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Soaring Sell Orders Contrast Sharply with Bitcoin’s Renewed Bull Run

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Soaring Sell Orders Contrast Sharply with Bitcoin’s Renewed Bull Run


Alongside the cryptocurrency’s meteoric climb over the back half of 2020 and early 2021, a curious phenomenon has unfolded; heightened profit-taking and conversion to fiat currencies. Data collected by Simplex, a fiat-crypto gateway, underscores this seemingly paradoxical development. A Curious Race to Convert Crypto to Fiat Has Accompanied Bitcoin’s Latest Drive Higher


Sharing exclusive data with Bitcoin.com, Simplexcofounder and chief analytics officer Netanel Kabala says: While the international press coverage of Bitcoin’s rally has caused a swathe of new users to flock to the industry and buy-in, outflows have been equally significant. Of the total amount of cryptocurrency sold in the last six months, 43% was off ramped in December alone.


A quick look at Google Trends for the term ‘Bitcoin’ echoes these developments, especially now that new equity instruments like Grayscale Bitcoin Trustand big-name funds like Blackrock are adding exposure and raising crypto awareness.


Still, given the increased ability to quickly convert crypto and withdraw in fiat currencies, the uptick in funds leaving the ecosystem is astonishing. Part of this can be attributed to the growing fungibility of cryptocurrency, primarily helped by the support of players like Simplex, which empowers users to buy, sell, and spend crypto through Visa partnerships.


Although some of the latest rally’s onlookers have decried the rapid rise in crypto valuations as proof that a bubble is forming in this nascent asset class, others within the industry see the development as a harbinger of times to come. One of the areas this is most apparent is altcoins.


Data compiled by Simplex illustrates that as Bitcoin prices have leveled off above $30,000, daily purchases of altcoins have risen by approximately 65%. More interestingly, the data highlights that newer users account for nearly 20% of this volume, marking a sharp increase in the number of novice retail investors expanding and diversifying their exposure within the ecosystem.


Poloniex, one of the top 20 global cryptocurrency exchanges, which has adopted Simplex’s platform, has experienced these results firsthand. Karen McHenry, Poloniex’s Director of Product, attributes this development to greater access within the ecosystem, especially with Simplex’s buy option, which promotes instant account funding alongside the heightened ability to cash out quickly.


She also doesn’t see the ability to more quickly convert from crypto to fiat as harming interest despite the eyepopping amounts taken off exchanges. It may sound surprising, but adding the ‘sell’ option actually has a positive impact on the number of crypto transactions too.


Though this easy offramp and soaring volume of sell orders might seem negative for prices, it can also be viewed as a healthy reflection of the ecosystem’s growing use cases. Besides making it easier to exit and enter, growing areas like decentralized finance (defi) and greater fungibility all contribute to a cryptocurrency’s value proposition.


As institutions begin lining up to add exposure as retail accumulation climbs, Bitcoin momentum may actually accelerate, and by extension, lift the altcoins sought after by the newcomers seeking opportunities outside the seminal crypto coin.


McHenry adds: If the bull market can maintain its momentum, some of these BTC profits will flow into altcoins, which are particularly popular among retail investors. This creates a positive feedback loop, with traders who turn a profit prone to telling their friends about crypto, which brings more investment into the space.


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