Bitcoin falls below $19,000 as risky assets slump ahead of Fed decision

Bitcoin fell below $19,000 on Monday morning, as risky assets sold off ahead of Wednesday’s Federal Reserve interest-rate decision. BTCUSD, -6.58% recently was down 8% to $18,501.23, while ETHUSD, -5.73% fell 11% to $1,302.48. U.S. stock futures ES00, -0.93% also were pointing to a weaker start.