BTC price almost clears $43.5K with Terra $125M Bitcoin buy-ins gathering pace

Bitcoin (BTC) returned to $43,000 on March 24 as new purchases by Blockchain protocol Terra fuelled optimism.

The BTC buys keep coming

Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD attempting to crack and secure its highest levels in weeks Thursday.

The pair had consolidated day before, the sideways action on lower timeframes giving way to a “grind” upwards, which took Bitcoin to $43,492 — a price last seen March 3.

Terra, which had become a focus of attention over plans for a giant $10 billion BTC allocation, had sent Tether (USDT) from its alleged wallet worth almost $750 million at the time of writing.

Terra co-founder, Do Kwon, had at first given a $10 billion target for backing the firm's new U.S. dollar stablecoin, followed by $3 billion in an interview at the weekend, but on Tuesday reconfirmed that the ultimate goal was $10 billion.

With liquidity seemingly pouring in, however, the mood among traders was edging towards confidence along with spot price.

Popular Twitter account Credible Crypto in particular took aim at those hoping to buy in at levels below $40,000.

“2.5-3k $BTC per day of supply removed over a long period of time = huge impact,” trader Pentoshi added about the Terra buy-ins versus Bitcoin's fixed supply.

Pentoshi continued that such a move could reawaken attention among would-be investors in an atmosphere where mainstream consumer interest in Bitcoin is at macro lows. He summarized:

El Salvador president comes out fighting amid U.S. threat

Elsewhere, news that El Salvador had reportedly pushed back the release of its so-called “Volcano bonds” with Bitfinex to September did not seem to sour the mood.

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With $1.5 billion of interest rumored to be vying for the $1 billion ten-year bond offering, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele remained vocal on social media as U.S. lawmakers escalated measures to investigate the country's Bitcoin adoption.