Bitcoin price sinks below $58,000 ahead of FOMC, down 22% from all-time high
The price of bitcoin has dropped considerably ahead of the U.S. FOMC announcement.Bitcoin is now down 22% from its all-time high.
The price of bitcoin has dropped sharply ahead of the U.S. FOMC announcement slated for later today.
Bitcoin BTC -8.86% has fallen below the $58,000 mark to its current price around $57,400, down 9.6% in the last day. The cryptocurrency has been trending downward since its all-time high above $73,000 in March.
The Fed will be publishing a policy decision at 2 PM ET this afternoon, with Fed Chair Jerome Powell set to kick off a press conference at 2.30 PM.
Traders are anticipting a potentially large move in the stock market, according to Bloomberg, over concerns that the Fed will keep rates higher for a longer period.
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The anticipation is that there will be zero changes made to interest rates, notes CNBC, as inflation has not yet come down sufficiently. However there is some hope that rates will be cut further down the line.
The crypto market tends to react strongly to FOMC meetings, typically with large initial spikes before settling down. The price action ahead of the announcement may suggest traders preparing for it.
The wider crypto market has also headed south, with the GM30 Index — which tracks the performance of the top 30 cryptocurrencies — down 9% to 118.
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