US dollar downturn aids Bitcoin bulls before $50K BTC price showdown
Bitcoin (BTC) challenged $46,800 on Aug. 11 as a weakening U.S. dollar added to bullish momentum.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView"Aiming for $50,000"?Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD hitting highs of $46,787 on Bitstamp Wednesday, a hair short of the previous day's peak.Fresh from voting day on the U.S. infrastructure bill, something which ultimately failed to move the market, Bitcoin showed no signs of bearishness as it returned to the door of major resistance beginning at $47,000.USD performance post bill on the day provided another potential catalyst