Cryptocurrency exchanges experienced a dramatic rise in stablecoin deposits in the previous 24 hours, instilling hopes that traders will use the dollar-pegged tokens to purchase Bitcoin.
Data fetched by blockchain analytics platform, CryptoQuant, showed exchanges’ stablecoins reserves hitting a record high of 5.47 billion after adding $600 million in a day. The spike apprehensively coincided with a modest upside move in the Bitcoin market, wherein the BTC/USD exchange rate rose by almost 3 percent to hit an intraday high of $36,888.
Crypto exchanges are now holding around $5.47 billion worth of stablecoins. Source: CryptoQuant
Bitcoin Wedge
The latest gains came as a part of a broader recovery move that saw Bitcoin rebounding from its January low of $28,732. Before that, the cryptocurrency had crashed by almost 30 percent from its record high levels near $42,000.
Analysts now see the rally as a bullish continuation setup, wherein an asset resumes its uptrend after a brief/prolonged period of consolidation. The ones with technical trade expertise note that Bitcoin is forming a Falling Wedge pattern that typically leads to a full-fledged breakout to the upside.
A descending wedge or a triangle, it looks like we could have a pull-back from that resistance line. If not, it would be a rather bullish sign, at least short-term.
(The S/R zone at $34k as well.)$BTC $BTCUSD #bitcoin pic.twitter.com/xIc249IwbX— CryptoHamster (@CryptoHamsterIO) January 29, 2021
The upside sentiments serve as the primary reason people have upped their stablecoin deposits across all the cryptocurrency exchanges. Pegged to the US dollar, stablecoins enable traders to buy/sell a crypto asset speedily.
Therefore, many analysts see a higher stablecoin inflow as a sign of a brewing bullish momentum across the cryptocurrency market, including that of Bitcoin.
Fundamentals
The recent run-up in…
