According to figures from analysts at the Bitfinex crypto exchange, the fall in the rate of the first cryptocurrency is currently being fueled primarily by the fact that the German government continues to transfer confiscated bitcoins to the addresses of exchanges and market makers.

Bitcoin may recover in the short term, Bitfinex believes. This is indicated by the falling spend-on-profit ratio (SOPR) coupled with negative funding rates.

The SOPR for short-term Bitcoin holders reached 0.97 on July 7. They stopped selling at a loss, Bitfinex research suggests.

Bitfinex experts believe that the recovery of BTC value will be slow, and it is too early to expect a significant rally in the market:

“Historically, periods of negative funding rates coupled with low short-term SOPR values ​​indicate that Bitcoin has reached a local bottom.”

Earlier, analyst Kevin Svenson shared a forecast about the first cryptocurrency reaching a new historical record and pointed out factors that could spur the growth of the asset’s quotes.