{"id":389518,"date":"2019-07-11T15:00:06","date_gmt":"2019-07-11T15:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=389518"},"modified":"2020-10-07T11:27:11","modified_gmt":"2020-10-07T11:27:11","slug":"bitcoin-down-15-following-fed-chairs-criticism-of-facebook-crypto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/bitcoin-down-15-following-fed-chairs-criticism-of-facebook-crypto\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Bitcoin Down 15% Due to Fed Chair’s Criticism of Facebook’s Crypto?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The bitcoin price rally this week hit a snag as the world’s most powerful banker publicized his views on the Facebook’s upcoming cryptocurrency project.<\/p>\n

The BTC\/USD instrument plunged by up to 15.43 percent to settle a session low of $11,169.36 on San Francisco-based Coinbase exchange. The move downside took place after the Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell expressed ‘serious concerns’ about Facebook’s cryptocurrency, Libra. The banker said the social media giant’s project raises issues regarding
\n“privacy, money laundering, consumer protection, and financial stability.”<\/p>\n

\u201cThese are concerns that should be thoroughly and publicly addressed,\u201d he added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The comments reportedly spooked bitcoin investors at a time when the cryptocurrency was hinting to retest its year-to-date high of $13,868.44. A string of large sell orders seen across the leading cryptocurrency exchanges brought bitcoin down from $13,202.63 session top to $11,620 within just six hours of trading.<\/p>\n

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Bitcoin Price has Plunged 11.28% in the Last 24 Hours | Image Credits: TradingView.com, Coinbase<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Libra Influencing Bitcoin Trends<\/h2>\n

Facebook’s Libra presented a bullish case for bitcoin. Its introduction in June assisted the world’s first decentralized cryptocurrency rise by as much as 75 percent. Billionaire investor Mike Novogratz believed that Facebook’s foray into the cryptocurrency space validated bitcoin’s long-term potential as an asset, especially before institutional investors. The Galaxy Digital founder told<\/a> CNBC Squawk Box:<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the largest companies in the world said we believe in cryptocurrencies. If you\u2019re an institutional investor who\u2019s getting close and still worried about investing, it makes you that much more confident.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Nevertheless, the possibility of looking at an untampered Facebook cryptocurrency dropped following the concerns shared by many governments and regulators across the world. A minister in France accused Libra of attempting to replace sovereign currencies. US lawmakers went ahead and asked the Libra team to halt their development. China and India, two of the world’s largest remittance beneficiaries, also refused to include the Facebook cryptocurrency into their existing financial systems.<\/p>\n

“People valuing Libra is inseparable from the global dollarization trend, and maintaining a strong monetary status may put China in a favorable position. China should take precautions and undertake policy research,” said Xiaochuan Zhou, former governor of People’s Bank of China.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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1\/ Xiaochuan Zhou, former governor of PBoC: Libra reprensents the trend of digital currencies, China should take precautions. Zhou was the PBoC governor during 2013 to 2018, when the famous Chinese bitcoin exchange crackdown and ICO ban were conducted. pic.twitter.com\/XAyHgVwRsY<\/a><\/p>\n

— cnLedger (@cnLedger) July 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n