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MLB Team Washington Nationals Partners With Terra Blockchain Community, Ballpark Plans to Accept UST

On February 9, the American professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C., the Washington Nationals, announced the team has partnered with Terra, the open-source blockchain platform and decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). The Washington Nationals detail that the team is a “leading innovator” and is “consistently introducing new technologies to enhance the fan experience.” Washington Nationals Ink Long-Term Deal With Terra Major League Baseball (MLB) team the Washington Nationals has partnered with the blockchain platform and DAO Terra, according to an announcement published by the team on Wednesday. The deal with Terra follows a slew of sports-related deals with crypto firms, but the MLB team will be the first to partner with an open-source blockchain project. In addition to the partnership, the algorithmic stablecoin UST that’s issued on the Terra blockchain will be “accepted as a payment method at Nationals Park as early as next season.” “The Nationals continue t...
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3 reasons Bitcoin price is quickly recovering from its 'severe' 23% correction

Bitcoin recovered quickly from $44,800 to over $50,000 in under 22 hours and here are three key reasons why.

The price of Bitcoin (BTC) quickly recovered from around $44,800 to over $50,000 within merely 22 hours. 

Behind the rapid recovery are three major factors, including low funding rates, Square's $170 million Bitcoin purchase, and the spot market stabilizing.

Bitcoin futures funding rates substantially drop

Across major futures exchanges, including Binance, Bybit and Bitfinex, the funding rate of Bitcoin has dropped to 0.01%.

The Bitcoin futures funding rate was consistently above 0.1% throughout the entirety of the rally from the $40,000s to $58,000.

BTC/USDT 4-hour price chart (Binance). Source: TradingView.com

When the futures funding rate is high, it means the market is overcrowded with buyers and the rally likely overextended.

This creates a major risk of a long squeeze, which can cause the price of Bitcoin to drop quickly in a short period.

With the funding rate back to 0.01%, the risk of a long squeeze is significantly lower and if a new uptrend ensues, the rally could be more sustainable.

BTC and ETH funding rates. Source: Bybt.com

Square buys $170 million worth of BTC

On Feb. 24, the U.S. payments giant Square bought $170 million worth of Bitcoin. This comes after purchasing $50 million worth of Bitcoin on Oct. 8 of last year. At the time, Square's chief financial officer Amrita Ahuja said:

“We believe that bitcoin has the potential to be a more ubiquitous currency in the future. As it grows in adoption, we intend to learn and participate in a disciplined way. For a company that is building products based on a more inclusive future, this investment is a step on that journey.”

The additional purchase of Bitcoin by Square carries a significant meaning because it shows that the company is confident in BTC over the long term.

The price of Bitcoin is substantially higher than where it was in August of last year, which indicates that as its price rises, the confidence from institutions also increases.

Spot market is stabilizing

When the price of Bitcoin was correcting, the price of Bitcoin on spot exchanges, like Coinbase, was much lower than futures exchanges

On Feb. 23, for instance, Bitcoin was trading $600 lower on Coinbase at one point when the price was near $44,800.

When the price of Bitcoin initially recovered from $44,800 to $48,000, there were signs of a bearish retest.

John Cho, the director of global expansion at GroundX, said:

"We were expecting it, but didn't think it'd come this soon or this fast. A solid bounce from here would be ideal; but some potential retracement support regions I'm watching. My bias is towards the 40-41k region as it would fulfill a 30% correction from ATH."

Bitcoin price has recovered above $50,000 since, and that could have reduced the likelihood of a bearish retest and the potential for more downside.

In the near term, if Bitcoin continues to remain above $50,600, which has turned into a support area, the probability of a rally toward the next resistance level at $56,000 rises.

Lastly, such corrections are quite normal for a Bitcoin bull market cycle, as Cointelegraph previously pointed out. In fact, they were commonplace during the 2017 bull market, which had nine major pullbacks between 20–40%. But despite these reoccurring "severe" corrections, the price of Bitcoin still increased by 20 times from its previous all-time high during that year.

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