The BRC20 token economy has experienced significant growth in the past four days due to a surge in Ordinal inscriptions, resulting in over 10,000 additional coins and a current value of $497.75 million. Bitcoin is now embracing functionalities previously associated with the Ethereum blockchain, such as the innovation of new tokens and non-fungible token assets. The top-valued BRC20 token is ORDI, with a market valuation of $342 million, followed by MEME and OSHI, which have smaller supplies and higher individual worth. Despite opposition from Bitcoin maximalists, the wider market demands the continuation and growth of BRC20s.

The recent surge in demand for BRC-20 tokens has caused a dramatic increase in transaction fees on the Bitcoin blockchain. While this has boosted network health and mining revenue, it may be deterring new and existing users. However, long-term on-chain indicators suggest a favorable outlook for Bitcoin, with bullish signs such as trading above its 200 Day Moving Average and an upward trajectory in the Bitcoin Realised HODL Multiple. Short-term metrics, including Binance's recent double halt of Bitcoin withdrawals, may indicate a possible pullback in Bitcoin's price.

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The number of wallets holding at least 1 BTC has surpassed 1 million for the first time, with centralized exchanges holding over 1.89 million of the circulating 19 million supply. The adoption of digital assets, particularly Bitcoin and Ethereum, continues to grow with gains recorded this year and a potential pause in interest rate hikes. The market downturn in 2022 led many investors to add to their holdings, resulting in a surge in wallets holding more than 1 Bitcoin. Glassnode predicts a bull run on the horizon, with BTC estimated to hit $35,000 in the summer.

A chart presented by Blockware Solutions in their weekly newsletter citing Glassnode data suggests that Bitcoin's Realized Price, which is the average price at which each coin last moved, is about to cross above the Realized Price of Long-term Holders. The Realized Price of Long-term Holders is defined as coins that haven't moved in at least 155 days and sit outside of major centralized cryptocurrency exchanges. The past three times the Realized Price crossed above the Realized Price of Longer-term Hodlers after a prolonged spell below it, Bitcoin went on to post a parabolic rally in the subsequent few years. This indicator will soon likely join a growing list of technical and on-chain indicators suggesting a new Bitcoin bull market is here.

According to a report by Nansen, tokenized versions of real world assets, including commodities and real estate, have outperformed Bitcoin and Ethereum in 2023. The report introduces Nansen's Real World Asset Index, which tracks 22 different governance tokens created on Ethereum. Tokenization of assets such as commodities, real estate, art, and bonds has become a popular way to manage these assets, with a significant uptick in interest in tokenized RWAs in 2023. Debt market protocols have been particularly popular, with five protocols in this category reaching the top 10. Despite the ongoing bear market, interest by investors in real world asset markets is trending positive.

Bitcoin and Ether saw a decline in Asian trade on Tuesday, while other top 10 non-stablecoin cryptocurrencies had mixed results. Solana experienced the biggest loss in the past 24 hours, while Litecoin saw the largest increase. China's industrial output fell short of expectations, raising concerns about its economic recovery after three years of pandemic-related disruptions.

Bitcoin's price experienced a breakdown on May 11 and failed to reclaim the breakdown level, indicating that the ongoing decrease may continue. Technical analysis from the daily time frame suggests a bearish Bitcoin price prediction due to the creation and breakdown of a head and shoulders pattern. The daily Relative Strength Index (RSI) supports the continuing decrease, with a current reading below 50 indicating a bearish trend. There are two potential wave counts for future movement, with the bearish count suggesting a potential drop to $23,400 if the price breakdown follows the entire height of the pattern.

Cryptocurrency analyst Michaël van de Poppe has identified Bitcoin's must-hold zone to be between $26,800 and $27,000. Failure to remain in this zone could result in a potential bullish divergence and a cascade towards less than $26,000. However, if Bitcoin manages to hold this level, it would be good and would need to follow with a flip of $27,500 to trend further upwards. Currently, Bitcoin is changing hands at $27,105, representing a decline of 1.14% on the day and 1.86% across the previous week.

In the past 24 hours, the cryptocurrency market saw a net outflow of $17.6 billion, leading to a decrease in the total market cap to $1.13 trillion, down 1.5% from $1.14 trillion. Bitcoin and Ethereum market caps both fell, while TRON and Litecoin were the only assets in the top 10 to post gains.