Bitcoin’s rally paused ahead of the U.S. CPI release, with analysts warning that hotter inflation could extend the pullback.
Bitcoin hit new all-time highs above $118,000 as investors tap the cryptocurrency as a hedge against U.S. fiscal expansion, a Nansen analysts said.
Ether eyed $2,000 for the first time since March following instutional interest over the last two weeks and the recent Pectra upgrade.
Blockchain analytics platform Nansen announced the launch of its Bitcoin (BTC) on-chain analytics to bring real-time, detailed insights into the flagship cryptocurrency, enabling users to track key on-chain metrics in the platform. Related Reading: Ethereum To Move Sideways For 2-3 Months? Analyst Says Longer ETH Consolidation Is Needed Nansen Brings Real-Time On-Chain Analytics For Bitcoin On Thursday, Nansen introduced its Bitcoin Growth Dashboard to provide a detailed view of the flagship crypto’s market movements and address the lack of user-friendly tracking tools for in-depth analysis in the market. The analytics platform noted that examining Bitcoin’s network at the same level as other blockchains has been difficult since most tools use “outdated address labeling, fragmented data, or require advanced technical skills to extract meaning insights.” As a result, the new Bitcoin on-chain analytics aims to bring “the same depth of data that Nansen users have relied on for Ethereum and other blockchains to Bitcoin” by enabling traders, institutions, and analysts to monitor active addresses, transactions, and the principal entities interacting on the network. Alex Svanevik, Nansen’s CEO, shared his excitement about Bitcoin analytics, explaining that users can use the platform to monitor detailed key BTC on-chain metrics: Bitcoin is the most important asset in crypto, and we’re thrilled to finally bring Nansen’s industry-leading analytics to BTC. With our platform, users can now track Bitcoin’s key onchain metrics with the same level of detail and precision they expect from Nansen. The new data aggregation will allow users to see the exchanges and entities that move the most BTC to tackle the “guesswork” on whether the transaction spikes are retail-drive, institutional-driven, or exchange reshuffling. Users can also observe BTC’s liquidity and supply shift in real time to identify crucial trends before they hit the broader market. Additionally, they can track the crypto market’s sentiment with address activity data, offering users “a new way to gauge Bitcoin’s adoption and investor sentiment.” BTC Transactions See 42% Daily Surge Nansen’s new Bitcoin on-chain analytics revealed exchange dominance and shifts in network activity. According to the analytics platform, the largest Bitcoin-active entities include some of the world’s biggest crypto exchanges. The data shows that Binance, Bybit, OKX, Robinhood, and KuCoin are among the top 5 BTC-active exchanges. Binance dominates the list with 40.68% of tracked BTC transaction activity, followed by Bybit’s 23.36% and OKX’s 18.88%. Meanwhile, Robinhood continues to emerge as a key Bitcoin custodian with its 8.72% share, Nansen pointed out. It also noted that the network trend shows significant transaction spikes between April and June 2024, likely fueled by institutional moves, major market events, and mine behavior changes. In the past 24 hours, the number of Bitcoin active addresses has declined by 16.82% to around 462,390, suggesting network activity has slowed. The number of active addresses has hovered between 335,000 and 668,000 since September, surpassing the 600,000 mark several times since the November US elections. Related Reading: Solana Risks Further Drop Amid $180 Support Retest – Is The SOL ‘Memecoin Fiesta’ Over? Nonetheless, BTC transactions recorded a 42.33% increase during the past day, surging to approximately 453,600, which signals a demand for block space. Lastly, the on-chain analytics platform also revealed that it will introduce Token God Mode and Nansen Profiler for BTC in the coming weeks to offer “deeper insights into wallet behaviors, transaction flows, and market trends.” Featured Image from Unsplash.com, Chart from TradingView.com
As the first month of 2025 comes to an end, Bitcoin (BTC) continues moving within its post-US election price range but nears two historical closing candles. Some analysts weighed in on the market’s state, suggesting that it could be satisfied with good news for the time being. Related Reading: SUI Rally Eyes Double-Digits: VanEck Analyst Forecasts $16 Price By Year-End Bitcoin Near Historical Monthly Candle Despite the recent corrections, Bitcoin has been moving inside the $90,000-$108,000 range since December 2024, consolidating within the mid-zone of its price range for most of this period. Some analysts have pointed out that the flagship crypto has had a decent performance this month, not staying away from the $100,000 mark for long. Moreover, its recent recovery of the $104,000-$105,000 range is setting the stage for a historical monthly and weekly candle. As noted by analyst Rekt Capital, Bitcoin is hours away from closing the month above the $100,000 barrier for the first time and “printing a new Monthly Candle to confirm a breakout from its