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Bitcoin is sending two notable signals to the market this week: on-chain data suggests the cryptocurrency may be forming a macro bottom, while its price behavior is increasingly echoing gold\u2019s role as a safe-haven asset.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s according to two reports from blockchain data firm CryptoQuant, whose analysts<\/a> pointed to the early stages of a bottoming process for the biggest and oldest cryptocurrency.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The price of the largest cryptocurrency recently stood at $63,362<\/a>, mostly unmoved over a 24-hour period. Over the past week, Bitcoin is down nearly 2%. Since it notched a record of $126,080 in October, it has shed nearly 50% of its value.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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JUST IN: Bitcoin is now trading in its “Cost of Production” zone, typically the sign of a bear market bottom. \"\ud83d\udc40\"<\/p>\n

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\u201cAt each major cycle bottom, long-term holders were sitting on deeper unrealized losses than the broader market,meaning the cohort normally associated with the strongest conviction and lowest sensitivity to volatility is carrying greater unrealized stress than the market as a whole,\u201d wrote analyst MorenoDV.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe current structure fits that pattern,\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The signal comes from adjusted Net Unrealized Profit\/Loss (NUPL) data for long-term holders (LTH) \u2014 investors typically seen as the most resilient cohort in the market.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Currently, LTH aNUPL has crossed into negative territory and sits below the broader market average, meaning even long-term holders are now sitting on losses greater than the market as a whole. Historically, this exact pattern \u2014 long-term holders hurting more than average \u2014 has shown up at every major cycle bottom.<\/p>\n

The setup lines up with Bitcoin trading roughly 50% below its cycle high, reinforcing the view that this is more than an ordinary correction.<\/p>\n

But analysts caution against calling a bottom just yet. In previous cycles, LTH aNUPL fell into much deeper, more prolonged negative readings before a true low was in \u2014 a level of losses some describe as \u201cdepression territory.\u201d Today\u2019s numbers haven\u2019t reached that extreme.<\/p>\n

The report added that Bitcoin could still need one more capitulation leg to push long-term holder losses to historical extremes. Alternatively, stronger institutional demand and a more structurally resilient holder base could allow the market to bottom with comparatively less damage than in past cycles.<\/p>\n

Bitcoin\u2019s 90-day correlation with gold has swung from nearly -0.9 in early 2026 to around +0.7, according to data highlighted by CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju, who described<\/a> the move as a return to \u201cdigital-gold-era levels.\u201d<\/p>\n

The shift suggests investors are once again pricing Bitcoin as a scarce, non-sovereign asset \u2014 one that can act as a hedge against currency debasement, fiscal stress, and geopolitical uncertainty, much like gold.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Investors have long-touted Bitcoin as \u201cdigital gold\u201d \u2014 a long-term store of value like the precious metal. And sometimes, they have been correlated.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But Bitcoin\u2019s behavior remains split. A month-to-date comparison shows it sometimes trading in step with the Nasdaq, behaving like a liquidity-sensitive risk asset, while at other times tracking gold\u2019s moves as a scarcity play.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Its volatility, though, continues to run far higher than gold\u2019s.<\/p>\n

Analysts also urge caution in reading too much into the correlation shift. A positive correlation isn\u2019t inherently bullish \u2014 the two assets can just as easily fall together as rise together.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This post Bitcoin Flashes Bottom Signals as \u201cDigital Gold\u201d Narrative Returns<\/a> first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine<\/a> and is written by Mathew Di Salvo<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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