Bitcoin slides toward $75,000 as Warsh says Trump didn’t demand he cut rates
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq gave back their early morning gains alongside BTC as markets digested the Fed Chair nominee’s Senate confirmation hearing.
What to know:
- Bitcoin and crypto stocks slipped Tuesday as Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh stressed the central bank’s independence from President Trump’s calls for lower interest rates.
- During the Senate Banking Committee hearing, Warsh said that Trump didn’t demand he cut rates, and called digital assets part of the financial system’s fabric.
- 21shares’ Matt Mena said Warsh would likely still favor lower rates over time, a shift that could boost liquidity and potentially help drive bitcoin prices back toward $100,000 in the second half of 2026.
“I never said to the president where I think rates should be… and I wouldn’t have even thought about doing so,” Warsh said.
Trump has repeatedly called for lower interest rates, putting pressure on current Fed Chair Jerome Powell and drawing concerns over the central bank’s independence.
Warsh also struck a constructive tone on crypto, saying digital assets are “already part of the fabric of our financial services industry.”
Trading just below $77,000 earlier in the session, BTC slipped to around $75,500 during Warsh’s hearing, some 0.6% lower over the past 24 hours.
The move mirrored broader markets. The Nasdaq and S&P 500 both fell about 0.5%, giving up early gains as investors digested signals on monetary policy.
Crypto-related stocks declined more. Exchange Coinbase (COIN) dropped 5%, while Robinhood (HOOD), a retail brokerage with significant crypto trading exposure, fell 3.5% during the session. Galaxy (GLXY), a digital asset investment firm, slid 4.5%, while stablecoin issuer Circle (CRCL) was nearly 6% lower.
