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Bitcoin is about to log its longest losing streak since 2022 as geopolitical nerves hit risk trades

Geopolitical tensions lift the U.S. dollar and crude prices, adding pressure to an already fragile crypto market.

Traders on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange, New York City, USA, 2nd June 1981. (Photo by Barbara Alper/Getty Images)

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Bitcoin sinks to $66,000, U.S. stocks lose steam as Fed minutes mention possible rate hike

Bitcoin is now on track for its fifth consecutive weekly decline, and losing this level could open the floor for a fresh leg lower.

Bitcoin (BTC) price on Feb. 18 (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin bulls eye possible tailwind as U.S. dollar index continues to leg lower

Metals and other hard assets continue their surge to new records as the greenback stumbles, but crypto has not responded.

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Bitcoin Stumbles Back Below $90K as Dollar Sinks to 7-Week Low After Fed Rate Cut

The U.S. dollar, along with precious metals and bond yields, is reacting as expected to easier financial conditions, but crypto remains in a bearish trend.

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Dollar's Post-Election Path Is Tracking Trump's First Presidential Term: Van Straten

The DXY index is up over 3% since the election and is following a trajectory similar to his first presidential term.

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Why Congress Will Be the Dollar’s Downfall

Congressional inaction is likely to cause de-dollarization as the country’s foes — and friends — move even faster to get off the U.S. dollar. Americans deserve to know what’s at risk so we can vote accordingly, and get the economy we deserve.

Capitol Hill building, Washington DC (Darren Halstead/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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Circle CEO: U.S. Needs to 'Upgrade Core' Systems of the Dollar to Remain Competitive

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire discusses at Consensus 2023 what lawmakers need to do in order to keep the U.S. dollar competitive.

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Zimbabwe to Introduce Gold-Backed Digital Currency: Report

The country's central bank wants people to be able to exchange Zimbabwe dollars for the gold-backed token so that they can hedge against the currency's volatility.

Zimbabwe will introduce a gold-backed digital token as legal tender. (Camomile Shumba/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Holds Strong at $19K Amid Macro Uncertainty

Bitcoin (BTC) is trading firmly at $19,000 despite severe macroeconomic uncertainty in recent weeks. Rubicon Crypto co-founder and CEO Greg Johnson discusses the token's resilience and his markets outlook. Plus, how the U.S. dollar dominance will impact the crypto industry.

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