Nothing strange, just have to take a look who's pumping BTC: Chinese (look at chinese exchanges spread).
Chinese don't care if the chart looks good, or if there's good news or environment for the pump. When they want to pump, they simply do it like a beasts.
Chinese know well that the best way to attract new capital is to make big and noisy moves, something that we seem not to understand...
Well its a little strange concerning the core devs and how nothing has been done about bitcoin really. No segregated witness yet, miner monopoly, and many other factors. (coinbase trying to withdraw from the whole coin name and adding eth to their exchange)
By strange I meant that this isn't natural growth, even with the upcoming halving this isn't natural. I think the bitcoin community over there are realizing whats happening and this is their last desperate attempts to gain life into bitcoin, or new investors. But for why exactly is unknown and I'm fearing that a lot of new investors will lose a lot of money once the halving happens and correction ensues.
Hehe, no one is gonna lose money at these points man.
What amazes me is that noobs still believe in the false judgement that says: Bitcoin UP, then Alts DOWN . Whales profit from those sell outs catch free coins. Just watch the Lisk chart:
Yesterday it had clearly to break up, but with the bitcoin rise whales dumped like hell. Today, AGAIN Lisk had clearly to break up, and again dumped hard for no reason. Think about all those coins that whales get at 60-80K, when in the "normal" situation will be at +100K.
If whales still do these dumps, is because noobs still believe in this, what an idiots!
About BTC rise. As I said, we still don't understand the chinese.
WHEN THEY WANT, THEY MEGA-PUMP, that's all.