As prices would increase, so too would the volume of investment. Per the Wall Street Journal, “Crypto’s total market capitalization… peaked in November at nearly $3 trillion.” The drop in crypto pricing is by no means inevitable. However, it is a prudent reminder that we should not hang our hats on yesterday’s results.

Bitcoin plunged as much as 10% to an intraday low of $20,166, according to Coinbase data. It was last trading at $21,544.37, down about 2.6%, around 4:24 p.m. ET. The world’s largest digital currency has plunged nearly 70% since the peak of the crypto craze in November 2021.

Above all, Consensus was a big tent. Huge, in fact, literally and figuratively. We drew 17,000 attendees to the conference itself, and another 3,000 attended satellite events. It was the South by Southwest of crypto, complete with concerts from Disclosure and Big Boi. And it will be next year, too. Source

Cryptocurrencies have rallied following the announcement of a 75 basis point hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve. With inflation in the U.S. soaring past 8.6% in May 2022, the Fed made the the most aggressive rate hike in 28 years yesterday. Bitcoin (BTC), the largest cryptocurrency by market cap, is up 5.7% over the past…

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