There is one more week to go until the end of the year, but already the situation is very clear. Bitcoin is one of the best performing asset of 2023.  If last year was the year of the correction, this year has been the year of the recovery. As of today BTC is up 165% and it is not even close to having reclaim its all-time high. Also the halving is coming up and you can bet that the BlackRock of the world are pushing hard to get those spot Bitcoin ETFs approved before that.

Skew stated on social media that BTC's cumulative CVD and Delta spot CVD continue to rise, but the price is difficult to maintain at a high level. This situation occurs when the spot buyers appear to sell at a limited price. Therefore, to make the current selling control ineffective, the price needs to recover to $43,000 with sufficient spot bids, which will be a market dominated by spot limit buy orders and buyers. Currently, the spot trading volume on Binance is declining, and the spot receiver's bid for spot CVD is clear. With the decrease in trading volume, the bid increment continues to increase, which means that the bull market needs more limit spot orders to better push up and regain control of the price. So far, the order volume is still greater than the supply.

Analysis by Bitcoin credit card company Bold, as of December, Bitcoin has successfully entered the top 15 currencies in the world, becoming the only cryptocurrency in the top 20 currencies in the world. According to data from CEIC and CoinGecko, as of November 19, the market value of Bitcoin has reached 732.5 billion US dollars.

According to a popular crypto strategist, Bitcoin and Ethereum may be heading towards a significant correction. The strategist, who uses the Elliott Wave theory to predict future price action, believes that both cryptocurrencies are currently in the midst of an ABC corrective pattern. The analyst suggests that BTC and ETH may be positioning for the last leg down of the pattern, and shares a chart showing BTC potentially pulling back to $39,000 and ETH dropping to $2,000. The strategist advises caution and recommends monitoring the situation over the next few weeks.

According to Coinglass platform data, the current open position of Bitcoin exceeds $19.3 billion, of which CME accounts for the largest proportion, at $5.27 billion; Binance Exchange ranks second, at $4.427 billion; and Bybit ranks third, at $3.245 billion.

According to WhaleAlert monitoring, at around 17:33 Beijing time, 992 BTC ($42,817,103) was transferred from Coinbase to an unknown new wallet.

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According to data from BTC.com, there are currently 201,508 unconfirmed transactions on the Bitcoin network, with a total network hashrate of 505.57EH/s and a 24-hour transaction rate of 7.78 transactions/s. The current network difficulty is 67.31T, and the next difficulty adjustment is predicted to increase by 2.20% to 68.79T, with 5 days and 19 hours until the adjustment.

According to Coinglass data, the total open positions of Bitcoin futures contracts on the entire network are 437,670 BTC (approximately $19.22 billion). Among them, the open positions of CME Bitcoin contracts are 120,540 BTC (approximately $5.29 billion), ranking first. The open positions of Binance Bitcoin contracts are 101,490 BTC (approximately $4.46 billion), ranking second.

Fox Business host Charles Payne believes that as long as the US government does not crack down on Bitcoin, the price of Bitcoin may reach $1 million someday in the future. Payne explained that unlike Bitcoin, stocks allow shareholders to access "great companies" and participate in building the capitalist system that supports the United States. However, Bitcoin may have greater potential for growth and could reach $1 million; it also has the ability to completely change the overbearing (US) government intervention. If citizens refuse to accept CBDC due to privacy or trust issues, Payne is concerned that the government may force them to use it. Charles Payne said: "I hope to see Bitcoin succeed, and I believe it will eventually succeed. It has universal potential to change the world and help those who are currently in hopeless situations." (Cryptopotato)

Tokens from Injective, a layer-1 blockchain in the Cosmos ecosystem, and Render, a GPU rendering network that migrated this year to Solana from Ethereum, dominated the year's return rankings among the CoinDesk Market Index (CMI) benchmark index of 184 digital assets.

A British judge has rescheduled the trial between Craig Wright and the Bitcoin Core developers for February 5th. The judge also approved the developers' second security application, ordering Wright to pay an additional £800,000 (approximately $1 million) by January 5th to cover the developers' legal fees in the event of his defeat. Wright has already deposited £100,000 ($127,000) as a security deposit.

According to data monitored by on-chain analyst Ali, Bitcoin whales have sold about 50,000 BTC worth about $2.2 billion in the past week.

The market shows that BTC has fallen below $43,500 and is now reported at $43,488, with a daily decline of 0.89%. The market is volatile, so please be prepared for risk control.

Argentina's foreign minister, Diana Mondino, has confirmed that the country's new government has legalized the use of Bitcoin for contractual agreements. This announcement aligns with the focus of the new administration headed by the newly elected president of Argentina, Javier Milei, who is a Bitcoin supporter and a staunch opponent of central banks. The decree legitimizes the use of specific assets in contracts and payments, including Bitcoin and any other crypto or commodity. At the time of writing, Bitcoin was trading at $43,708, up 0.04% on the day and gaining 2.11% across the week.

Bitcoin has performed well this year, despite earlier struggles due to economic conditions such as rising interest rates. When compared to traditional investments like Apple, Bitcoin's daily trading volume has been notably higher, with an average of $22.52 billion compared to Apple's $10.14 billion. This difference in trading volume highlights Bitcoin's resilience and its potential as an alternative investment to traditional options like gold. The fact that Bitcoin surpassed Apple's trading volume signifies that the asset cannot be dismissed merely as a market spectator, and may indicate a possible shift within the financial landscape.

Bitcoin will not kill the U.S. dollar. It will become the U.S. dollar, with all controls and restrictions that any CBDC issuer could dream of. “Impossible!” I hear you crying out, giggling to myself in the face of the utmost ignorance that seems to have accumulated quadratically with bitcoin’s price increase. “Bitcoin is freedom money!”

Market shows BTC has broken through $44,000 and is currently trading at $44,033.3, with a daily increase of 3.07%. The market is volatile, so please be prepared for risk control.

Bitcoin could potentially reach $160,000 in a bullish market that analysts predict will occur in 2024 due to a combination of catalysts and historical trends. On-chain analysis firm CryptoQuant suggests that demand from ETFs, the upcoming halving, and growth in stock markets could push bitcoin prices to at least $50,000 in the short term. The analysts also point to factors such as network activity, macroeconomic conditions, and stablecoin liquidity as potential drivers of a positive year for bitcoin and crypto markets in 2024. However, CryptoQuant warns of a potential price correction in the short term due to high unrealized profit margins for recent investors.