Bitcoin Plunges to $66K, Altcoins Tumble 10-15% on Ugly Day for Risk Assets
Investors may expect market weakness due to the tax season, Ryze Labs said in a report.
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Investors may expect market weakness due to the tax season, Ryze Labs said in a report.
Major U.S. equity indices closed the day lower as faster CPI reading for March, will BTC was up 1%.
Bitcoin is showing resilience despite the slip, but the corrective period might continue for a while before a return to growth, one observer noted.
Flows into the new spot ETFs have been subdued for a couple of weeks, possibly prompting a renewed interest in macro drivers for price direction.
U.S.-listed spot bitcoin ETFs saw over $830 million of outflows so far this week, and are poised for the first negative week since late January.
Bitcoin needs to reclaim the $69,000 level to reignite its uptrend, one trader noted.
Fed policymakers maintained their outlook for three rate cuts by the end of the year, alleviating market risk of a more hawkish stance.
CoinDesk reported Wednesday that the Ethereum Foundation faces a confidential inquiry, and Fortune said the SEC is examining whether ETH is a security.
Disappointing flows into bitcoin ETFs over the past days partly resulted from investors trimming risks ahead of Wednesday’s FOMC meeting, one market observer said.
Momentum behind bitcoin’s rally has waned so expect a period of consolidation, Matrixport analysts noted.