Monthly Bull Flag.” Additionally, Bitcoin could see a “historic Weekly Close” if it ends the week above $104,416. According to the analyst, similar closes above major weekly resistances at this point of the cycle have historically preceded a “continued upside to new all-time highs.” Nonetheless, Rekt Capital has also pointed out that BTC is most likely preparing for the second leg of its Post-halving Parabolic Phase, which suggests that a new Price Discovery rally could start mid-February. The second leg has historically started around the 16th week of the Parabolic Phase, the analyst explained, while BTC is currently in the 14th week, recovering from the First Price Discovery Correction. Based on this timeline, the flagship crypto is expected to continue gearing up for the rally for another week and a half, and investors are advised to “patiently HODL” BTC. Is The Crypto Market’s Confidence Shaken? Another market watcher noted that Bitcoin has been “stuck in rage for a while now,” adding that he expected to see some bullish momentum after the FOMC news. The trader considers that the lack of significant price movement suggests BTC’s price will “be sideways for the coming few days.” Recently, Aurelie Barthere, Principal Research Analyst at Nansen, weighed in on the market’s current state. Barthere suggested that the market appears to be “satiated for now,” as most of the recent bullish news has been seemingly overlooked. The report highlighted the latest regulatory changes, including the overturn of SAB 121 and the executive order for a US Crypto Stockpile, have been “extremely bullish” and will likely facilitate a wider crypto adoption. Additionally, the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is reportedly considering public blockchain to track and manage public expenses. However, the news has been ignored and followed by “underwhelming price action by BTC and the rest of the crypto market.” This suggests that the market is momentarily satiated and “more reactive to negative sentiment than positive news.” Barthere pointed out how the DeepSeek-triggered pullback from Monday bled into the crypto market. Related Reading: Dogwifhat (WIF) Surges 16% Amid Las Vegas Sphere Project Expectation, Breakout Coming? Based on the price and volume action right after the shakeout, the analyst noticed “that ‘buyers’ confidence has been somewhat shaken,” resulting in an initially timid recovery. Nonetheless, unlike other higher-beta tokens, Bitcoin had a shallow and brief intra-day sell-off on Monday, which “shows an interesting level of ‘dispersion’ between tokens, with BTC still the darling token of this new, policy-driven, market environment.” Featured Image from Unsplash.com, Chart from TradingView.com
The selloff could provide traders an attractive entry opportunity in higher-beta altcoins such as Solana's SOL, which endured a double-digit pullback, one analyst said.
Nansen expands to yet another blockchain with Gravity, which was launched by Galxe in its alpha mainnet in June.
In a thread on X, Alex Svanevik, CEO of leading on-chain analytics platform Nansen, unveiled nine bold predictions for the crypto industry in 2025. Svanevik forecasts that the upcoming year will herald “the mother of all bull markets,” propelled by technological advancements, regulatory shifts, and widespread adoption across various sectors. #1 Crypto Memecoins Will Set New On-Chain Records Svanevik predicts that memecoins—cryptocurrencies inspired by internet memes—will continue to attract retail investors to the crypto space. He anticipates these tokens will significantly boost on-chain metrics, leading to unprecedented records in decentralized exchange (DEX) volumes across multiple blockchain networks. Related Reading: From Bitcoin to Altcoins: Crypto Inflows Hit Record $3.1 Billion, Led by Spot ETFs “Memecoins continue to onboard retail to crypto—and smash onchain metrics. We’ll see new records in DEX volume for lots of chains,” Svanevik stated. “Better infrastructure, easier user experience, lower transaction fees—all these make the journey on-chain better for newcomers.” #2 A DeFi Renaissance Svanevik foresees a resurgence in decentralized finance (DeFi), driven by clearer regulations and the activation of revenue models within DeFi protocols. With the upcoming departure of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler on January 20, Svanevik predicts that regulatory hurdles will be reduced and institutional capital will flow more freely into DeFi platforms. “DeFi renaissance. Gary’s gone. Revenue switch = on,” he notes. “We actually have useful DeFi protocols now that tons of capital can flow into. Perhaps valueless governance tokens will accrue value.” #3 Spot Solana ETF Launch Svanevik anticipates the introduction of a spot Solana (SOL) exchange-traded fund (ETF), asserting that it will outperform the launch metrics of the Ethereum ETF. “SOL ETF. And it does better than the ETH ETF did at launch.” As NewsBTC reported, discussions between SEC staff and issuers for a spot Solana ETF are “progressing,” with S-1 registration statements currently under review. Exchanges may soon file Form 19b-4 applications, initiating the official regulatory approval