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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...

Was $39,650 the bottom? Bitcoin bulls and bears debate the future of BTC price

BTC bulls seem to believe the bounce off $39,650 marked the bottom, but bears warn that a looming death cross on the daily chart is a sign of further downside.

Bitcoin (BTC) price made a quick pop above $43,100 in the U.S. trading session but uncertainty is still the dominant sentiment among traders on Jan. 11 and bulls and bears are split on whether this week's drop to $39,650 was BTC's bottom. 

Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that the price of Bitcoin has traded tightly around the $42,000 level as the global financial markets digested U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's statements on the upcoming fiscal policy changes.

BTC/USDT 1-day chart. Source: TradingView

Powell indicated that the central bank is prepared to “raise interest rates more over time” if inflation continues to persist at high levels, but analysts were quick to note further comments, suggesting that a low-interest environment could persist for some time.

It's possible that traders may have interpreted these comments positively and while it is not possible to connect Powell's comments to direct price movements, BTC did manage a quick surge above $43,000.

Powell said, 

“It is really time for us to move away from those emergency pandemic settings to a more normal level. It’s a long road to normal from where we are.”

Here’s a look at the ongoing debate on whether the crypto market is positioned to head higher in the coming days.

Bulls call the bottom

The crypto market is well known for its volatility and history of extensive drawdowns after new all-time highs have been established, a characteristic highlighted by pseudonymous Twitter user ChrisBTCbull.

Cryptocurrency drawdown percentage from 2021 highs. Source: Twitter

This across-the-board drawdown saw BTC fall by nearly 40%, while Dogecoin (DOGE) is down 79% from its highs, but according to bullish analysts, recent technical developments suggest that the market has reached a bottom.

According to crypto analyst and Twitter user Will Clemente III, Bitcoin is “entering the Buy Zone on Dormancy Flow” as highlighted on the following Bitcoin entity adjusted dormancy flow chart, which “essentially compares price to spending behavior.”

Bitcoin entity-adjusted dormancy flow. Source: Twitter

Clemente said,

“This bottoming signal has only flashed 5 times before in Bitcoin's history.”

Related: Bitcoin price surges to $43K, but traders warn that ‘real pain’ is due for altcoins

A Death Cross looms

Despite Jan. 11's spike to $43,100, many analysts are pessimistic about Bitcoin's short-term prospects and caution that a potential “death cross” on the daily chart has historically been a strong bearish indicator.

As shown below, the 50-day moving average is perilously close to falling below the 200-day moving average, a convergence that, in the past, resulted in sharp price declines.

BTC/USD 1-day chart. Source: Twitter

Bitcoin Archive said,

“Bitcoin is approaching the "Death Cross.” The last time this happened in June the price dropped 20% more over 31 days. That would take us down to $34K by the 9th of Feb if this repeated.”

As for the altcoin market, the recent price weakness in the USD and BTC pairs was addressed by analyst and pseudonymous Twitter user Pentoshi, who posted the following tweet suggesting a more bearish performance in the near term for alts.

For the time being, traders appear content to play the waiting game to see if the crypto market reverses course of stays range-bound for the foreseeable future.

The overall cryptocurrency market cap now stands at $1.998 trillion and Bitcoin’s dominance rate is 40.3%.

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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