On-chain data shows a Bitcoin metric has recently hit levels that have historically led to corrections in the cryptocurrency’s price.
Bitcoin Is Currently 40% Above The Cost Basis Of Short-Term Holders
CryptoQuant Netherlands community manager Maartunn explained in a post on X that the BTC price is currently 40% above the cost basis of the short-term holders.
The indicator of interest here is the “Market Value to Realized Value (MVRV) ratio,” which is an indicator that keeps track of the ratio between the Bitcoin market cap and the realized cap.
The “realized cap” refers to a capitalization model for the asset that assumes that the real value of any coin in circulation isn’t equal to the current spot price but rather the price when it was last transacted on the blockchain.
The previous transfer of any coin was likely the last point at which it changed hands, so the price at that time would act as its current cost basis. As such, the realized cap is essentially
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