A recuperação do Bitcoin nos últimos dias de um ano recorde para o ativo digital está explodindo à medida que os investidores avaliam o ímpeto remanescente da adoção do setor de criptomoedas pelo presidente eleito Donald Trump.
A partir das 6h, a maior moeda estava sendo negociada por US$ 96.200. Em Londres, na sexta-feira, alguns preços simbólicos caíram quase 3% em relação ao dia anterior. Rivais menores, incluindo Ether e Dogecoin, que são os favoritos do público de memes, também oscilam dentro de uma faixa estreita.
Trump está avançando em sua promessa de criar um ambiente favorável à criptografia nos Estados Unidos e apoiando a ideia de uma reserva nacional de Bitcoin. Os comerciantes estão analisando alguns lucros e aguardando para ver se as disposições controversas são viáveis.
Options expiration
According to major broker FalconX, the crypto market is also preparing for a large number of Bitcoin and Ether options contracts set to expire on Friday - one of the largest such events in the history of digital assets.
The notional value of Bitcoin contracts on one of the largest digital asset derivative exchanges, Deribit, exceeds $14 billion, while the equivalent figure for Ether is about $3.8 billion.
Sean McNulty, trading director at liquidity provider Arbelos Markets, highlighted the risk of 'market turmoil' as derivative positions approach expiration.
MicroStrategy plans
Even after MicroStrategy Inc. signaled the possibility of expanding its token purchase program this week, Bitcoin remains shaky. The company has transformed from a software manufacturer to a Bitcoin accumulator, now holding over $40 billion in digital assets.
According to data compiled by Bloomberg, the original cryptocurrency fell in December, marking its first monthly decline since April. Bitcoin reached an all-time high of $108,316 on December 17 before retreating.
In the four trading days leading up to December 24, investors withdrew a net $1.5 billion from over a dozen U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds, marking the heaviest outflow since Trump won the U.S. election on November 5.
