Bitcoin resumes rise, Ether gains ahead of upgrade, Dogecoin makes up some lost ground
Bitcoin resumed its rise above US$28,000 in Monday morning trading in Asia, a support level it has fluctuated around for most of April after a strong start to the year even amid higher interest rates, bank failures, and concerns about a recession in the U.S. Most other top 10 non-stablecoin cryptocurrencies gained, including Ether ahead of Wednesdays upgrade to the Ethereum blockchain. Dogecoin rose. U.S. stock futures were mixed after a three day weekend.ăăBitcoin added 1.40% to US$28,343 in the 24 hours to 8:00 a.m. in Hong Kong, up 0.57% for the week or little changed, according to CoinMarketCap data.ăăThe worlds biggest cryptocurrency has risen 70% so far this year and is holding its ground around US$28,000 this month even as equity markets have faced headwinds from higher interest rates to stem inflation, a series of bank failures, and signs the U.S. economy may be headed for a recession.ăăBitcoin could break through US$30,000 in the coming week but the caution is that a recession may be looming, said Kadan Stadelmann, chief technical officer of blockchain infrastructure development firm Komodo.ăăâNormally, we see risk on conditions as something that drives up the Bitcoin price. But, over the last month with the banking