Bitcoin Meltdown: Price Plummets Amidst Fed Caution & Global Tensions

The price of Bitcoin experienced a sharp decline on Thursday morning, plummeting to the low $107,000s. This significant drop eradicated the gains from the previous week's rebound and exacerbated Bitcoin's already weak performance in October. Macroeconomic headwinds and complex China-U.S. trade relations were identified as key contributing factors to this downturn.
By early Thursday, the world's largest cryptocurrency was trading at approximately $107,472, having briefly dipped to $107,925 overnight, according to data from Bitcoin Magazine Pro. This market movement closely followed cautious statements from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, which traders were actively processing.
The preceding day, the Federal Reserve had announced a 25-basis-point rate cut, its second such reduction in 2025, adjusting the target range to 3.75%–4%. While this cut was largely anticipated, Powell's post-meeting press conference conveyed a clear message: further monetary easing in the current year was by no means guaranteed. Powell highlighted
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