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Bitcoin Chops Around $64K, With Japanese Yen's Tumble Maybe Signaling 'Currency Turmoil,' Analyst Says

The yen's volatile episode may spread to other fiat currencies as U.S. rate cuts remain elusive amid sticky inflation, which could drive investors to gold and bitcoin, Noelle Acheson said in an interview.

Bitcoin price on April 26 (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Dips to $63K as Rate Cut Hopes Dim Following Disappointing U.S. Inflation Report

Increasing concerns about sticky inflation hit risk assets across all markets, cryptos included.

Bitcoin price on April 25 (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Eyes $67K After Halving as Altcoins Primed for Short Squeeze, Hedge Fund Says

Crypto-focused stocks also bounced higher, led by bitcoin miners Riot Platforms and Hut 8.

Bitcoin price on April 22 (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Rally Holds Around $63,700 Following 4th Block Reward Halving

Bitcoin had slumped to as low as $59,685 on Friday morning, then rebounded heading into the event.

BTC chart (CoinDesk data)

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Bitcoin Tumbles Below $60K, Ether Under $3K; Correction Not Over, Says Strategist

Large bitcoin investors haven't started to buy the dip yet, suggesting that the correction may continue for a while, an LMAX Group strategist noted.

Bitcoin (BTC) price on April 17 (CoinDesk)

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Ether, Altcoins Remain Under Pressure Following Volatile Weekend

Bitcoin has also given up some of its early Monday bounce, returning down to the $64,000 level.

Ether price on Monday (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Plunges to $66K, Altcoins Tumble 10-15% on Ugly Day for Risk Assets

Looking beyond today's decline, investors may expect continued market weakness due to the tax season, Ryze Labs said in a report.

Bitcoin price on April 12 (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Rebounds to $70K, Shrugging Off Hot U.S. Inflation Print

Major U.S. equity indices closed the day lower after disappointing CPI numbers, while BTC was up 1%.

Bitcoin price on April 10 (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Buckles Below $69K as Crypto Bulls Endure $175M Liquidations

Bitcoin is showing resilience despite the slip, but the corrective period might continue for a while before a return to growth, one observer noted.

Bitcoin price on April 9 (CoinDesk)

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Choppy Bitcoin Price Action Continues Ahead of Friday's Jobs Report

Flows into the new spot ETFs have been subdued for a couple of weeks, possibly prompting a renewed interest in macro drivers for price direction.

Crypto markets were choppy ahead of the Ethereum Merge. (Creative Commons, modified by CoinDesk)