Bitcoin has risen to around $63,500 after a sluggish weekend. The US Federal Reserve will release the minutes from its latest monetary meeting this week, which are expected to reveal growing divisions among policymakers, with three officials having supported a rate hike. US retail sales experienced an unexpected decline of 0.6% in July, their first drop in nine months. Upcoming macroeconomic events, including the August Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index and July housing starts data, could also influence the cryptocurrency market. On the cryptocurrency market, ether challenged the $1,900 level while XRP is fighting to maintain the psychological $1 support.
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