Powell Comments Leaves Bitcoin Market Sour; Bearish Assault Ahead?

Bitcoin was trading close to $20,000 to start the weekend, as traders reacted to comments from U.S. Fed Chair Jerome Powell during Friday’s Jackson Hole summit. Powell warned that “there will be some pain ahead,” as the Fed attempts to bring the rate of inflation down. Ethereum was below $1,500 on Saturday. Bitcoin Bitcoin (BTC) was trading lower for a second consecutive session, as the token dropped below $21,000 to start the weekend. Following a high of $21,804.91, bitcoin moved closer to the $20,000 level, falling to an intraday low of $20,020.94. The move comes as....

The U.S. does not want cash to go extinct in the presence of a CBDC, according to the Fed’s chairman. Many expect that a time could soon come when central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs, replace physical dollars once and for all. Comments from United States Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, however, indicate that this may not be the case.The chairman’s comments were filmed and later shown at an event in Switzerland on Thursday, according to an article from Bloomberg. The Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures put on the event. In his talk, Powell mentioned that the U.S.....

Jerome Powell acknowledged that DeFi will start to reach more retail customers, highlighting the need for regulation. United States Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell has spoken out about the expansion of decentralized finance (DeFi) and its impact on the traditional finance ecosystem, calling for appropriate regulation.During an event titled the “Opportunities and challenges of the tokenisation of finance” hosted by the Banque de France on Sept. 27, Jerome Powell said there were “very significant structural issues around the lack of transparency” in the DeFi ecosystem.The comments....

The bitcoin market reacted to comments by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell about the rising risk of persistently high inflation.

A statement threatening account closures for crypto activity causes mayhem before being deleted minutes later as FUD rules supreme on Bitcoin markets this week. Bitcoin (BTC) is lower going into a new week’s trading — Monday has seen a test of levels below $33,000 and bulls are struggling.What could be next? With bullish short-term voices few and far between, it seems that cryptocurrency just isn’t of interest to investors right now.Against a backdrop of macro market uncertainty, low volumes and claims of a bull market top, Bitcoin has a lot to do to convince the market that the good times....