Bitcoin (BTC) and most major altcoins are attempting to start the new week on a positive note by bouncing off their respective support levels.
Goldman Sachs became one of the first major banks in the United States to complete an over-the-counter “cash-settled cryptocurrency options trade” with the trading unit of Michael Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital. This could encourage other major banks to consider offering OTC transactions for cryptocurrencies.
It is not only select nations that are showing growth in crypto adoption. A report by cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin shows that crypto transactions in Africa have soared by about 2,670% in 2022. Bitcoin Senegal founder Nourou believes that Africa could continue its thousand plus percent growth rates in the next few years.
Analyst Willy Woo speculated that Bitcoin’s four-year price cycle, based on the block subsidy halving, may not work as a predictive tool in the future as the price action is likely to be determined by supply and demand.
Could Bitcoin and altcoins climb above their overhead resistance levels? Let’s analyze the charts of the top-10 cryptocurrencies to find out.
Bitcoin is facing stiff resistance at $42,594, indicating that bears continue to sell at higher levels. The bears are attempting to pull the price below the moving averages while the bulls are trying to sustain the price above it.
Both moving averages have flattened out and the relative strength index (RSI) is near the midpoint, suggesting a balance between supply and demand. If the price slips below the moving averages, the BTC/USDT pair could drop to $37,000. Such a move will suggest that the pair could spend some more time inside the $42,594 to $37,000 range.
Conversely, if the price rebounds off the moving
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