that interest rates may go higher —and stay higher — than expected. The raising of interest rates over the past year has weighed on risk assets such as stocks, and in particular cryptocurrencies.
"There is just little reason to buy bitcoin now as the market is saturated with negative developments, not just specifically for the crypto industry, but also for the wider financial market as well," Yuya Hasegawa, an analyst at Japanese crypto firm Bitbank, told CNBC via email.Another major factor weighing on crypto prices is the collapse of Silvergate Capital, a major lender to the crytpo industry.
The sale of assets comes as SVB grapples with a weaker technology funding environment as VCs remain cautious amid a weaker macroeconomic situation and rising interest rates. Both Silvergate and SVB put their money into U.S. Treasurys which have lost value as the Fed has raised rates. These banks have been forced to sell these bonds at a loss to shore up their capital position.
"Overall, sentiment seems to have turned quite bearish given a combination of global macro and interest rate rises but also the exposure many banks probably have to long duration securities," Vijay Ayyar, vice president of corporate development at crypto exchange Luno, told CNBC via email.
*That Bitcoin processing fee it's too much money just to send money it's not really real legally legal to charge that much money for processing a money transfer fee and yet they just try to avoid paying taxes and don't worry Bitcoin will be paying their taxes soon as well *?*
Ooops.
Banks use made up numbers on a screen and don’t actually have that money. Discuss that
Bitcoin heading $13,100 or even $8,700?
Bitcoin is the present and the future. We say no to the banks hegemony.
Yes, and banks have lost way more than that 😉 Time for a change. Bitcoin ❤️🌍✌️🙏
Banks have lost more than all of crypto combined. Post that.