Bitcoin price slips under $19K as official data confirms US recession

Bitcoin price slips under $19K as official data confirms US recession

Politicians continue to argue about whether the U.S. economy is in recession, even as data highlights two consecutive quarters of negative growth. Meanwhile, BTC holds $19,000, for now. Bitcoin (BTC) wobbled in its narrow trading range at the Sep. 29 Wall Street open as official data put the United States economy in recession. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewU.S. meets technical definition of recessionData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD still hovering just above $19,000 at the time of writing.The pair weathered gloomy figures for....


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