Bitcoin
Why Bitcoin is down 1.5% today
Analysis
Bitcoin fell about 1.5% over the past 24 hours as macro and flow headwinds weighed on sentiment. CoinDesk reported growing concerns about potential Fed rate hikes alongside rising demand for tokenized Treasuries, which can pull risk appetite away from BTC.
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Tokenized Treasuries hit $15 billion as bitcoin stalls, Fed rate-rise concerns build
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