Arslan Butt
As of March 18, Bitcoin price began trading at $27,350. Within the past 24 hours, its value has increased by 2.75%, currently trading at $27,416. BTC/USD has experienced price fluctuations, reaching its highest value at $27,605 and its lowest at $27,053.
Moreover, its value has surged by more than 35% in the last week. The recent news of bank failures and concerns about potential interest rate hikes seem to have played a significant role in driving up the value of Bitcoin.
Turns out #Bitcoin is a hedge against the banking system, not inflation.
As Satoshi Nakamoto intended. pic.twitter.com/NqsMLI7zOr
— Steve Burns (@SJosephBurns) March 18, 2023
The Impact of the US Banking Crisis on the Financial Market and Cryptocurrency Prices
The sudden collapse of Silvergate, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), and Signature Bank last week drew attention to the vulnerability of the traditional banking industry. According to several analysts, unfavorable market conditions and weak risk management were significant factors in the collapses of SVB and Silvergate.
JUST IN: 186 banks found to have similar vulnerabilities as Silicon Valley Bank, WSJ reports.
— Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) March 17, 2023
The collapse of SVB had a ripple effect on the global banking industry, with Credit Suisse, the second-largest Swiss banking firm, experiencing a serious crisis that required the intervention of the Swiss Central Bank with a $54 billion lifeline.
Breaking News: Credit Suisse will borrow up to $54 billion from the Swiss central bank in a bid to ward off concerns about its financial health. https://t.co/TGrfrkgcQR
— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 16, 2023
In the face of the banking crisis, investors have recognized the reliability of cryptocurrency prices. As concerns about a potential global financial crisis continue to mount, the value of BTC/USD has continued to climb.
The Relationship Between the Federal Reserve and BTC
The Federal Reserve’s overnight balance sheet data showed that around $300 billion had been injected into the economy as part of the solution to the financial crisis, which served as a catalyst for a new upward trend.
This essentially reversed months of liquidity withdrawal under the Federal Reserve’s quantitative tightening (QT), and experts predict the restart of the opposite phenomenon – quantitative easing (QE).
The US Federal Reserve Bank (Fed) just printed $300 billion out of thin air last week to bail out the banks. What a joke and a voodoo economics.
This is not free market or even capitalism.
If developing nations want $300 billion, they have to sell their sovereignty to the IMF… https://t.co/GNTNRkOH8H pic.twitter.com/G6efRJsI7O
— S.L. Kanthan (@Kanthan2030) March 16, 2023
Following the Fed’s reversal of quantitative tightening that has been in place since 2021, BTC/USD bulls are looking to push higher.
In addition, recent concerns about a global banking collapse have reduced the likelihood of the Fed increasing interest rates by 50 basis points. Reuters suggests that the FOMC may only raise the federal funds rate by 25 basis points at its meeting on March 22.
Inflation and Federal Reserve rate hikes have a significant impact on the value of Bitcoin. When the Fed’s interest rate decision becomes more uncertain, the dollar index decreases, currently at 103.86, and may continue to decline. Therefore, a declining US dollar can be advantageous for BTC/USD.
Binance CEO Praises BTC’s Functionality for Resistance to Inflationary Pressures
On March 18, the CEO of Binance, Changpeng Zhao, praised a fundamental aspect of Bitcoin technology on Twitter. He highlighted the cryptocurrency’s resistance to inflationary pressures, a quality that traditional fiat currencies lack. Zhao tweeted that, unlike fiat currencies, nobody can print Bitcoin out of thin air, and mining is a function.
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (@cz_binance) announced on Monday that the company had converted $1 billion BUSD into #BTC, #BNB, and #ETH. Zhao noted that significant onchain movements would be noticeable following the announcement.
Source:https://t.co/LNY8riCvZq pic.twitter.com/Gqun7HtCUF
— Peter (@Peter_Was_Taken) March 13, 2023
Zhao’s remarks came after the confirmation of several claims that the US government issued $300 billion “out of thin air” as a rescue package after the failure of three significant banks in the country.
BTC/USD has surpassed $27,500 in the last 24 hours, according to statistics from the market monitoring website CoinMarketCap. This price level is one of the highest BTC/USD has reached in the past nine months.
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This article was written for Business 2 Community by Arslan Butt.
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