{"id":542997,"date":"2024-07-04T11:51:52","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T11:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/?p=542997"},"modified":"2024-07-04T11:51:52","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T11:51:52","slug":"bitcoin-plunges-below-58k-as-investors-brace-for-mt-gox-payouts-this-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/bitcoin-plunges-below-58k-as-investors-brace-for-mt-gox-payouts-this-month","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Plunges Below $58K As Investors Brace For Mt. Gox Payouts This Month"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bitcoin slumped over 3% and briefly dipped below $58k for the first time in two months as investors brace for $8.5 billion in repayments by the defunct Japanese crypto exchange Mt. Gox that are set to begin early this month.<\/span><\/p>\n

BTC <\/span>lost<\/span><\/a> the psychological $60k support following a wave of selling pressure that recently washed over the crypto market. As a result, the leading crypto traded at $58,563.36 as of 3:30 a.m. EST.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Bitcoin<\/p>\n

Selling Pressure Forces BTC To A Critical Technical Support<\/span><\/h2>\n

Mt. Gox is expected to start initiating Bitcoin repayments to creditors early this month. The dollar value of the amount of <\/span>BTC<\/span><\/a> owed to investors has risen substantially over the past decade, and now stands at around $8.5 billion.<\/span><\/p>\n

As such, many in the market believe this could lead to a tsunami of selling pressure in the crypto market, putting new downward pressure on the BTC price.<\/span><\/p>\n

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$BTC<\/a> 4H
First test of 200D MA since oct 2023 reclaim (pre – ETF)<\/p>\n

so far since trend rejection & reversal around $63.8K spot selling has been the main driver of this trend<\/p>\n

so in order for this HTF MA to actually act as a systematic trigger for the market we need to see market… pic.twitter.com\/FuW3A48mnJ<\/a><\/p>\n

— Skew Δ (@52kskew) July 4, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n