{"id":524801,"date":"2023-03-29T09:35:12","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T09:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=524801"},"modified":"2024-06-11T08:10:17","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T08:10:17","slug":"why-is-the-bitcoin-price-up-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/why-is-the-bitcoin-price-up-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Is The Bitcoin Price Up Today?"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Bitcoin price continues its upward trend, defying bad news, most notably the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filing a lawsuit against Binance. While BTC dropped 5% within an hour of the news, the bulls have already erased those losses.<\/p>\n
In light of the Binance lawsuit and the hawkish stance of the US Federal Reserve (Fed) at the last FOMC meeting, the Bitcoin price is showing remarkable resilience. Despite the negative news, Bitcoin is managing to shake it off relatively quickly, indicating the relative strength of the bulls. In the medium term, this supports the case for higher BTC prices, with the $28,800 area remaining the key resistance zone.<\/p>\n
On Friday, the release of the Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index (PCE) in the US is likely to provide a key signal for the market. The PCE is the Fed’s favored inflation gauge and could provide major volatility once again depending on the data. The reasons for the current Bitcoin price rally are various.<\/p>\n
Macro Outlook And A Potential Fed Pivot<\/h2>\n
During the last FOMC meeting, the US central bank published its projections for interest rate policy this year (dot plot) and predicted no rate cuts. In the past week, the Fed has repeatedly stated that it does not expect any rate cuts in 2023.<\/p>\n