Bitcoin price dives pre-FOMC amid warning $17.6K low was not the bottom

Bitcoin price dives pre-FOMC amid warning $17.6K low was not the bottom

The bottom "is not in" for either stocks or crypto, one analyst believes, as alarming data shows copycat moves from 2008 by the S&P 500. Bitcoin (BTC) dropped to weekly lows at the Aug. 17 Wall Street open as upcoming Federal Reserve comments unsettled risk assets.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewDollar climbs as Fed minutes dueData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView tracked a more than 2% daily decline in BTC/USD, which hit $23,325 on Bitstamp.Already showing signs of weakness, the pair slid further as United States equities began trading, hours....


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