Bitcoin edges lower as yields climb and Robinhood targets perps traders

Bitcoin BTC$83,860.92 traded at $83,164 in the European morning, down 0.57% since midnight UTC while the rest of the crypto market was mixed, with 50 constituents of the CoinDesk 100 higher and 50 lower.

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The 24-hour pictures is weaker as bitcoin lost around 1%, falling from a peak of $84,400 during Tuesday’s U.S. session. The CoinDesk DeFi index (DFX) fell 2.3%, the worst performance in the index family, as aave AAVE$161.37 retreated 4.4% after leading Tuesday’s gains with an 11% jump.

Traditional markets were firmer, with S&P 500 futures up 0.27% and the Stoxx 600 up 0.74% in morning trade. That came even after the 30-year Treasury yield crossed 5.6% on Tuesday, its highest since June 2002, and the 10-year reached a fresh 2007 high near 5.3%, according to CNBC. Brent crude traded at $96.43 after falling on Tuesday, well below the $100 level that accompanied Monday’s crypto selloff.