Bitcoin Price Drops 2.5% After Fed Chair Powell’s Tariff Warning

Bitcoin's rally towards $86,000 reversed during U.S. trading on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell spoke about the impact of President Trump's tariffs.

  • Powell indicated that announced tariff increases are larger than expected.
  • This could lead to higher inflation and slower economic growth, resembling stagflation from the 1970s.
  • The price of bitcoin (BTC) dropped approximately 2.5% after his remarks, trading at $83,700.
  • Over the past 24 hours, BTC is down 1.5%.
  • U.S. stocks also declined, with the Nasdaq falling 3.4%.