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As the cryptocurrency market faces uncertainty, Michael Saylor, chairman and cofounder of MicroStrategy, has issued a Bitcoin message expressing his belief in the crypto asset. In a <a href="https://x.com/saylor/status/1824417104210108873" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">tweet</a>, Saylor declared, "Bitcoin is the Future," signaling his continued confidence in Bitcoin's long-term potential despite short-term price swings.
Saylor's statement comes at a time when <a href="https://u.today/bitcoin-btc-forms-first-2024-death-cross-details" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Bitcoin</a> has seen significant volatility. BTC fell for two days straight before rising in today's trading session.
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 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bitcoin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">#Bitcoin</a> is the Future. <a href="https://t.co/OwwRzzBZau" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">pic.twitter.com/OwwRzzBZau</a>— Michael Saylor⚡️ (@saylor) <a href="https://twitter.com/saylor/status/1824417104210108873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">August 16, 2024</a>
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Much of the decline occurred after the latest (July) U.S. consumer price index (CPI) data was released late Wednesday. Net outflows from U.S.-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs partly contributed to the price drop, with Grayscale's GBTC the most affected.
At the time of writing, BTC was up 0.43% in the last 24 hours to $58,423, recovering to highs of $58,633 after its dip to lows of $56,120 in Thursday's trading session. This rebound demonstrates Bitcoin's potential to regain strength even in the face of market uncertainty, which Saylor has frequently emphasized in his support for Bitcoin.
In a recent tweet, Saylor stated that "Bitcoin's volatility is a feature, not a bug."
<h2 id="what-are-cryptocurrencies-in-for">What are cryptocurrencies in for?</h2>
Jitters about the labor market and the overall economy spiked earlier this month, when July's jobs report was worse than expected. It also raised doubts about whether the Federal Reserve should have already lowered interest rates.
A rate cut in September, when the central bank next meets, was strongly factored in by markets, supported by inflation statistics revealed earlier this week. The consumer price index gained 0.2% monthly in July, as expected, and was up 2.9% year-on-year, which was lower than projected.
This remains crucial as cryptocurrencies have been "sensitive" to U.S. economic data in recent months.
The market is currently looking ahead to comments from Federal Reserve officials in the coming weeks to evaluate the perspective on the economy and interest rates - especially next week's Jackson Hole symposium.

Michael Saylor Issues Bitcoin Message Amid Current Market Uncertainty

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