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Wednesday 31 August 2022 10:53 am

Bitcoin price holding above $20k as financial markets continue to look shaky

By: Crypto AM Daily with James Bowater | Crypto Insider

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

The price of Bitcoin has dipped again slightly over the past 24 hours, but is still managing to hold above $20k this morning. 

The largest cryptocurrency by market value again dropped to around $19,600 yesterday, but has since recovered to $20,267 – down one per cent over the past 24 hours.

Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, is also down slightly this morning, falling 0.21 per cent to $1,583. Equity markets also dipped for a third straight day as the focus on future interest rate rises continues. 

The tech-heavy Nasdaq, S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) were all down about one per cent at close of trading yesterday.

Have you booked your tickets for the Crypto AM Summit and Awards? Click here… Crypto AM Summit & Awards 2022 – CityAM

Yesterday’s Crypto AM Daily in association with Luno

In the markets

The Bitcoin economy

*Definitions and insights can be found at https://bytetree.com/research 

Total crypto market cap

The total capitalisation of the entire cryptocurrency market at time of writing is currently $987.579 billion.  

What Bitcoin did yesterday

We closed yesterday, August 30 2022, at a price of $19,796.81. The daily high yesterday was $20,542.64 and the daily low was $19,617.64.

Bitcoin market capitalisation

Bitcoin’s market capitalisation at time of writing is $387.51 billion. To put it into context, the market cap of gold is $11.392  trillion and Tesla is $863.92 billion.

Bitcoin volume

The total spot trading volume reported by all exchanges over the last 24 hours was $35.318 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 39.07%.

Fear and Greed Index

Market sentiment today is 23, in Extreme Fear.

Bitcoin’s market dominance

Bitcoin’s market dominance today is 40.13. Its lowest ever recorded dominance was 37.09 on January 1 2018.

Relative Strength Index (RSI)

The daily RSI is currently 41.43. 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

“There are only two ways that any economy can be organised. One is by freedom and voluntary choice – the way of the market. The other is by force and dictation – the way of the state.”

Murray N. Rothbard, American Economist

What they said yesterday

The code that rocked…

You can send #bitcoin via radio 📻 pic.twitter.com/xh2EVOHgm5

— Documenting ₿itcoin 📄 (@DocumentingBTC) August 30, 2022

They’ve got a point…

If you think #bitcoin is speculative, wait until you hear about $70,000 college loans without the guarantee of a job.

— The Bitcoin Conference (@TheBitcoinConf) August 30, 2022

Spreading the good word of Bitcoin…

We are pleased to announce that we have translated @LittleBitcoinBk in Urdu for 240 million Pakistanis to understand #Bitcoin

It is available for anyone to download the PDF version for free: https://t.co/V1a3td1hDZ

— Bitcoin Pakistan (@PakistanBitcoin) August 30, 2022

Would you like to help spread the adoption and education of Bitcoin in the UK and even stack some Sats while you’re doing it? Well, now you can!

The Bitcoin Pioneers community, backed by Barry Silbert’s Digital Currency Group, was created to introduce Bitcoin to a mainstream audience in a meaningful way and now has members right across the UK.

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.

So, if you’re passionate about Bitcoin, why not join today? Click here to find out more!

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

Crypto AM: Editor’s picks

Crypto.com granted FCA licence to operate in UK

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

Jamie Bartlett – on the trail of the missing ‘Cryptoqueen’

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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 

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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