Bitcoin Tumbles to $53K, Ether Turns Negative for 2024 as Panic Grips Markets

Bitcoin Tumbles to $53K, Ether Turns Negative for 2024 as Panic Grips Markets

In addition to the Bank of Japan's somewhat unexpected hawkishness last week, the U.S. Federal Reserve also surprised a few – not by holding rates steady, but instead by appearing somewhat ambivalent about cutting rates in September, which nearly all market participants assumed was a sure thing.