There has been a considerable decline in withdrawals from Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), as the price of Bitcoin is about to hit a new all-time high. According to reports from Cointelegraph, GBTC outflows have dropped to $170 million, suggesting that investor confidence may be on the rise and that the top cryptocurrency is expected to rise.

The decrease in withdrawals of GBTC coincides with a critical juncture for the cryptocurrency, as market watchers intently watch its price movements against a backdrop of growing institutional interest and rekindled investor optimism.

Indicators of upward momentum in the price of bitcoin include declining GBTC outflows and increasing institutional interest. There has been a major shortage of inflows since the beginning of March 2024, while Grayscale BTC outflows have reached a new record high after recording a 5-day consecutive reduction in its Assets Under Management (AUM).

Genesis Liquidates GBTC Holdings, BTC Traders Await Next Price Change

Genesis has been liquidating its GBTC holdings during the week, liquidating $51.6 million within the week, causing the GBTC sales to slow down within the same time frame. The development has started impacting the market conditions and is a factor in the reported decline in withdrawals from the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust.

As of the time of reporting, the price of Bitcoin has stayed comparatively steady, circling about $64,887.37, after attaining a 1.65% increase in the last 24 hours, with a market capitalization of $1,276,918,612,149. 

Market players are excitedly expecting new events that may push the cryptocurrency to higher all-time highs. In the immediate term, investors are optimistic about Bitcoin’s prospects due to the convergence of declining GBTC outflows, increasing institutional interest, and favourable market sentiment. They predict a probable breakout above the previous record high of $69,000.

Interest in Altcoins Picks, As Investors Leverage the Market  Condition 

As Bitcoin gets closer to significant resistance levels, market observers predict increased volatility in the near future. Both external events and technical causes could spark sharp price swings. There is also interest in the larger cryptocurrency market, where alternative coins (altcoins) have shown to be resilient and are becoming more popular among investors looking for diversified exposure to digital assets.

Data from research by the London-based Nickel Digital Asset Management revealed that 40% of cryptocurrency traders expect ETH to reach $2,500, as against the current price of $2,700. 60% of traders also predicted that the market capitalization for the cryptocurrency market will hit  $1.4 trillion by the end of 2024; however, the market has reached a little below $2 trillion.

Considering the small market capitalization of major Altcoins, any marginal dollar investment in the sector is bound to have a major price effect that would lead to them outperforming BTC and ETH in the next investment phase. 

Cryptocurrency Market Influencers Speak, Profess Their Belief in the Market 

An industry commentator, WhalePanda, on his X handle, conformed to the developing price outlook. He’d asserted that he’s still optimistic about a close-term Bitcoin price movement that suggests an intensive return of the BTC to its original price by next week.

He revealed that BTC’s new price movement triggers many people while others are currently waiting for the price to drop. WhalePanda declared that with the present price schedule at $64,000, there’s a need for a $57.6 million daily inflow to match the daily mining output.

Traders are optimistic about the GBTC, which at press time barely retains half of the AUM it held when it converted to Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF) in January. Vijay Boyapati, a cryptocurrency educator, in an interview with Cointelegraph today, said that the entire cryptocurrency industry will be better when the Grayscale BTC AUM is reduced to zero.

The ARK Invest CEO, Cathie Wood, while commenting on the trend, said that the spot BTC products are the most successful ETF launch so far. The total flows of the spot BTC have reached $12.15 billion from the day it started operation. However, Cathie also revealed that the industry is yet to experience institutional exposure as she expects bigger institutional and individual  investments.