BTC price rejects at $23K as US dollar declines from fresh 20-year highs

BTC price rejects at $23K as US dollar declines from fresh 20-year highs

The Fed rate hike does not offer much relief as a downtrend in stocks resumes, dragging Bitcoin with it. Bitcoin (BTC) ran out of steam near $23,000 on June 16 after the biggest United States key rate hike in nearly thirty years.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewDollar strength wobbles after rate hike newsData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD reaching highs of $22,957 on Bitstamp after the Federal Reserve confirmed a 0.75% hike in June — its largest since 1994.Momentum did not last long, however, and at the time of writing, the pair had....


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