Bitcoin Struggles Continue at Around $96K as 2024 Cruises to End

Bitcoin's struggles continue as the asset fails to initiate a notable recovery, and its price is still below or around $96,000.

Bitcoin’s struggles persist as the asset fails to initiate any notable recovery, with its price still below or around the $96,000 mark. The altcoins are also struggling, with many, such as XRP, ADA, and AVAX, still 3-4% down on a daily scale.

A lot can change in the cryptocurrency markets within a week, and this has been the case for the past seven days or so. Just last Monday and Tuesday, BTC posted fresh gains and shot up above $108,000 to mark its latest all-time high.

However, the landscape started to change on Wednesday evening after the latest FOMC meeting. Bitcoin reacted with an immediate price drop to under $100,000, but that was just the start. It kept plummeting in the following days, which culminated on Friday with a price slump to $92,000.

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BTC managed to stop the freefall at this point and even jumped to over $99,000 on Saturday morning. However, that was short-lived again and it fell to $96,000 on Sunday and is currently sitting there. The question now arises whether the new trading week will be any different, given some of the factors that could impact BTC’s price.

Alts in similar state

The altcoins have produced similar or even more painful declines over the past several days. The landscape is quite gloomy now as well, with XRP, AVAX, ADA, SHIB, DOGE, and ETH still in the red. DOT, XLM, SUI, and APT have dropped again over the past day.

AAVE is the only exception from the larger-cap alts with an actual noteworthy price surge. The asset has gained roughly 10% and now sits at $340 amid the broader correction.

The cumulative market capitalization of all crypto assets is down to $3.460 trillion on CoinGecko.

On December 23, 2024, Metaplanet revealed that it had acquired another 619.7 Bitcoin for a total of ¥9.5 billion, or about $64 million. The purchase is part of the company’s Bitcoin Treasury Operations, which is its strategy to increase its digital asset holdings.

With this new acquisition, Metaplanet now holds a total of 1,761.98 BTC, further solidifying its position as one of the key institutional players in the market.

Metaplanet’s commitment to Bitcoin is reflected in the impressive BTC Yield figures reported by the company. With a massive 309.82% BTC Yield reported for the quarter ending December 23, 2024, the company indicates that its Bitcoin acquisition strategy has been highly accretive to shareholders. It continues a strong upward trend from the previous quarter when the company posted a 41.7% BTC Yield.

Could Bitcoin Recover $100,000 Soon?

As this week could be the last of 2024, the price of Bitcoin will now be closely monitored in the U.S. market opening on Monday. How Bitcoin behaves in the next few days will also depend on the overall mood of the market since Mondays are usually a leading indicator of what is going to happen in the next few days.

Analysts are now waiting for any indications of a possible recovery to $100,000 as that remains the next big milestone for Bitcoin.

As of now, Bitcoin’s price is hovering around $95,687.64, and it has risen by a small percentage of 0.28% over the last 24 hours. The total market capitalization of Bitcoin has reached $1.89 trillion with a 24-hour trading volume of $48.9 billion, which signifies the market’s activity going on despite the recent price dips.