US Bitcoin reserve ups volatility, futures recoil
The post US Bitcoin reserve ups volatility, futures recoil appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Bitcoin’s volatility reached new highs and futures prices recoiled after US President Donald Trump’s order to create a strategic Bitcoin reserve for the United States drew ambivalent reactions from traders, market data shows. Experts said the market’s response indicates disappointment among traders who hoped for a more aggressive plan to buy Bitcoin (BTC) with federal funds and uncertainty about the longer-term impacts of Trump’s announcement. “The executive order did not meet market expectations because it failed to announce any new purchases, which many had hoped for,” said Theodore Agranat, Gunzilla Games’ director of Web3. “Instead, it focused solely on using confiscated tokens. Additionally, everything about the order had already been priced in ahead of time, leaving no surprises for the market.” Bitcoin futures on the CME. Source: CME Related: Bitcoin forgets strategic reserve ‘sell the news event’ with 4% bounce Executive order On March 6, Trump signed an executive order creating a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and, separately, a US Digital Asset Stockpile to hold other cryptocurrencies. They will both initially comprise assets acquired by law enforcement and other legal proceedings. The order does not instruct the federal government to buy Bitcoin. Instead, it asks officials to “develop budget-neutral strategies for acquiring additional bitcoin, provided that those strategies impose no incremental costs on American taxpayers.” Additionally, the order clarifies that the federal government will not acquire any other cryptocurrencies. “The market appears disappointed by this,” Katalin Tischhauser, Sygnum’s research head, told Cointelegraph on March 7. However, “this is based on a lack of understanding of what constitutional powers the US president has,” Tischhauser said, adding that a “reserve where the US government buys Bitcoin can only be authorized by the legislature.” Bitcoin’s spot price and average true range (ATR). Source: TradingView Muted response Traders’ initial response was muted. Bitcoin’s spot price…
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Bitcoin’s volatility reached new highs and futures prices recoiled after US President Donald Trump’s order to create a strategic Bitcoin reserve for the United States drew ambivalent reactions from traders, market data shows. Experts said the market’s response indicates disappointment among traders who hoped for a more aggressive plan to buy Bitcoin (BTC) with federal funds and uncertainty about the longer-term impacts of Trump’s announcement. “The executive order did not meet market expectations because it failed to announce any new purchases, which many had hoped for,” said Theodore Agranat, Gunzilla Games’ director of Web3. “Instead, it focused solely on using confiscated tokens. Additionally, everything about the order had already been priced in ahead of time, leaving no surprises for the market.” Bitcoin futures on the CME. Source: CME Related: Bitcoin forgets strategic reserve ‘sell the news event’ with 4% bounce Executive order On March 6, Trump signed an executive order creating a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and, separately, a US Digital Asset Stockpile to hold other cryptocurrencies. They will both initially comprise assets acquired by law enforcement and other legal proceedings. The order does not instruct the federal government to buy Bitcoin. Instead, it asks officials to “develop budget-neutral strategies for acquiring additional bitcoin, provided that those strategies impose no incremental costs on American taxpayers.” Additionally, the order clarifies that the federal government will not acquire any other cryptocurrencies. “The market appears disappointed by this,” Katalin Tischhauser, Sygnum’s research head, told Cointelegraph on March 7. However, “this is based on a lack of understanding of what constitutional powers the US president has,” Tischhauser said, adding that a “reserve where the US government buys Bitcoin can only be authorized by the legislature.” Bitcoin’s spot price and average true range (ATR). Source: TradingView Muted response Traders’ initial response was muted. Bitcoin’s spot price…
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