- The Federal Open Market Committee will convene for the first time this year.
- The price of Bitcoin is presently hovering around $38,500.
El Salvador was the first government to declare that Bitcoin (BTC) will be accepted as currency in 2021. Organizations worldwide are also debating the use of cryptocurrencies. It’s not only powerhouses like Coinbase and Square expanding into the crypto game. In addition to PayPal and Venmo, several third-party payment channels have joined the party.
Macroeconomic conditions, such as fears about the tightening of US monetary policy, continue to impact the price of bitcoin (BTC). In November, Bitcoin hit an all-time high of $69,000, the highest level ever recorded.
Despite this, it has dropped dramatically since that point in time. The price of bitcoin is presently hovering around $38,500, where it was as recently as the beginning of August. Bitcoin is down 10.32% in the last 24 hours.
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The House Always Wins
Dennis Porter, a crypto enthusiast and the host of SmartPeopleShit, stated that the house always comes out on top when it comes to Bitcoin.
Trying to trade #Bitcoin to get more is a losing strategy long term. 95% of you won’t win that game. You are playing against the house and the house always wins.
— Dennis Porter (@Dennis_Porter_) January 21, 2022
Another prominent crypto researcher, Lark Davis, who has almost a million Twitter followers, posed the following question to his followers:
“Are you buying anything on this dip? Or waiting for clarity if we go lower or higher?”
Are you buying anything on this dip? Or waiting for clarity if we go lower or higher? #crypto #bitcoin
— Lark Davis (@TheCryptoLark) January 21, 2022
On January 25 and 26, the Federal Open Market Committee will convene for the first time this year. In light of the most remarkable inflation rate in the United States in 40 years, the prognosis for monetary policy in the country is unfavorable. As a result of growing inflation, the Fed is widely anticipated to raise rates multiple times this year. Ethereum’s value has fallen to a level last seen in September, at roughly $2,800.
