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bitcoin (BTC-USD) should end the week ~4% lower than that of Silvergate Capital (WHETHER) the viability warning fueled fears of a domino effect in the cryptocurrency market. Risk appetite was also affected by the concerns about the policy trajectory of the Federal Reserve.
The Federal Reserve will probably increase its policy rate higher than it had expected at the end of last year, given the still warm economic data that indicates continued inflationary pressures.
The top crypto fell to a plus two week low Friday, remaining firmly below $24,000 for most of this week. Global Crypto Market Cap Currently Sits at $1.03T, Down 3.8% Thursday, according to CoinMarketCap.
Regulatory updates
- Minneapolis Federal Reserve Chairman Neel Kashkari said he remains “deeply skeptical” usefulness of cryptos in the real world.
- two republicans lawmakers objected an April bulletin issued by the SEC intended to control how regulated financial institutions account for crypto.
- Three United States the senators called crypto exchange Binance to disclose its balance sheets, raising serious doubts about its compliance policies.
- Nishad Singh, former FTX (FTT-USD) director of engineering, okay to plead guilty on charges of fraud. Additionally, the SEC and CFTC have filed separate charges against him.
Notable News
- Celsius network (CEL-USD) resumed asset withdrawals for certain securities accounts.
- Binance.FR stay engaged the acquisition of the bankrupt Voyager Digital (OTCPK:VYGVQ), even after Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao suggested he might consider pulling out of the deal.
- Mastercard and Visa are said to have taken a break build new relationships with crypto businesses, due to recent high-profile failures in the industry.
- Goldman Sachs would be open to add more staff to its crypto team, bucking the trend of industry-wide layoffs after last year’s downturn.
- Coinbase (PIECE OF MONEY) suspended trading for Binance USD (BUSD-USD) as a stablecoin don’t meet its registration standards.
bitcoin price
- bitcoin (BTC-USD) has slipped 4.6% at 22 $37,000 at 7:36 p.m. ET and ether (ETH-USD) abandoned 4.5% at $1.57,000.
- SA contributor Florian Grummes said tight monetary policies and increasing regulation remain a heavy burden on speculative assets like bitcoin (BTC-USD), and the dejected crypto sector is far from optimistic. “As long as drawdowns can hold above $23.5,000, a breakout towards around $30,000 is the most likely scenario. From a technical point of view.”