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Bitcoin short-term targets hit as recession fears loom; Analysts see opportunity

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A series of economic reports released on Friday have raised alarms that the United States economy may be on the brink of a recession. Bitcoin’s (BTC) price has suffered a recent crash following this macroeconomic scenario, but analysts see an opportunity. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the nation’s unemployment rate increased to 4.3% in July from 4.1% in June. Additionally, non-farm payroll employment rose by only 114,000 jobs, significantly below the anticipated 175,000 new jobs.  These figures have contributed to growing fears that a recession , long predicted by some economists, may now be imminent. Picks for you Robert Kiyosaki shares the 'great news' from the crashing stock market 2 hours ago Analy...

Bitcoin price spikes to '$26K' in USDC terms — How high can the BTC short squeeze go?

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Bitcoin recovers from the depegging of USDC, the second-largest stablecoin, from the U.S. dollar. Bitcoin (BTC) refused to let $20,000 support die for good on March 11 as the weekend opened to a battle for lost ground. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Bitcoin shakes off USDC depeg Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD circling $20,200 at the time of writing. A brief dip below the $20,000 mark overnight was short lived, and the mood appeared more stable on the day as the initial wave of panic over United States bank stability subsided. The collapse of SVB Financial, which followed Silvergate in dealing a fresh blow to some crypto firms, nonetheless continued to play out. At the heart of the debacle this time was Circle, the Blockchain firm which overnight revealed that it had lost part of the reserve funds for its stablecoin, USD Coin (USDC) with SVB. USDC immediately began to slide from its U.S. dollar peg, and at the time of wri...