Bitcoin

In a macro environment where central banks are fighting inflation, such price caps are a form of fiscal intervention that may slightly reduce measured CPI but increase government deficits. For crypto, which is sensitive to liquidity and risk appetite, any policy that alters consumer disposable income or inflation dynamics can indirectly affect market sentiment, though the effect here is minimal.

Most bus fares in England to be capped at £2 from January as part of a government cost-of-living measure.