Bitcoin briefly dropped below
Bitcoin Update
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There was a drop at around 4:15 E.T. to around $17,749 and Ether to around $897. Saturday afternoon, as the selloff in the crypto market intensifies. Two of the world's most popular cryptocurrencies are down more than 35% over the past week, as both breached symbolic price barriers. Bitcoin returned to around $18,955 and Ether was trading around $995 after 8 pm. ET.The carnage in the crypto market is partly due to pressure from macroeconomic forces, including rising inflation and a succession of Fed rate hikes. We have seen these blue chip cryptos track equity even lower. It doesn't help that crypto firms are laying off sizable swathes of employees, and some of the most popular names in the industry are Solvency Meltda.Bitcoin reached $68,789.63 in November. Ether reached $4,891.70 in the same month. Bitcoin last traded at this low around December 2020. Celsius effectively closed $12 billion in crypto assets under management, raising concerns about the platform's solvency. The news spread across the cryptocurrency industry, reminiscent of the events that happened in May, when a failed US dollar-based stablecoin project lost $60 billion in value and dragged the wider crypto industry down with it.The crypto market appeared to be stabilizing on Tuesday, with Bitcoin hovering around $22,000 and Ether hovering around $1,100. Investors were assessing Celsius' results, and in the meantime, another crypto firm joins a growing list of companies that are cutting employees to try to maximize profits. Coinbase announced that it is laying off about a fifth of its workforce due to crypto volatility.The company had earlier cut spending and turned down job offers in hopes of stabilizing its business. Crypto companies across the board are looking for ways to cut costs, as investors exit the riskiest assets, thereby reducing trading volume.
Cryptocurrency requests are in a bad state presently as problems are mounting and there seems to be little sign of relief. Bitcoin prices have formerly dropped by 75 since their former each- time high, but more might be in store. Comparison to former corrections suggest that the depression could get worse before it gets better, and could last for a long time.