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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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Bulls hesitate to buy the dip after Bitcoin price falls close to $35K

Bitcoin’s drop to $35,130 has bulls hesitant to buy the current dip but on-chain data shows long-term holders continue to accumulate.

On June 18, Bitcoin (BTC) and traditional markets faced another day of downward pressure comments from the United States Federal Reserve about the possibility of raising interest rates sooner than expected has led to a spike in the price of the U.S. dollar at the expense of risk assets and treasury notes. 

The Fed doesn’t deserve all the bla, however, as concerns about a further downturn for BTC have been building for weeks with much of the discussion focused on the approaching death-cross and what it means for the future of Bitcoin.

Today's selling pulled Bitcoin price below the crucial $36,000 support, leading traders to forecast $32,500 as the next stop before Bitcoin revisits the swing low at $30,000.

BTC/USDT 4-hour chart. Source: TradingView

These technical factors combined with negative headlines in the news such as Chinese authorities shutting down cryptocurrency miners or the most recent "rug pull” on the Iron Finance protocol that saw cryptocurrency proponent and billionaire investor Mark Cuban lose money have traders feeling apprehensive about the current dip in Bitcoin price.

Crypto Fear and greed index. Source: Alternative.me

As a result of these concerns, the crypto Fear & Greed Index has dropped to 25, registering extreme fear and continuing the trend of the past month.

Inflows to exchanges spiked before the sell-off

Data from the on-chain data analysis firm CryptoQuant shows that BTC netflows to exchanges provided some warning to observant traders ahead of this week’s drop from $41,000 to $36,000. A spike in BTC inflows to exchanges occurred on June 15 when BTC price hit $41,300 and then proceeded to decline by 15% over the next three days.

All exchanges netflow of Bitcoin. Source: CryptoQuant

One observant analyst has pointed out that whale activity on the Gemini cryptocurrency exchange, in particular, has a noticeable correlation with some of the larger sell-offs experienced by the cryptocurrency market in 2021.

With the Bitcoin netflow to exchanges balancing out over the past couple of days with inflows only slightly outpacing outflows, market participants now wait to see which way the price moves next as the dreaded death cross approaches.

Related: Traders search for bearish signals after Bitcoin futures enter backwardation

Smart money continues to accumulate

While investor fears are rising and some traders who bought between the March and May highs are selling at a loss, the total supply of Bitcoin held by long-term holders continues to increase after reaching a low in the middle of May. 

Total Bitcoin supply held by long-term holders. Source: Glassnode

According to crypto Twitter analyst William Clemente III, recent on-chain data indicates that BTC is oversold and “now sits on historically important inflection points for major on-chain indicators.” 

Clemente suggested that long-term holders “continue to scoop up discounted BTC,” which has helped offset selling by short-term holders and he pointed to the fact that “accumulation is growing stronger.”

Overall, the short-term future for BTC remains risky as previous instances of a death-cross have been followed by a retracement that is similar “to the retrace that preceded the crossover,” according to cryptocurrency analyst and trader Rekt Capital.

Bitcoin retracement after 2019 death-cross. Source: Twitter

On the other hand, the longer-term data hints at a more optimistic future because whale wallets and long-term holders continue to increase their Bitcoin balances.

The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph.com. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision.

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