Bitcoin Drops Below $22,000 As U.S. CPI Declines Less Than Expected To 8.3%
Bitcoin failed to hold $22,000 as declines in energy prices drove down U.S. CPI less than expected to 8.3% in August; all other sectors rose MoM.Inflation fell to 8.3%, marking the second consecutive month of falling CPI reports. Every sector witnessed increased MoM inflation, except the energy sector which tilted the report.Bitcoin plunged below the $22,000 support level following the CPI release, along with stocks and gold; the dollar edged higher.Inflation fell to 8.3% from a year-over-year (YoY) perspective marking the second consecutive month of a declining Consumer Price Index (CPI)....
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The processing power behind the Bitcoin network has dropped 30% since the hashrate’s all-time high (ATH) on February 15, sliding from 249 exahash per second (EH/s) to 169 EH/s. Furthermore, four days from now, the network’s mining difficulty is expected to increase following the 4.78% epoch change on February 17.
Bitcoin Hashrate Drops From 249 Exahash per Second to 169 EH/S in 12 Days
From January 13 to February 15, Bitcoin’s hashrate was coasting along at record highs for roughly 33 consecutive days. This weekend, on Sunday, February 27, 2022, the hashrate....
The starting point for the Bitcoin market’s recent declines is the prospect of faster-than-expected economic growth in the United States, thanks to the extreme fiscal expansion and a recent rebound in job growth to pre-pandemic levels, which has boosted the bond yields and, in turn, accelerated demand for the US dollar in foreign markets. But […]
During the last month, Bitcoin’s hashrate has been coasting along above the 200 exahash per second (EH/s) zone, minus a number of drops here and there above and below that range. Following two difficulty changes that saw the difficulty decrease by 1.84%, the network’s difficulty is expected to increase 4.24% within the next 13 hours.
Bitcoin’s Difficulty Expected to Reach All-Time High
Bitcoin miners caught two breaks during the last month when the difficulty dropped two times in a row. The first 1.49% drop occurred at block height 725,760 on March 3, 2022,....
Xrp rebounded from recent drops in price on Friday, as the token surged by nearly 10% in today’s session. Cosmos was another notable gainer, as it snapped a four-day losing streak. Overall, cryptocurrency markets were mostly higher, with the global market cap up nearly 5% as of writing.
XRP
XRP was one of today’s big gainers, as prices of the token rose by nearly 10% earlier in today’s session.
Following a low of $0.4380 on Thursday, XRP/USD raced to an intraday peak of $0.5117 during the day.
Yesterday’s drop saw the token slip....
Bitcoin short-term supply continues to shrink further as the amount of BTC changing hands drops down to 2015 levels. Bitcoin Short-Term Supply Declines To 2015 Levels As per the latest Arcane Research report, the BTC supply shock continues as the number of coins changing hands drops down to levels not seen since 2015. The “number […]