the dollar is starting to rise, but this is against a basket of other fiat currencies -- in the index. that doesn't mean USD will start beating all cryptos. ;-)
let's also not put too much emphasis on what wall street traders are doing with bitcoin, since several latin american countries are about to jump in with both feet, as well as other nations.
consider what india's influence will be in the space, if it suddenly adopts crypto. this is huge, for example:
the only thing i've heard of that's getting cheaper now is lumber, perhaps because the housing market is so inflated by corporate buyers. but it hit a record high in may, so... lol