Why oil panic hitting global markets caused traders to dump Bitcoin instead of hiding in it

An Oil Scare Near Hormuz Showed How Fast Bitcoin Reverts to a Risk Trade While Bitcoin has rebounded and held above $70,000 over the last 48 hours, the acute phase of the latest oil shock showed the market’s first instinct: sell crypto when inflation fear rises, and the path to easier money gets harder. Still, why does the price of oil even matter for Bitcoin? Few Bitcoin miners use oil to power machines, so shouldn’…