Thursday, Dec. 5 — cryptocurrency markets have continued to trade sideways, with 18 of the top 20 coins by market cap seeing notable losses at printing fourth dimension.

After Bitcoin (BTC) attempted another recovery yesterday to break to a higher place $seven,500, the biggest cryptocurrency has dipped beneath the $7,200 threshold again today.

Amid the few coins that report some dark-green at the time of this writing, Unus Sed Leo (LEO) is seeing the biggest growth, up 0.four%. In contrast, Algorand (ALGO), is seeing the biggest losses among the peak 20, downwards more 6% according to data from Coin360.

Market visualization. Source: Coin360

Market visualization. Source: Coin360

Afterwards failing to hold the $seven,500 support yesterday, Bitcoin saw a sharp drop below the $vii,200 price point earlier on the day earlier some other recovery attempt. At press time, Bitcoin is trading at $seven,383, down 1.four% over the by 24 hours, with an intraday depression of $7,179, co-ordinate to Coin360.

Bitcoin's price dynamics look worse over the by week every bit the cryptocurrency lost ii.7% over a seven mean solar day period to date. Over a 30-day perspective, the trend is even worse, as Bitcoin has slipped more than xx% from around $9,346 on Nov. five.

Bitcoin'south recent price fluctuations came amidst a transaction that moved almost $9 million in BTC in a single hour yesterday.

According to gold bug and famous crypto skeptic Peter Schiff, the recent movements in Bitcoin'due south price bear witness that Bitcoin cannot attract any new buyers and the game is over. He tweeted on Dec. iv:

"Bitcoin pump & dumpers are losing their mojo. They managed to pump the cost past $550 in one minute, a vii.5% fasten. Yet the dump reversed the entire pump with an 8% drop in just vii.5 hours. If #Bitcoin pumpers can no longer sucker in new buyers the game is over. Look out below!"

Meanwhile, Bloomberg analysts have recently predicted that Bitcoin will come across $6,500 as good support and $10,000 as initial resistance in 2022. The experts added that most of their indicators demonstrate that dipping below $6,500 is unlikely.

Bitcoin 24-hour price chart. Source: Coin360

Bitcoin 24-hour cost chart. Source: Coin360

Ether (ETH), the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap and the top altcoin, is down by .01% to trade at $149 at the fourth dimension of publication.

Ether seven-day price chart. Source: Coin360

Ether 7-day price nautical chart. Source: Coin360

XRP, the third top cryptocurrency by market cap, slipped by 0.one%, trading at $0.219.

Ripple seven-day price chart. Source: Coin360

Ripple seven-solar day cost chart. Source: Coin360

Total market place capitalization of all cryptos amounts to $200 billion at press time.

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