Bitcoin retests $40K after stocks sell-off meets Fed balance sheet bust

Bitcoin retests $40K after stocks sell-off meets Fed balance sheet bust

Macro-induced mayhem costs Bitcoin bulls dearly as Ethereum also loses key $3,000 support. Bitcoin (BTC) headed toward $40,000 on April 22 after a major retracement in equities speared bulls' latest advance.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewBitcoin sheds $3,000 on U.S. stocks plungeData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD being kept firmly under $41,000 Friday after volatility during the latest Wall Street trading session.Thursday had seen United States markets react sharply to "surging" Treasury yields, the Nasdaq 100 dropping 2% and....


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