  The latest moves in crypto markets, in context By the CoinDesk Markets Team Edited by Bradley Keoun September 21, 2021 Sponsored by  (Price data as of September 21 @ 11:30 UTC) If you were forwarded this newsletter and would like to receive it, sign up here.
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Market Moves by Omkar Godbole Bitcoin Bounces Off 6-Week Low, Tracking Recovery in Stocks Bitcoin continues to take cues from equity markets amid macro uncertainty, seeming to contradict the popular narrative of the cryptocurrency being a safe haven like gold.
The cryptocurrency has bounced to $43,000 from the 1-1/2-month low of $40,200 reached early today, with futures tied to the S&P 500 signaling a risk reset with a 1% gain. Major European stock indices are also trading higher alongside weakness in the safe-haven U.S. dollar despite lingering concerns about China's property market and its contagion risk for the global economy.
Fears that cash-strapped Chinese property giant Evergrande would default on its interest payments rocked global markets on Monday, sending bitcoin, S&P 500, and growth-sensitive risk assets lower. Evergrande's Chairman Xu Jiayin sent a letter to 125,000 employees on Monday, saying the company would soon "walk out of the darkness." The company's real test lies ahead as $83.5 million interest payment is due on Thursday, and another $47.5 million payment is due on Sept. 29. A default could bring another round of panic selling in risk assets.  The 200-day moving average at $45,813 may offer resistance ahead of the Sept. 18 high of $48,825. (CoinDesk/TradingView) Some experts are worried that an impending drawdown in fiscal spending would lead to an economic slowdown in the coming quarters and weigh over risk assets. According to the Wall Street Journal, the U.S. government could run out of cash and hit the debt ceiling between mid-October and mid-November. On Sunday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen renewed a call for raising the debt ceiling, warning that a failure to do so may trigger a historical financial crisis.
However, for now, the market focus seems to have shifted to the two-day Federal Reserve (Fed) scheduled to begin later today.
According to some observers, the central bank may refrain from announcing the withdrawal of asset purchases or early rate hikes, given the possibility of a messy spillover of China's property market woes into the global economy. Read the original story here: |
Bitcoin Bounces Off 6-Week Low, Tracking Recovery in Stocks
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Technician's Take
by Damanick Dantes, CMT
Bitcoin Holds $40K Support; Initial Resistance at $47K
Bitcoin (BTC) is stabilizing as buyers defended support around the $40,000-$42,000 breakout range. The cryptocurrency is oversold on intraday charts, which could encourage further upside towards the $47,000 resistance level.
BTC was trading around $43,000 at press time and is roughly flat over the past 24 hours.
- The relative strength index (RSI) on the four-hour chart is deeply oversold, which typically precedes short-term price rises.
- Bitcoin faces initial resistance at the 100-period moving average on the four-hour chart, currently around $47,000, and then at $50,000, where buyers have continuously taken profits.
Bitcoin four-hour price chart shows the cryptocurrency dipping into oversold levels. (TradingView, CoinDesk)
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Bitcoin Holds $40K Support; Initial Resistance at $47K
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Be on the lookout for the following events today:
- Mainnet 2021 (Sept 20 - 21)
Mainnet is an immersive, agenda-setting annual summit hosted in-person and virtually by Messari. The summit gathers crypto leaders, operators, builders, and investors for three days of future-focused collaboration, networking, and programming.
Speakers list - EU Blockchain Week 2021: Blockchain & AI for European Green Deal (Sept. 20 - 24)
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"First Mover" speaks on Chinese real estate developer Evergrande's default risk and its impact on the crypto markets with Matthew Sigel, Head of Digital Assets Research at ETF and mutual fund manager VanEck, and Paul Brody, Principal & Global Innovation Leader at Ernst and Young, shares his insights into Ernst & Young's collaboration with Polygon on Ethereum scaling. Plus, Abraham Sutherland, former deputy associate counsel during the George W. Bush administration and energy developer Saker Group director, provides insights into crypto regulations.
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At Bitcoin for Advisors 2021 on Oct. 6, Michael Kitces and Tyrone Ross share insights from the front lines. Apply today.
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Latest Headlines
- With Evergrande on the Brink, the China Hustle Comes Home to Roost
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The group's cheapest set of NFTs sells for $20 a pop, but transferring one to a MetaMask wallet costs $125 due to the high cost of Ethereum "gas" fees. - Vee Finance Hit for $35M in Second Major Exploit on Avalanche
The platform was attacked for a total of 8804.7 ETH (around $26 million) and 213.93 BTC (around $9 million). - Binance to End Crypto Derivatives in Australia by December
Existing Australian users have 90 days to close their positions on options, futures, and leveraged tokens. - OpenSea Scandal Shows Need for More NFT Regulation
Crypto purists may bristle at the idea, but greater oversight could foster a safer trading environment.
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