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CNBC’s “Your Money Survey” estimated that 60% of the American participants consider the risk of investing in cryptocurrencies to be high. Just 5% of the respondents believe it is entirely safe to allocate some wealth to the asset class. Crypto Looks Riskier to Americans The decline of the cryptocurrency market, as well as the various adverse events in the sector, have had an impact on the sentiment among many Americans. CNBC’s latest research found out that 60% of the US...

The past 24 hours have been tough in the cryptocurrency markets, with the total capitalization dropping by some $40 billion. This comes on the back of major coins charting serious declines and BTC plummeting below $17K. Bitcoin Goes Below $17K Bitcoin’s price took a serious beating over the past couple of days, losing about 9% of its value since hitting $18,300 earlier in the week. For the past 24 hours alone, the cryptocurrency is down by almost 3%, training at around...

In 2022 Bitcoin, Ethereum, and the bevy of altcoins riding on the original gangster cryptocurrency’s very long coattails weathered their most brutal crypto winter to date. Of course, the cryptocurrency industry is eager for an end to the long, drawn-out Bitcoin price winter. From Bitcoin miners and mining pools to Layer-2 chain developers like the Lightning Network to crypto day traders and crypto investors – confidence is shaken, fear and greed are high, and the metaphorical...

The biggest news of the past seven days is undoubtedly the arrest of the former CEO of FTX – Sam Bankman-Fried. This took place on December 13th in the Bahamas at the request of the US Government. SBF now faces multiple counts of fraud charges, including criminal charges from the US DOJ. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics also published the numbers for the Consumer Price Index, which clocked in at 7.1%. The expectations were for 7.3%, which sent the markets, including Bitcoin,...

Bitcoin saw more volatility on Wednesday following a Federal Open Markets Committee meeting, during which the U.S. central bank agreed to raise its benchmark interest rate by 0.5%. The announcement, which aligned with market expectations, signals the Fed’s first movement this year to slow the hawkish momentum of monetary policy.  As the Federal Reserve unveiled its decision at 14:00 EDT, Bitcoin immediately fell from $18,300 to $17,850 within five minutes.  The asset reversed...

This week’s CPI announcement was a significant relief for Bitcoin investors, as declining inflation would likely lead to a bullish trend for risk assets. However, there is still room for caution from a technical analysis standpoint, as the price has yet to break any major resistance level. Technical Analysis By: Edris The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe, the price has finally reached the $18K resistance area and is currently trying to break it to the upside. The 50-day...

Popular Youtuber Nicholas Merten (DataDash) argued that investors have not rushed to “buy the dip” on worries of the inflation numbers, which clocked in lower than the expectations earlier today. Based on his research, the number of people buying and selling BTC has been dropping each week recently, which indicates that its price will likely continue to fall.  More Pain Coming In his most recent video, Merten claimed that the traditional bear market for bitcoin is yet to...

Ray Youssef – Chief Executive Officer of crypto platform Paxful – said customers should never keep their bitcoin holdings on centralized exchanges.  Instead, they must self-custody their possession to prevent becoming victims in another crash similar to the FTX one. Don’t Trust Centralized Entities Youseff urged market participants to store their bitcoin in self-custody wallets. He said he feels responsible for Paxful’s millions of users, hence his recommendation: “As CEO of...

The cryptocurrency market has remained calm over the past 24 hours with unimpressive volumes, which is rather typical for the weekend. It’s also worth noting that market participants might be cautious before the release of November’s CPI numbers. Bitcoin Stable at $17K Bitcoin’s price has failed to produce any significant movements in the past 24 hours and has maintained above $17K for a total of 0.2% gains on the day, according to CoinGecko. As seen in the chart below, there...

The broader cryptocurrency market didn’t see a major change in the past 24 hours, as its total capitalization remains the same. As we go into the weekend, it becomes clear that some cryptocurrencies performed really well throughout the week, so let’s dive in. Bitcoin Stable Above $17K The BTC price didn’t go through any major moves in the past 24 hours and remains above $17K. It’s worth noting, however, that it had increased up to $17,360 in the early afternoon yesterday, but...