Bitcoin Tests $81,300 as Hot CPI Revives Fed Hike Bets

Bitcoin pushed toward $81,300 after a hotter-than-expected consumer price index print revived market bets on a Federal Reserve rate hike. The transmission runs through two channels: inflation repricing lifts expected policy rates, which strengthens the dollar and raises real yields, while higher real yields reduce the appeal of non-yielding assets such as bitcoin. Crypto is particularly exposed because it trades as a high-beta liquidity proxy, so tighter financial conditions tend to hit it harder than broad equities, and the dollar's firmness adds pressure on dollar-denominated risk assets. The next catalyst is the upcoming Producer Price Index release, which will show whether pipeline inflation confirms the consumer data and further shifts Fed pricing.

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