Cryptocurrency analysts were celebrating December 21 after Bitcoin posted its biggest daily trade volume in history.
2.3M Daily Bitcoin Volume
Data compiled by the fund manager known on Twitter as Crypto Quantamental confirmed Thursday had become the day with the single largest amount of BTC changing hands – a total of 2,266,735 BTC ($9.1 billion).
The figure tops the previous record which had come December 7 (1,972,040 BTC) and the third busiest day on February 6 this year (1,891,130 BTC).
“This was the highest volume day in Bitcoin history,” Crypto Quantamental summarized.
It wasn’t even remotely close! Simple as that.
THIS WAS THE HIGHEST VOLUME DAY IN BITCOIN HISTORY. IT WASN’T EVEN REMOTELY CLOSE!
Simple as that (7/N) pic.twitter.com/6NOtVWCvLm
— Crypto Quantamental (@CryptoQF) December 21, 2018
What’s In A USD Bitcoin Price?
The achievement for Bitcoin came at a somewhat unlikely time. After surprising investors with a jump of almost $1000 in days, the Bitcoin price 00 still remained around 35 percent lower than it had been as recently as November.
Despite this, volumes easily surpassed all previous efforts, leading to the conclusion that trading activity did not depend on high prices.
“This critique is false,” Crypto Quantamental commented.
Take a look at the bitcoin volume comparison with over periods where we were 3000-4500. Much higher[.]
Thursday also saw a second downward difficulty adjustment on the Bitcoin network, allowing miners to expend less energy and cost in participating.
A previous downward adjustment December 4 had constituted the first such move in seven years with Bitcoinist reporting on how Bitcoin’s hash rate subsequently stabilized to the delight of many users.
Addressing concerns BTC/USD had climbed too much too quickly meanwhile, Crypto Quantamental warned that understanding whether this week’s Bitcoin price action was a genuine reversal of “dead cat bounce” would only come “well after the fact.”
“Volume is obviously higher which suggest the chance of reversal is higher, but you never know,” he wrote in an accompanying blog post.
In fact I wouldn’t “claim” bottom until (around $6000), many bears won’t until (around $10,000), and there will be plenty that won’t until we reach (all-time highs). So to be clear, I am NOT calling a bottom here.
This week also saw veteran trader Peter Brandt discuss whether the current upturn in BTC price signaled the start of a reversal trend.
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