Bitcoin Slumps Under $26K as Bearish Outlook Engulfs Crypto Market
Price-charts suggest more declines ahead even as large investors are adding on their bitcoin holdings, one trader said.
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Price-charts suggest more declines ahead even as large investors are adding on their bitcoin holdings, one trader said.
Federal Reserve chair Powell speaking at Jackson Hole doubled down on keeping financial conditions tight, including hiking interest rates further if needed.
Market participants were looking to Friday morning’s speech to gauge the future direction of the U.S. central bank’s monetary policy.
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for August 25, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
News that Elon Musk’s SpaceX had liquidated its bitcoin holding in the previous quarter acted as an additional catalyst for the correction in crypto markets in August, the report said.
The Kansas City Federal Reserve’s annual Jackson Hole Symposium is underway, and Powell will deliver his keynote address Friday morning.
Despite today’s market-wide advance, the outlook for risk assets is pointing to softer prices for the next few weeks, one observer noted.
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BTC slipped below $26,000 amid the crypto market mayhem.