Bitcoin rejects $40K as US dollar strength hits 20-year high

Bitcoin rejects $40K as US dollar strength hits 20-year high

The U.S. dollar currency index breaks through resistance to hit its highest level since 2002 — to the detriment of practically everything. Bitcoin (BTC) made a fresh bid to crack $40,000 on April 28 as Wall Street trading opened to twenty-year highs for U.S. dollar strength.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewDXY now in "parabolic rally"Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD hitting a high of $39,883 on Bitstamp before momentum waned, sending the pair $800 lower hours later.Traders had predicted what they saw as a relief bounce, with the....


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