process. Asset management firms such as VanEck, 21Shares, Canary, and Bitwise are actively competing to launch the first SOL ETF in the United States, aiming for a debut in 2025. #4 Resurgence Of Permissioned Blockchains Svanevik predicts a comeback for permissioned blockchains, expecting them to gain significant traction this time. “Permissioned chains make a comeback, and this time gain much more traction. Watch Haven1 here. Tokenization will be a big theme for permissioned chains.” #5 Flourishing Bitcoin Ecosystem Svanevik expects the Bitcoin ecosystem to thrive both in traditional finance (TradFi) and through on-chain developments. “Bitcoin ecosystem continues to flourish—both in TradFi and on-chain (via projects like Bitlayer).” Related Reading: Inside Trump’s Crypto Holdings: $6.9M Portfolio, With One Altcoin Ready For A Major Rally #6 DeSci Will Become A New Strong Narrative Decentralized Science (DeSci) initiatives are predicted to fund groundbreaking scientific endeavors, particularly in longevity research and other frontier fields. “DeSci funds (crazy) science. Lots of crypto leaders are interested in longevity specifically and science more generally. This means more access to capital for frontier science—and probably more headlines,” Svanevik writes. #7 Crypto Accelerates AI Development Svanevik envisions cryptocurrencies playing a dual role in accelerating artificial intelligence (AI) projects and offering solutions to mitigate associated risks. “Crypto accelerates AI, but also protects us from AI. Wacky experiments with agents continue. Cryptodollars pour into AI projects.” He also highlights the emergence of cryptographic proof-of-human projects to combat bots and fake content: “More cryptographic proof-of-human projects come to market to combat bots and fake content.” #8 Enactment Of FIT21 Law Svanevik anticipates significant legislative developments with the enactment of the FIT21 law, potentially catalyzing a new era of innovation and growth in the United States. “FIT21 becomes law. The era of the American Renaissance begins.” #9 Exponential Growth For RWAs Svanevik predicts substantial growth in the market capitalization of tokenized real-world assets, estimating at least a threefold increase. “We’ll see a 3X in market cap of RWAs—on the low end. Probably a lot more. People will finally realize the full potential of crypto: Every asset will be tokenized.” At press time, Bitcoin traded at $94,239. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com
Stablecoin exchange balances grew to a yearly high of $41 billion this week, providing dry powder to buy digital assets, one analyst noted.
Nansen aims to pave the way for more efficient decision-making in the Bitcoin layer 2s empowered by the deeper insights its data and analytics provide
By supporting Bitlayer, Nansen plans to build the foundation for deeper BTC L2 insights and more efficient decision-making.
From a fundamental standpoint, Bitcoin is showing no signs of the asset overheating, according to Galaxy’s head of research.
Nansen takes a detailed look at an emerging opportunity for Web3-powered investors in a new report.
A recent Nansen report revealed that the Game Finance (GameFi) sector is expected to see major growth by the decade’s end, driven by decentralized economic systems, the rise of AAA games in Web3, and the popularity growth of role-playing games (RPG). Related Reading: Crypto Investors Beware: Binance Founder Warns X Users About Fake ‘CZ’ Accounts […]
Blockchain analytics firm Nansen has completed the integration of Solana analytics to provide real-time tools to track onchain activity.
The report indicated that DePIN and NodeFi may be the most profitable verticals for decentralized finance going forward.
Nansen expands its services by acquiring StakeWithUs, enabling users to stake assets onchain across 20+ blockchains.
The company will also become one of the first validators on the Berachain mainnet.
Ether price is subdued by a lack of risk appetite among investors, caused by wider macroeconomic conditions.
Galaxy launched a $113 million crypto fund on the week of the debut of the first spot Ether ETFs in the US. Nansen has also launched the industry’s first Ether ETF analytics dashboard.
The new Ether ETFs could also increase institutional investor participation, according to a Nansen analyst.
The address has already made $200 million from its ether holdings.
The fast move likely signals short-term profit taking after ether's rapid 30% rally, one observer noted.
Nansen announced the latest integration with Chiliz and zkSync for superior blockchain analytics and comprehensive ecosystem insights.
Liquid restaking platform EtherFi’s ETHFI token has faced considerable struggles since its airdrop, partly due to one of its early investors selling their airdropped tokens. Blockchain analytical firm Nansen reported how Arrington XRP Capital, one of EtherFi’s investors, allegedly may have gamed EtherFi’s airdrop process for personal profit. Arrington ‘sybils’ EtherFi Nansen’s findings reveal that Arrington […]
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Ether prices are set to close the month just over 2% higher, while major NFT indices have gained almost 10%.