Bitcoin and Ethereum struggle for direction as investors weigh downbeat economic data

Bitcoin and Ethereum continued to tread water Thursday, mirroring an uninspiring session on Wall Street overnight and a lacklustre start to the trading day in wider European markets.  The largest crypto by market value was 0.7% lower at US$30,306, failing yet again to break out of the key US$30,000 range the token has been mired in for a month.