Bitcoin Pushes Past $87K, Dollar Crashes as Trump Looks to Terminate Fed’s Powell
Bitcoin (BTC) outshined the otherwise volatile alternative cryptocurrencies early Monday as the dollar index (DXY) crashed to a three-year low on reports that President Donald Trump is exploring ways to remove the Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.BTC rose over 2% to $87,200, hitting the highest since April 2, according to data from CoinDesk. The move marked a bullish resolution to the recent consolidation between $83,000 and $87,000. Major alternative cryptocurrencies such as payments-focused XRP, Ethereum's ether and Cardano's ADA rose over 1% each, lagging BTC.In forex market, hedge funds sold the U.S.
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Published: April 21, 2025
