditions. He noted that the latest development will facilitate older investors\u2019 or boomers\u2019 entry into the crypto landscape.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, he has highlighted the potential for enhanced leverage by having 4\u00d75 exposure to Bitcoin via BTCO. He then shared an optimistic look, noting that \u201cBTC will go higher in the next six months after this indigestion.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>BTC Sees $25 Million Outflows\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>A recent <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.coinshares.com\/volume-166-digital-asset-fund-flows-weekly-report-3c59276b9833\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from Coinshares has revealed that Bitcoin witnessed an outflow of a whopping $25 million. Coinshares shared the information in its most recent weekly \u201cDigital Asset Fund Flows.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It also noted a massive $11.8 billion in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/news\/bitcoin-whale-carries-out-massive-sell-off-as-btc-price-suppression-continues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BTC<\/a> trading volume last week. According to Coinshares, this is seven times more than the average weekly trading activity recorded in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>There were notable withdrawals from digital asset investment products last week, totaling about $24.7 million. Notably, this spike in trading activity indicates that ETFs account for 63% of all Bitcoin volumes on reliable exchanges.<\/p>\n<p>As of the time of writing, Bitcoin was trading at $40,827, indicating a decline of 2.16% in the past day. Despite the price drop, its trading volume is currently up by over 81% in the last 24 hours.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><!-- wp:html --><\/p>\n<p>Chris J Terry, a cryptocurrency analyst and enthusiast, has revealed his insights on the price action of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/bitcoin-news\/bloodbath-for-bitcoin-grayscales-529-million-btc-move-to-coinbase-pushes-price-below-41000\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bitcoin<\/a>, predicting a continuous decline in the price of the crypto asset.<\/p>\n<h2>Analyst Says Bitcoin Will Continue To Drop<\/h2>\n<p>The crypto analyst <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/chrisjterry\/status\/1749083546042396681?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shared<\/a> his insights regarding Bitcoin with the cryptocurrency community on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), anticipating a possible \u201ccontinuation of a flat or declining trend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He highlighted that the downtrend will continue until <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/bitcoin-news\/gbtcs-discount-narrows-amid-bitcoins-downturn-but-a-bullish-trend-is-coming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) <\/a>is fully \u201cliquidated.\u201d According to him, the liquidation will be possible with a whopping $25 billion worth of selling activity over the next few weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Terry cites Grayscale\u2019s choice to keep Bitcoin ETF fees at 1.5% as the cause of what he sees to be the \u201cbiggest strategic error\u201d in cryptocurrency history. This implies that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/news\/bitcoin\/grayscale-bitcoin-etf-579-million\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grayscal<\/a>e\u2019s action might have a long-term impact on the crypto market and may prevent wider adoption.<\/p>\n<p>The post read:<\/p>\n<p>Looks like the BTC price will continue flat\/down until GBTC is liquidated, $25B of selling over the next few weeks. Grayscale decision to keep ETF fees at 1.5% will go down as the biggest strategic error in crypto history. Greedy idiots.<\/p>\n<p>His analysis emphasizes how investment vehicles are interconnected and how this affects the state of the cryptocurrency market as a whole. However, this has attracted disbelief from a few famous figures in the community.<\/p>\n<p>One of the figures who has expressed disbelief is Galaxy Digital CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/bitcoin-news\/galaxy-digital-ceo-mike-novogratz-says-this-will-kickstart-the-bitcoin-bull-market\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mike Novogratz<\/a>. He <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/novogratz\/status\/1749085338671239414?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">asserted<\/a> that he \u201cdisagrees\u201d with Chris Terry\u2019s analysis because although Novogratz experts some selling pressure activity, he believes investors will move to other ETFs, especially supporting BTCO. Novogratz also pointed out that the Invesco Galaxy Bitcoin ETF (BTCO) is his favorite among the products.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Novogratz highlights the significance of maintaining perspective in light of transient market conditions. He noted that the latest development will facilitate older investors\u2019 or boomers\u2019 entry into the crypto landscape.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, he has highlighted the potential for enhanced leverage by having 4\u00d75 exposure to Bitcoin via BTCO. He then shared an optimistic look, noting that \u201cBTC will go higher in the next six months after this indigestion.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>BTC Sees $25 Million Outflows\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>A recent <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.coinshares.com\/volume-166-digital-asset-fund-flows-weekly-report-3c59276b9833\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from Coinshares has revealed that Bitcoin witnessed an outflow of a whopping $25 million. Coinshares shared the information in its most recent weekly \u201cDigital Asset Fund Flows.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It also noted a massive $11.8 billion in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/news\/bitcoin-whale-carries-out-massive-sell-off-as-btc-price-suppression-continues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BTC<\/a> trading volume last week. According to Coinshares, this is seven times more than the average weekly trading activity recorded in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>There were notable withdrawals from digital asset investment products last week, totaling about $24.7 million. Notably, this spike in trading activity indicates that ETFs account for 63% of all Bitcoin volumes on reliable exchanges.<\/p>\n<p>As of the time of writing, Bitcoin was trading at $40,827, indicating a decline of 2.16% in the past day. Despite the price drop, its trading volume is currently up by over 81% in the last 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:html --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_layout":"default_layout","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[82],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blockchain"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35337","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35337"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35337\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35345,"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35337\/revisions\/35345"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}