Cryptocurrency prices slipped into negative territory on Wednesday as rising recession fears in the U.S. weighed on risk assets.

加密货币价格周三陷入了负面的领土，因为美国衰退的恐惧越来越严重。

According to reports, several economists have revised down their forecasts for U.S. economic growth in 2024, and a prominent economist at Goldman Sachs is now predicting a recession in early 2024.

据报道，几位经济学家在2024年对美国经济增长的预测进行了修订，高盛的一位著名经济学家现在预测2024年初的衰退。

These gloomy predictions come amid a mixed bag of economic data. While inflation remains sticky, several key labor market indicators have shown resilience in recent weeks.

这些令人沮丧的预测是在一袋经济数据的混合中得出的。尽管通货膨胀仍然很棘手，但最近几周显示了一些关键的劳动力市场指标。

One report from the Conference Board showed consumer confidence slipped more than expected in August.

会议委员会的一份报告显示，消费者的信心在八月份的信心下降了。

These developments could influence the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates.

这些事态发展可能会影响美联储对利率的决定。

Among the notable movers, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) fell by 0.74% in the past 24 hours to $94,308.9.

在著名的推动者中，比特币（Crypto：BTC）在过去24小时内下降了0.74％，至94,308.9美元。

Averaging data from seven major cryptocurrency exchanges, Bitcoin showed a slight 0.08% decrease over the past 24 hours by 7:36 AM ET (11:36:00 GMT).

比特币平均七个主要的加密货币交换的数据显示，在过去24小时内，比特币在美国东部时间上午7:36（格林尼治标准时间11:36:00）下降了0.08％。

The cryptocurrency maintained its position above the critical $90,000 level, a key psychological threshold in the market.

加密货币将其位置保持在至关重要的90,000美元以上，这是市场上关键的心理门槛。

Trader Notes:

交易者注释：

Crypto trader Kaleo pointed out that Bitcoin has just set a new all-time high relative to the Nasdaq, breaking above its 2021 peak.

加密货币交易员卡莱奥指出，比特币刚刚相对于纳斯达克（Nasdaq）设定了一个新的历史最高水平，超过了2021年的峰值。

BTC is now consolidating near those levels, a bullish sign suggesting it's primed for another breakout. Momentum favors further upside, and this looks like the start of a major outperformance leg, Kaleo noted.

BTC现在正在合并这些水平，一个看涨的标志表明它是为了再次突破而准备的。 Kaleo指出，动量更有利于上升空间，这看起来像是一条主要的超越腿的开始。