The price of Binance Coin (BNB) fell nearly 7.3% to below $275 on June 7, its lowest level in three weeks.
Furthermore, the price of BNB could drop by 25%-40% in 2022 as its parent firm, Binance, has been accused of breaching securities regulations and laundering billions of dollars in illicit funds for criminals.
two bad news in a row
BNB was issued in 2017 as part of an initial coin offering (ICO), which earned Binance $15 million.
The token primarily behaves as a utility asset within the Binance ecosystem, primarily enabling traders to earn discounts on their trading activities. At the same time, BNB also acts as a speculative financial asset, which has made it the fifth largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization.
As a result, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating whether an ICO of BNB tokens in 2017 was a sale of securities that should have been registered with the regulator, according to sources contacted by Bloomberg.
So, will all exchanges including Binance Delist $bnb like they did $XRP,
— Crypto Mark ️ (@MarkCrypto8) 6 June 2022
This risks putting downward pressure on the price of BNB, which has already lost more than half of its value since peaking around $700 in May 2021.
BNB above May-July 2021 support
Aside from the bad news, BNB’s decline came as a part of a broader correction trend elsewhere in the crypto market, with top coins Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) falling 7% and 7.25% on the same day.
$bnb Aggressively short due to FUD. pic.twitter.com/BzvGtPcK3d
— Byzantine General (@ByzGeneral) 6 June 2022
Now, BNB has tested the 61.8 Fibonacci retracement level (around $274) of the Fibonacci retracement graph, sketched from its $10-swing low to $700-swing high. Interestingly, the same level as support was important during the May-July 2021 session, which preceded the 170% price rally.
But weak fundamentals, including tougher Federal Reserve policy, increased the chances of BNB falling below the 61.8 Fibonacci line.
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If this happens, BNB’s next downside target could be its 200-week exponential moving average (200-week EMA; blue wave), which is down around 25% from today’s price.
The weekly relative strength index (RSI) of the BNB/USD pair, now at 34, also shows that there is room for further downside until the reading reaches 30, an oversold level that indicates buying sentiment. does.
Meanwhile, a further drop below the 200-week EMA could see BNB forming support near the 0.786 Fibonacci line near $160, which is 40% below today’s price.
Conversely, if BNB manages to hold strong above $274, it may move towards the area defined by its 0.5 Fibonacci line near $355 and its 50-Week EMA (Red Wave) near $380, the current price level. may rebound by more than 20%.
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