Bitcoin price taps $21.3K ahead of Fed Chair Powell Jackson Hole speech

Bitcoin price taps $21.3K ahead of Fed Chair Powell Jackson Hole speech

Daily lows greet Bitcoin traders as markets await fresh macro cues from the Fed. Bitcoin (BTC) fell to daily lows on Aug. 26 as market nerves heightened into new macro triggers.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewPre-Fed blues hit BTC marketsData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD dipping to $21,332 on Bitstamp ahead of fresh commentary from Jerome Powell, Chair of the United States Federal Reserve.Part of the Fed’s Jackson Hole annual symposium, Powell was set to deliver a speech on the day that spectators hoped would provide new cues on....


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