{"id":107883,"date":"2021-01-08T19:18:26","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T19:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=107883"},"modified":"2021-01-08T19:18:26","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T19:18:26","slug":"coinbase-whales-keep-buying-bitcoin-as-price-rockets-to-new-all-time-highs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/bitcoin\/coinbase-whales-keep-buying-bitcoin-as-price-rockets-to-new-all-time-highs\/","title":{"rendered":"Coinbase Whales Keep Buying Bitcoin as Price Rockets to New All-Time Highs"},"content":{"rendered":"
Bitcoin and the entire crypto market have witnessed heightened volatility as of late. BTC surged to fresh all-time highs overnight before facing some selling pressure that caused it to drift down towards $34,000.<\/p>\n
The crypto has been trading in this region ever since, which has allowed altcoins to gain some momentum.<\/p>\n
One analyst is noting that the benchmark crypto is still well-positioned to see upside, noting that Coinbase whales continue buying in massive quantities despite its relatively high prices.<\/p>\n
At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading up just under 1% at its current price of $34,300. This marks a decline from overnight highs of $36,000 that also happened to mark all-time highs.<\/p>\n
The mid-term market trends should depend largely on whether Bitcoin plows higher or consolidates from here, as altcoins are beginning to gain some independent momentum.<\/p>\n
If BTC sees another inflow of buying pressure that sends it rocketing higher, it could throw a wet towel on the momentum seen amongst large-cap altcoins.<\/p>\n
Despite Bitcoin trading at relatively high prices, whales on Coinbase are still accumulating at an alarming pace.<\/p>\n
Analyst Joseph Young spoke about this in a recent tweet, explaining that the Coinbase premium is nearly $100 over Binance.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThere is *HEAVY* accumulation of Bitcoin going on at Coinbase still. – Coinbase BTC premium is above $100 again compared to Binance – But another $100 million deposit to Bithumb was spotted. It’s a battle between U.S. high-net-worth buyers and Asia whale sellers.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Where the market trends in the coming days will depend on Bitcoin and its continued reaction to the resistance in the mid-$30,000 region. Prolonged consolidation will likely prove bullish for altcoins.<\/p>\n
Featured image from Unsplash.\nCharts from TradingView.<\/pre>\n