Confirmed Bitcoin Payments Hit Yearly Low During Holiday Season

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The number of confirmed daily Bitcoin transactions hit the lowest point in a year yesterday, confirming a period of decreased activity often seen during the holiday season.

On Dec. 26, the number of confirmed Bitcoin payments dropped to 623,434, according to blockchain.com.

Confirmed Bitcoin payments are irreversible once the blockchain network’s consensus mechanism accepts them and includes them in a block. The number of confirmed transactions is a valuable metric used for analyzing investor activity on the Bitcoin network.

The drop in confirmed BTC transactions comes after the price of Bitcoin surged earlier this month, reaching an all-time high of $108,000 on Dec. 17. Over 857,000 confirmed payments were made on the same day, which is 37% more than yesterday’s 623,000.

Following the drop in the number of Bitcoin transactions, analysts now expect a price recovery above $105,000 as the end of the holiday season nears.

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Bitcoin Social Sentiment Hits A Yearly Low

Another signal of Bitcoin’s potential recovery is the recent drop in social sentiment to a yearly low. Earlier this month, Bitcoin’s social sentiment reached its lowest point in 2024, with an average ratio of four positive comments to every five negative Bitcoin-related comments.

However, crypto analysts say this could be a signal of an upcoming BTC breakout. When considering Bitcoin price, other factors are more important than “the short-term social impact of greed and fear,” Santiment said in a Dec. 26 X post.

🧑‍🎄📈 Bitcoin has jumped to as high as $99.8K on a bullish Christmas crypto performance. Traders are now swinging bullish once again, with speculation of $110K getting rampant. Historically, we will see $110K Bitcoin only after the crowd doesn’t expect it, as this image shows. pic.twitter.com/j4w3VQ4Zio

— Santiment (@santimentfeed) December 26, 2024

President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025, could serve as the next significant catalyst for Bitcoin.

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