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Bitcoin Slips Below $84,000 as Spot Demand Weakens

The pullback comes as traders await August PCE inflation data, with rising yields and oil prices keeping pressure on rate-sensitive markets.

Bitcoin slipped 0.3% to about $83,700 early Wednesday as traders awaited the August personal consumption expenditures price index, the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge. The reading is expected to show inflation quickened. Ether fell 0.7% to about $2,690, while XRP and TRX each gained less than 1%. HYPE dropped nearly 2%, the steepest decline among the major tokens cited.

Why it matters

Crypto demand indicators are weakening alongside a tense macro backdrop. CryptoQuant estimates Bitcoin spot demand shrank by about 170,000 BTC over the past 30 days, while growth in futures demand fell 90% since Sept. 14.

A hotter-than-expected PCE reading could add to bets on interest-rate hikes, after a bond selloff pushed 30-year Treasury yields to their highest since 2002. Brent crude rose above $103 a barrel and is up about 14% in September.

Market impact

The combination of thinner Bitcoin demand and pressure on bonds leaves crypto exposed to the inflation data. Micron Technology’s results after the U.S. close will also test AI-linked stocks that helped limit S&P 500 losses during the bond selloff.

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Frequently asked questions

  1. How much has Bitcoin spot demand changed over the past 30 days?

    CryptoQuant estimates Bitcoin spot demand shrank by about 170,000 BTC over the past 30 days.

  2. What happened to growth in Bitcoin futures demand?

    CryptoQuant estimates growth in futures demand fell 90% since Sept. 14.

  3. Why are traders watching the PCE inflation report?

    The PCE price index is the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge, and the August reading is expected to show inflation quickened.

  4. What market signals are adding to rate concerns?

    Thirty-year Treasury yields reached their highest since 2002, while Brent crude rose above $103 a barrel and gained about 14% in September.

  5. Why do Micron’s results matter to the broader market?

    Micron’s results will test AI-linked stocks that helped limit S&P 500 losses during the bond selloff.

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