
The world's leading cryptocurrency is sagging under the same pressure of the record-breaking inflation that is plunging the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. The U.S. Consumer-Price Index (CPI) has shown a bleak 9.1% jump in inflation year-over-year, the highest in more than 40 years.
The Federal Reserve is moving to tighten monetary policy, which creates more uncertainty in cryptocurrency, and demand for Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has dropped. Bitcoin has lost 70% of its value since its all-time high of $69,000 in November 2021. According to Coinmarketcap, Bitcoin's market cap has dropped from nearly $800 billion to under $400 billion.