{"id":484678,"date":"2022-02-28T10:40:26","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T10:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/?p=484678"},"modified":"2024-06-11T14:17:48","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T14:17:48","slug":"putins-nuclear-deterrence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/news\/putins-nuclear-deterrence\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Staggers After Putin’s Nuclear Deterrence Alert Warning"},"content":{"rendered":"
Bitcoin’s price increased momentum early Monday, breaking through the 38,500 barrier zone, but mostly wobbled after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s nuclear deterrence alert announcement.<\/p>\n
The cryptocurrency attempted an upside run beyond $39,500 and $40,000 but corrected down on Sunday as Putin increased the alert level on his country’s nuclear deterrence in the face of new Western sanctions for assaulting Ukraine.<\/p>\n
Following a 0.27% decrease on Saturday, Bitcoin fell 3.65% to close the week at $37,704.<\/p>\n
Additionally, it was a gloomy session for the remaining major cryptocurrencies.<\/p>\n
AVAX was down 8.07%, while LUNA fell 7.30%.<\/p>\n
ETH declined 5.84%, SOL weakened 5.12%, ADA fell 3.48, BNB lost 3.65%, and XRP shed 3.92%.<\/p>\n
Related Article | Russia Said SWIFT Ban Could Be Tantamount To A Declaration Of War<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Following a sharp upward move, BTC encountered sellers at the $39,500 and $40,000 levels.<\/p>\n BTC has begun a downward correction and is currently trading below $38,290.<\/p>\n It has now established a new high above the $37,500 support zone.<\/p>\n The next critical support level is near $37,200, below which BTC may fall to $36,500.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The news of Russia’s nuclear forces being placed on “special alert” and the West’s synchronized response impacted market confidence.<\/p>\n The European Union responded by announcing that it would finance the “purchasing and supply of weapons” and other gear to a country “under assault.”<\/p>\n Additionally, it closed its airspace to all Russian aircraft and prohibited the Russian state-owned television network Russia Today and news agency Sputnik from operating.<\/p>\n BTC is stabilizing above the $38,500 and $38,800 resistance levels in general. If the cryptocurrency surpasses $38,800, it may make a run at the $40,000 mark.<\/p>\n Bitcoin must break through the $38,202 pivot point in order to challenge the first big resistance level at $39,360.<\/p>\nTotal crypto market cap at $1.701 trillion in the daily chart | Source: TradingView.com<\/a><\/pre>\n
Nuclear Deterrence Drags Down Cryptocurrencies<\/h2>\n