BTC/USD: Bitcoin Consolidates Near $41K After 8% Drop Kicks Off Weekly Trading

Market participants endured the worst single-day performance in nine months, but Bitcoin is still up 150% on the year.

• Bitcoin prices BTCUSD consolidated near the $41,000 threshold on Wednesday after a cold plunge of 8% took traders by surprise on Monday. The top crypto asset suffered its worst day in nine months after profit taking clipped some of Bitcoin’s recent gains on the back of the highly-coveted spot Bitcoin ETF.
• With that in mind, BTC has pulled back from its 2023 peak of $44,700, hit last week, which was the highest point seen since April 2022. Traders who bought in early this year shouldn’t worry about the fresh drop – Bitcoin flaunts a hefty 150% year-to-date gain, outperforming nearly all large-cap assets.
• Undeterred prospects for the approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF continue to steer the token’s price trajectory. Active talks between the US financial watchdog, the SEC, and BlackRock, the asset manager who awaits a decision on its BTC ETF application, are improving the crypto investment climate on Wall Street.