Bitcoin
closed Thursday near $24,000, retesting that area after a failed attempt to
climb higher in the middle of last week. The first cryptocurrency has added
3.8% over 24 hours, about as much as it has gained in the past seven days.
Ethereum has added 4.8% in 24 hours, to $1720. Altcoins from the top 10 gained
between 3.8% (BNB) and 10% (Solana).

The total
capitalisation of the crypto market, according to CoinMarketCap, rose by 3.8%
to $1.1 trillion overnight.

Bitcoin has
closed above its 50-day moving average for two days. Closing the week above
22,700 would be a telling return to territory above the 200-week moving
average.

Such a
technical disposition could inspire retail buyers. Other factors are at work
for institutionalists, notably a recovery in demand for risky assets and a
pullback of the dollar from multi-year highs.

However, the
longer-term and whole picture is working against the buyers. As long as we see
tightening monetary and economic conditions, the crypto market has to move
against the tide. In addition, Guggenheim Partners‘ widely held view remains
that the industry has not yet been „cleared“ of distressed
participants. Crypto will be in trouble long-term because of regulatory
pressure and a lack of strong institutional support.

According to
the IMF, the cryptocurrency market will fall if the economy goes into
recession. Preliminary US GDP data released on Thursday confirmed the start of
a technical recession in the country.

The UK has
suggested that cryptocurrencies be treated as a new type of property, making it
much easier to protect investors in this instrument.

This article was written by FxPro’s Senior Market Analyst Alex
Kuptsikevich.

This article was written by FxPro FXPro at www.forexlive.com.