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Thursday 03 November 2022 11:08 am

Bitcoin clings on to $20k in wake of rate hike announcement 

By: Crypto AM Daily with James Bowater | Crypto Insider

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Crypto AM Daily - a roundup of today's market news

It seems that yesterday’s announcement by Fed Chair Jerome Powell that the Fed would continue raising interest rates was priced in by cryptocurrency markets.

After almost touching $20,000 yesterday, Bitcoin opened at $20,312 this morning, down by less than a percentage point on the day. At $1,549, Ethereum has slipped by 1.74% over the same period. 

Altcoin markets barely took notice of yesterday’s broader market sentiment, with Uniswap showing gains of 3.19% over 24 hours and Chainlink up by 0.58%. 

Traditional equity markets bore the brunt of yesterday’s trading activity. The SP500 is under by 2.5% this morning, while the Nasdaq is down 3.36%, which continues to signal a possible divergence between cryptocurrencies and traditional equity markets. 

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Yesterday’s Crypto AM Daily in association with Luno

In the markets

The Bitcoin economy

*Data can be found at https://terminal.bytetree.com/ 

Total crypto market cap

The total capitalisation of the entire cryptocurrency market at time of writing is currently $1.011 billion.

What Bitcoin did yesterday

We closed yesterday, November 2 2022, at a price of $20,159.50. The daily high yesterday was $20,742.81, and the daily low was $20,087.13.

Bitcoin market capitalisation

Bitcoin’s market capitalisation at time of writing is $389.844 billion. To put it into context, the market cap of gold is $10.934 trillion and Tesla is $708.74 billion.

Bitcoin volume

The total spot trading volume reported by all exchanges over the last 24 hours was $55.293 billion. High volumes can indicate that a significant price movement has stronger support and is more likely to be sustained.

Volatility

The price volatility of Bitcoin over the last 30 days is 27.12%.

Fear and Greed Index

Market sentiment today is 30, in Fear.

Bitcoin’s market dominance

Bitcoin’s market dominance today is 40.34. Its lowest ever recorded dominance was 37.09 on January 1 2018.

Relative Strength Index (RSI)

The daily RSI is currently 59.12. Values of 70 or above indicate that an asset is becoming overbought and may be primed for a trend reversal or experience a correction in price – an RSI reading of 30 or below indicates an oversold or undervalued condition. 

Convince your Nan: Soundbite of the day

“Bitcoin is the only asset that guarantees you a future, an issuance rate, a monetary policy.”

Jack Mallers, Strike CEO

What they said yesterday

HBD Uni…

1/ The Uniswap Protocol is four years old today!! 4️⃣ 🎂 🦄 pic.twitter.com/yUS5GleRMU

— Uniswap Labs 🦄 (@Uniswap) November 2, 2022

Hey, Elon? 

can we pay in #bitcoin?

— Michael Saylor⚡️ (@saylor) November 2, 2022

SA ahead of the game…

Today I payed for my groceries at @PicknPay in #Bitcoin using #lightning ⚡️⚡️ Great job @CryptoConverted & @carelvwyk!!! I can't believe this day has finally arrived. Feels like SA is ahead of the game on this one 🇿🇦⚡️❤️ pic.twitter.com/SZK0MH2sQJ

— Elle Mouton (@ElleMouton) November 2, 2022

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We share tips, stories and ideas on how to encourage others to try Bitcoin for the first time. And, thanks to support from Luno, each Pioneer gets £500 of Bitcoin a month to share with beginners, helping them get started.

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All feedback on Crypto AM Daily in association with Luno is welcome via email to [email protected] 🙏🏻

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Crypto AM: Editor’s picks

Three-in-four wealth managers are gearing up for more cryptocurrency exposure

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Crypto.com granted FCA licence to operate in UK

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Q&A with Duncan Coutts, Principal Technical Architect at IO Global

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Glencore floated on the London Stock Exchange in 2011 and is one of the largest members of the FTSE 100.
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Jamie Bartlett – on the trail of the missing ‘Cryptoqueen’

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MPs are falling silent over potential of cryptocurrency

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Erica’s ‘Crypto Wars’ handed honours in Business Book Awards

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‘Let people invest’: Matt Hancock makes case for liberal crypto rules

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Explained: Why the Treasury is so sold on stablecoins

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Fears crypto is used to avoid sanctions ‘misplaced,’ says Matt Hancock

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The cryptocurrency fundraisers behind Ukraine’s military effort

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Crypto crazy couple name baby after favourite digital asset

Cryptocurrency-loving parents Bruno Karno and his wife Agatha have named their first-born Cardano in honour of their favourite crypto.



Crypto AM: Features 

Crypto AM: Founders Series 

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https://morningwire.eu/profile/crypto-am-founders-series/

Crypto AM: Industry Voices 

Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao, CEO of Binance

Crypto AM: Contributors 

Crypto AM: In Conversation with James Bowater

Charles Hoskinson and James Bowater landscape

Crypto AM: Tomorrow’s Money with Gavin S Brown

Tomorrow's Money with Gavin S Brown

Crypto AM: Mixing in the Metaverse with Dr Chris Kacher

Dr Chris Kacher Mixing in the Metaverse

Crypto AM: Visions of the Future, Past & Present with Alex Lightman 

Alex Lightman Visions of the future, past and present

Crypto AM: Tiptoe through the Crypto with Monty Munford 

Monty Munford robbed out header

Crypto AM: Taking a Byte out of Digital Assets with Jonny Fry

Jonny Fry Taking a Byte out of Digital Assets

Crypto on the catwalk

Stefania Barbaglio Crypto on the Catwalk

Crypto AM: Events

For those of you who missed the Crypto AM DeFi & Digital Inclusion online summit 2021 – you can now watch the event in two parts via YouTube

Part One

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvqNMNZTIDE

Part Two

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXhX_-Tr5j0

Cautionary Notes

It’s definitely tempting to get swept up in the excitement, but please heed these words of caution: Do your own research, only invest what you can afford, and make good decisions. The indicators contained in this article will hopefully help in this. Remember though, the content of this article is for information purposes only and is not investment advice or any form of recommendation or invitation. Morning Wire, Crypto AM and Luno always advise you to obtain your own independent financial advice before investing or trading in cryptocurrency.

All information is correct as of 08:00 BST

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