WorldPingBitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Falls Below $81,000 as Oil Spikes, Fed Talks Tough The price of bitcoin has continued to drop this week, spurred by fears that the Federal Reserve is increasingly tempted to raise interest rates.
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Bitcoin Falls Below $81,000 as Oil Spikes, Fed Talks Tough
Strategy shareholders face dilution drag despite brighter bitcoin forecasts, TD Cowen says
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Bitcoin Price Drops Below $81K as Crypto Liquidations Top $1.1 Billion
Bitcoin ETFs Suffer Worst Loss Since June as Uptober Turns Red
US Government Shifts $1 Billion in Bitcoin, $94 Million in Tether
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WorldPingBitcoin broke below $81,000 to an intraday low near $80,500, wiping out billions from its market cap. Over $1.1 billion in total crypto positions were liquidated, led by ether with $333 million.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Bitcoin.com
WorldPingBitcoin slid below $81,000 on Oct. 8, with an intraday low near $80,800, even as traders expect the Fed to hold in October. The September FOMC minutes, released Oct.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by CryptoSlate
WorldPingA batch of 100.02 BTC mined in July 2010 moved Wednesday after 16 years. It's worth about $8.3 million, but nothing in the transaction shows who owns it.
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WorldPingThe U.S. government’s cryptocurrency shuffle isn’t over. Following two days of bitcoin transfers totaling $770 million, federal wallets moved another 12,267.02 BTC worth approximately $1.01 billion on Thursday. The latest activity also included $94.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Bitcoin.com
WorldPingInvestors yanked $484.9 million out of spot Bitcoin ETFs in a single day. Oil is near $100, bond yields are at their highest since 2002, and the Fed isn't done hiking.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Decrypt
WorldPingTD Cowen kept its $260 price target on Strategy (MSTR) as dilution limits the benefit of higher bitcoin forecasts.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Block
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