According to Whale Alert monitoring, 1,000 BTC (worth $33,860,071) was transferred from an unknown wallet to Bitstamp at 14:29 Beijing time, as reported by DeepTech TechFlow.

Traders have lost over $178 million in bearish bets on bitcoin in the past 24 hours as prices surged past a critical resistance level. Bitcoin-tracked futures accounted for almost 50% of the total $400 million in crypto liquidations over Monday, with Binance, Huobi and OKX seeing liquidations worth $50 million each.

According to OKX market data, BTC has fallen below 34,000 USDT, currently trading at 33,895 USDT, with a 24-hour increase of 9.90%.

The cryptocurrency market is experiencing a surge, with altcoins joining Bitcoin in a 7.5% increase and adding over $150 billion to investors. Ethereum has led the way, gaining 8% and surpassing the $1,800 level, with eyes on reaching $2,000.

Investors are expected to remain anxious due to earnings reports from major companies, a busy economic calendar, and concerns over the Israel-Hamas conflict. Bitcoin prices have reached an 18-month high. The Asia-Pacific shares index fluctuated between gains and losses, while European bourses are predicted to open lower. The decline in yields on 10-year notes has impacted the US dollar and provided some relief to the yen.

On October 24th, encrypted service provider Matrixport stated that the Bitcoin futures funding rate is abnormally high, indicating that many traders are panic-buying Bitcoin and FOMO sentiment is returning. Bitcoin's market share has reached 52.1%, and in the past 24 hours, Bitcoin's trading volume has increased significantly to $29 billion.

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies continued to surge in Asia trade, with Bitcoin reaching an almost 18-month high on speculation of an imminent exchange-traded fund (ETF). The rise in Bitcoin and crypto-linked shares such as Coinbase Global and MicroStrategy is seen as a result of the potential demand that an ETF would bring.

Lookonchain monitoring shows that as the price of BTC soars, MicroStrategy's holding of 158,245 BTC ($5.4 billion) has generated approximately $746 million in unrealized profits. Since May 2022, MicroStrategy has purchased 28,560 BTC ($734 million) at an average price of $25,707, which has lowered its average purchase price to $29,582.

According to Jaran Mellerud, a mining service analyst at Luxor Technologies, listed mining companies will stop increasing their holdings of Bitcoin in May 2022. Since then, their holdings have decreased from 46,000 coins to 35,000 coins, indicating they have sold more Bitcoin than they have mined during that period.

According to the latest data from 8marketcap, the market value of Bitcoin has surpassed that of Tesla, ranking 11th in the global financial product market value. The market value of Bitcoin is about 676.6 billion US dollars, with a 24-hour increase of 14.13%; the market value of Tesla is about 673.1 billion US dollars, with a 24-hour increase of 0.04%.