{"id":611721,"date":"2024-12-20T09:11:25","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T09:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/?p=611721"},"modified":"2024-12-20T09:11:25","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T09:11:25","slug":"buy-the-dip-mentions-soars-to-8-month-high-amid-crypto-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/buy-the-dip-mentions-soars-to-8-month-high-amid-crypto-crash","title":{"rendered":"\u201cBuy The Dip\u201d Mentions Soars To 8-Month High Amid Crypto Crash"},"content":{"rendered":"
The number of “buy the dip” mentions on social media platforms has reached its highest level since April after the crypto market cap plunged 6% and meme coins shed more than 9% of their value in the last 24 hours.<\/span><\/p>\n “With Bitcoin falling as low as $95.5K today, the ratio of crypto discussions that are about buying crypto’s dip has reached its highest level in over 8 months,” said the on-chain analytics firm Santiment in a Dec. 19 X<\/span> post<\/span><\/a>. “The last time we saw the crowd nearly this enthusiastic about dip buying was the major crash on August 4th. Since that time, Bitcoin’s market cap is +81% higher.”<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Crypto market leader <\/span>Bitcoin<\/span><\/a> (BTC) dropped below $100K in the last 24 hours, and has since been unable to recover. As of 1:34 a.m. EST, the largest crypto by market cap trades at $96,490.59, which marks a more than 4% price decrease compared to the day before.<\/span><\/p>\n The pull back in BTC’s price comes after US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank will maintain a <\/span>cautious<\/span><\/a> stance on rate cuts in 2025. He also said that the Federal Reserve is not allowed to hold BTC, which poses a challenge to President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to create a strategic Bitcoin reserve.<\/span><\/p>\n Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says the Fed is \"not allowed to own Bitcoin\"<\/p>\n They weren't allowed to own Corporate Bonds before Covid either.<\/p>\n Rules change… 😉 pic.twitter.com\/3UBBUuKtdF<\/a><\/p>\n — Bitcoin Archive (@BTC_Archive) December 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nBitcoin Drags Crypto Market Down After Falling Below $100K<\/span><\/h2>\n
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