Tag: Market

South Korea Prepares Crypto Market Probes Under 2026 Policy Plan

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South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) said it will step up scrutiny of suspected cryptocurrency price manipulation in 2026, outlining a slate of planned investigations that target high-risk trading tactics, including “whale” activity and schemes that exploit disruptions at local exchanges, local outlet Yonhap reported Monday. According to Yonhap News Agency, FSS Governor Lee Chang-jin said that the agency will target high-risk trading practices that undermine market order, including coordinated manipulation and schemes exploiting disruptions in exchange infrastructure.  The FSS said the probes will focus on tactics that involve large-scale…

Bitcoin Sharpe Ratio Hits Bear Market Lows At Negative 10

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The Bitcoin Sharpe ratio, which measures risk/reward potential, is in negative territory that is often associated with the end of bear markets, according to CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost. “The Sharpe ratio has just entered a particularly interesting zone, one that has historically aligned with the final phases of bear markets,” said the analyst on X on Saturday. They added, however, that it is not a signal that the bear market is over, “but rather that we are approaching a point where the risk-to-reward profile is becoming extreme.” The Sharpe ratio has…

Google Search Interest in ‘Crypto’ Near 1-Year Lows Amid Market Crash

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Google worldwide search volume for “crypto” is hovering near one-year lows, reflecting weak investor sentiment amid a broad market downturn that reduced the total market capitalization of crypto from an all-time high of more than $4.2 trillion to about $2.4 trillion. Worldwide search volume for “crypto” is 30 out of 100 at the time of this writing, with a reading of 100 indicating the highest level of search interest, which was last reached in August 2025 in parallel with the market capitalization high. The 12-month low is 24, according to…

Bitcoin Bear Market Comparison Sparks New $50,000 BTC Price Prediction

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Bitcoin (BTC) gained up to 3% Sunday, but some traders refused to believe that the BTC price crash was over. Key points: Bitcoin price comparisons warn that new macro lows are due if the 2022 bear market continues to repeat. Moving averages and the cost basis of the US spot Bitcoin ETFs are in focus. Analysis says that a carbon copy of 2022 is not a certainty. Bitcoin capitulation “hasn’t happened yet” Data from TradingView showed BTC/USD crossing $71,000, now up 20% versus Friday’s 15-month lows. BTC/USD one-hour chart. Source:…

Crypto Retail Investors Are Trying To ‘Meta-Analyze’ Market

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Retail investors are scrutinizing the crypto market for signs that it may have bottomed out to gauge when to buy more crypto assets, according to crypto sentiment platform Santiment. “Retail traders are trying to meta-analyze the market, looking for signs of others quitting to time their own entries, which often happens near bottoms,” Santiment said in a report on Saturday. Santiment has linked this to the word “capitulation,” which has become a top-trending crypto term on social media, according to the platform’s data. Source: CryptoQuant The term describes investors selling…

Samson Mow Sees Bitcoin Bear Market Ending: ‘Fundamentals Haven’t Changed’

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Bitcoin remains materially undervalued as the crypto bear market nears its end, with strengthening fundamentals, rising institutional accumulation and macro pressures setting the stage for the next phase, according to Jan3 CEO Samson Mow. Samson Mow Says Bitcoin Bear Market Is Ending Samson Mow, chief executive officer of Jan3, shared on social media platform X […] Original

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Drops by 11% Amid Steep Market Downturn

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The Bitcoin network mining difficulty, a metric tracking the relative challenge of adding new blocks to the Bitcoin (BTC) ledger, fell by about 11.16% in the last 24 hours, the worst drop in a single adjustment period since China’s 2021 ban on crypto mining. Bitcoin mining difficulty is at 125.86 T and took effect at block 935,429, data from CoinWarz shows. The average block time is over 11 minutes, overshooting the 10-minute target. Difficulty is projected to fall again in the next adjustment on February 23 by about 10.4% to…

Market Cycle Indicator Points To Possible Bottom Zone

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Bitcoin is hovering around the $65,000 level as persistent selling pressure continues to weigh on market sentiment. The recent decline has intensified uncertainty among investors, with volatility rising while liquidity conditions remain fragile. After a strong rally earlier in the cycle, price action now reflects a more defensive phase, with traders increasingly focused on downside risk rather than upside momentum. Related Reading A recent CryptoQuant report frames the central question facing the crypto market: how far this bear phase could extend before a durable bottom forms. Bitcoin has declined roughly…

Top Analyst Says ‘Paper Bitcoin’ Is Driving The Market, Not The 21 Million Supply Cap

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A new theory circulating in the crypto market is challenging how investors interpret Bitcoin’s recent price decline. In a post shared on X (formerly Twitter), market analyst Crypto Rover argued that Bitcoin is no longer trading as a simple supply-and-demand asset, and that this structural shift is a major reason behind the current sell-off. A ‘Parallel Financial Layer’ Rover’s central claim is that although Bitcoin’s on-chain supply cap of 21 million coins has not changed, the way Bitcoin is traded in modern financial markets has effectively diluted its scarcity.  According…