Bulls Showed Their Horns. Bitcoin’s Price Is Rising

The euphoria around Bitcoin is because investors are reassured by recent inflation statistics suggesting that the Federal Reserve will be less aggressive in raising interest rates.

Thus, this potential inflection point would prevent a prolonged recession, which would be especially bad for risky assets like cryptocurrencies. Therefore, investors prefer to ignore concerns about the FTX bankruptcy, which still lingers in the cryptocurrency market.

Nigel Green, CEO, and creator of Fintech deVere Group, stated that while he and his colleagues are technically still in a bear market, evidence indicates that the bulls are regaining power. The relief rally began on the heels of the latest inflation data from the United States, which was announced on Thursday. It indicated that the CPI in the United States fell to 6.5% in December, down from 7.1% the previous month. As inflation in the world's largest economy appears to be under control as a result of the Federal Reserve's aggressive interest rate rises, it becomes more probable that the central bank will begin to let off the accelerator of the economy by reducing the hike.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Jan. 12 that US inflation fell in December and decreased for the sixth consecutive month, adding to the argument for the Fed to ease policy in the coming months.

The main consumer price index was projected to have climbed 6.5% year on year in December, down from 7.1% in November and broadly in line with the Street consensus expectation.

Still, a Long Way From Numbers Set in 2021

According to the data, core inflation, which excludes volatile components such as food and energy costs, rose 0.3% month-over-month and 5.7% year-over-year, with both the annual and monthly numbers matching Wall Street forecasts. These inflation numbers will likely inspire investors to take a little more risk by betting on asset classes that are mostly long-term bets.

Bitcoin is pulling the entire cryptocurrency industry with it. Bitcoin itself has surpassed $1 trillion, though it's a long way from the historical record of $3 trillion set in November 2021.

Green stated that the "crypto winter" is thawing as inflation indicators begin to decrease. Of course, the crypto market will not move in a straight line - no market ever does - but they (he and his colleagues) anticipate the bears to go into hibernation and the bulls to run.

While optimism appears to have returned, cryptocurrency values remain far from the highs achieved during the crypto frenzy at the end of 2021. BTC prices had then increased to $69,044.77, while ETH prices had grown to $4,878.26. Dogecoin (DOGE) and Shiba Inu (SHIB) prices have risen 17.4% and 20%, respectively, in the last seven days.