Bitcoin Loses $20,000 Grip, Extends Consolidation For 2nd Straight Day

As a result of last week’s remarkable surge, Bitcoin is now seeing one of its largest drops in recent months. After starting the week at $18,742, the coin’s price jumped to a staggering $22,537 on September 14, a gain of 15% over its September 7 low. Since the market bottomed in June, this rally has been its strongest. Bitcoin’s steep 14 percent correction during the crash almost entirely nullified this gain. Bitcoin’s value dropped from $22,536 to $19,735 in the space of just two days. Bitcoin’s link to the S&P 500 Index is blamed for the recent decline in its value. The Consumer Price Index report had been released by the US government a few days ago. The data indicated that year-over-year inflation increased from 8.1% to 8.3%. The global financial markets were rocked by this report. Related Reading: Bitcoin Price Has Strong Potential To Hit $25,000, Weekly Analysis Suggests Bitcoin Shaken By CPI Data After the report was released, the stock and cryptocurrency markets both felt the pain. The overall financial market followed the S&P 500’s lead and dropped 200 points. After a drop in the index, crypto markets went into a tailspin as well. Similar to the drop of 2972 points in the index, the price of bitcoin fell. A sell-off in the cryptocurrency market was caused by this crash. The decline is the result of more than just this report, though. The US Federal Reserve is considering boo...