Bitcoin fell for a second day to start the new month and quarter, amid rising Treasury yields and strength in the U.S. dollar.
Data from CryptoQuant shows a spike in that exchange's reserves, which typically signals a boost in selling activity, that coincides with the sudden drop in bitcoin price late Monday night.
Crypto exchange Coinbase fell 4%, while software provider MicroStrategy , which largely trade as a proxy for the price of bitcoin, lost nearly 7%.
Investors are looking toward the bitcoin halving – which will slash the reward, and therefore revenue, of bitcoin miners – in the second half of the month.
The event could hurt the performance of miners but historically has set bitcoin up for rallies of 300% or more in the months that follow.
Persons:
Bitcoin, Joel Kruger, Stocks, Coinbase
Organizations:
Metrics, U.S ., LMAX, Marathon