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Crypto Market Daily Highlights – May 30 – BTC Rebounds to $32,000

By:
Bob Mason
Updated: May 31, 2022, 02:03 GMT+00:00

It was a bullish start to the week for the crypto market, with bitcoin revisiting $32,000 levels and ETH testing resistance at $2,000 before easing back.

BTC return to $32,000 drives the crypto rally.

Key Insights:

  • Bitcoin (BTC) reversed last week’s loss with a 7.69% rally on Monday to end the day at $31,716.
  • There were no major news stories to deliver a broad-based crypto rally, with dip buyers jumping back in following the pickup in risk appetite across the US markets.
  • Monday’s rebound raised hopes of a bottoming out and the beginnings of a bullish trend formation.

On Monday, it was another bullish session for the crypto market, with the broader market making gains for a third consecutive day.

Once more, there were no cues from the crypto news wires to shift investor sentiment, with sidelined investors re-entering off the back of the bullish weekend.

A record ninth consecutive weekly loss for bitcoin (BTC) and avoiding a return to the May 12 current year low of $25,836 was the key.

Crypto Market Cap Adds $100bn to Strike a Day High of $1,315bn

After returning to $1,200 billion Sunday, $100 billion of inflows took the total market cap to a day high of $1,315 billion before easing back.

24-hour crypto liquidation numbers through the weekend and Monday morning reflected a shift in investor sentiment.

According to Coinglass, total liquidations fell back to sub-$100 million levels after hitting $500 million last week.

At the time of writing, however, total liquidations stood at $349.68 million.

Liquidations need minitoring.
Total Liquidations 310522

From the crypto top ten, ADA surged by 18.26% on Monday to lead the way

BNB (+5.24% ), DOGE (+6.41%), ETH (+10.34%), SOL (+4.99%), and XRP (+7.62%) also saw solid gains.

A BTC return to $32,000 levels for the first time since May 11 delivered much-needed support. Bitcoin’s Monday rally also reversed the last two weeks of losses.

Bitcoin Recouples with the NASDAQ 100 in a Breakout Session

Bitcoin recoupled with the NASDAQ 100 on Monday. While the US markets were closed for Memorial Day, the NASDAQ 100 mini reflected a continued pickup in risk appetite.

Investors were able to brush aside regulatory uncertainty stemming from the collapse of TerraUSD (UST) and Terra LUNA Classic. This was despite news hitting the wires of the summons for all Terra Labs staff as investigations continue.

At the time of writing, the NASDAQ 100 mini was up 83.5 points, while bitcoin was down 0.57% to $31,535.

NASDAQ 100 mini gives crypto support.
BTC-NASDAQ 3105 Daily Chart

Away from the Crypto Moves,

  • LUNA 2.0 (LUNA) found much-needed support to recoup 50% of its Saturday slump to a low of $4.00.
  • A government official announced that India is finalizing a crypto consultation paper, with the government engaging the IMF, the World Bank, and other stakeholders.
  • Ethereum layer-two tokens felt the brunt of the crypto sell-off, with the total value locked sliding to a 7-month low.
  • MoneyGram and Stellar blockchain partnered to offer USD Coin (USDC) remittances, delivering XLM price support.
  • Beijing announced plans to use e-CNY to drive an economic revival with an e-CNY lottery.

About the Author

Bob Masonauthor

With over 20 years of experience in the finance industry, Bob has been managing regional teams across Europe and Asia and focusing on analytics across both corporate and financial institutions. Currently he is covering developments relating to the financial markets, including currencies, commodities, alternative asset classes, and global equities.

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