What the Fed, inflation, tapering & rising rates could mean for the price of Bitcoin

Jun 17, 2021 • 3 Min Read

After bottoming on bad news a week ago, Bitcoin and crypto had been rallying heading into yesterday’s Fed meeting, but crypto markets fell slightly alongside other major asset classes following the Fed policy statement, and have remained roughly flat this morning.

Source: Fundstrat, Bloomberg

The Federal Reserve spooked some market participants with its commentary around inflation expectations, tapering and rising interest rates.

Source: Fundstrat, CNBC, New York Times

Inflation has been hot on the markets mind as of late. Recent CPI reports came in higher than some ...

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