US dollar hits new 20-year high — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
A familiar tale of losing stocks and a surging greenback greets Bitcoin traders this week as $20,000 fails to sustain as support. Bitcoin (BTC) heads into the first week of September on a rocky road downhill after United States markets’ Jackson Hole rout. After the U.S. Federal Reserve reinforced hawkish comments on the Inflation outlook, risk assets sold off across the board, and crypto is still reeling from the aftermath. A fairly nonvolatile weekend did little to improve the mood, and BTC price action has returned to focus on areas below $20,000. In so doing, multiple weeks of upside have effectively disappeared, and in turn, traders and analysts expect a retest of the macro lows seen in June this year. While all is now quiet regarding the Fed until the September rate hike decision, there is still plenty of room for upset as geopolitical uncertainty and inflation persist, the latter still increasing in Europe. However, as last week, Bitcoin appears fundamentally resilient as a netw...