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Cryptocurrencies Price Prediction: Bitcoin, Avalanche & Cryptos – American Wrap 05 October

United States adds total market cap of Bitcoin worth of debt in 15 days, fear of recession intensify

The economic and political conditions of the United States have been feeding the concerns of a recession. The fear of a government shutdown, the removal of McCarthy as Speaker, and the rising debt are increasing the worry among citizens. However, some are seeing this as an opportunity for crypto to make a bullish turn.
US Debt-to-GDP ratio
Friend.tech, which rose to popularity for its concept, has witnessed a bunch of competition arise and fall since its launch in August. However, one Avalanche-based protocol stood apart, which is now being touted for a broken code that allegedly led to an exploit.
AVAX/USD 1-day chart
US small lenders aren’t still out of the woods as the financial stress that caused several failures in the sector earlier this year persists. There are signs that another banking crisis could be in the making, BitMEX’s co-founder Arthur Hays said. Meanwhile, a Fed official recently attributed the collapse of Silvergate Bank partly due to its dependency on crypto assets.  
 

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