Bitcoin Slumps Again to $74K as Bearish Market Structure Intensifies

After a steep downturn in early February, the Bitcoin price saw a significant turnaround over the following two months. While the month of May initially continued on this positive note, the premier cryptocurrency seems to have cooled off over the past week — aligning with BTC’s track record of not registering three consecutive months of positive price action during a bear-market year. Interestingly, recent on-chain observations suggest that trouble might be brewing for the Bitcoin price, at least in the near term.  Could The Bears Take Over The Bitcoin Market Again? In a new post on the X platform, crypto analytics firm Bitcoin Vector explained that the current waning bullish momentum might be a more damning signal for Bitcoin than it is perceived to be. According to the market intelligence firm, BTC’s price momentum doesn’t have to turn deeply negative before investors pay attention. Related Reading: Bitcoin Price Breaks 14-Year Support For The First Time In History, Analyst Predicts

Bitcoin liquidations surpassed $320 million in longs on May 22 after the SEC unexpectedly delayed its tokenized stock plan. The SEC delayed a plan on May 22 to provide broad exemptions for US crypto firms to trade tokenized assets linked…

The cash-settled, European-style contracts will trade under the ticker QBTC on Phlx, but still require CFTC approval before trading can begin.

The total crypto market cap is down by $100 billion in just a couple of days.

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A crypto founder and pundit recently took to the social media platform X to highlight a notable divergence between the Ethereum and Bitcoin markets. According to the analyst, the world’s leading cryptocurrencies could be nearing levels that would soon reverse their current price trajectories. Bitcoin In High-Pressure Environment As Ethereum Market Leans Neutral In a May 22nd post on the X platform, Alphractal founder and CEO Joao Wedson revealed that the Bitcoin market is currently in a state where its return efficiency is weakening relative to short-term risks. This observation is based on the negative readings on Bitcoin’s annualized Sharpe Ratio. For context, the Sharpe ratio measures how much extra return an asset (in this case, Bitcoin) generates relative to the additional risk it entails. Higher readings typically suggest stronger risk-adjusted performance, while a negative reading indicates that investors are transacting without worthwhile rewards on the table. Related Reading: