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Crypto Charts Look 'So Broken and Bearish They’re Bullish' Ahead of Fed Meeting, Says Analyst

Alex Krüger says recent liquidations and scary charts could set up a bullish rebound, though conviction trends may wait until after the Fed’s Sept. 17 decision.

Physical bitcoin and ether tokens placed in front of trading screen with charts.

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Crypto in Late 2025 and Beyond: What Powell’s Speech Signals for Rates, Inflation and Assets

Powell’s Jackson Hole speech showed how the Fed is weighing inflation against jobs. That balance could shape policy in the fourth quarter of 2025 and beyond.

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Bitcoin and Ether's Swift Spike Prompts $375M in Crypto Futures Liquidations

Bitcoin surged off key support after Powell hinted at rate cuts, triggering $375M in liquidations as ETH led gains with a 10% rally.

Crypto liquidations (CoinGlass)

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Powell Puts September Rate Cut in Play; Bitcoin Pushes Higher

The Fed chair, perhaps surprisingly, took a dovish tone in his remarks at Jackson Hole.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell dons reading glasses prior to Wednesday's press conference. (Federal Reserve, modified by CoinDesk)

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Fed's Hammack Says 'No' to Rate Cut; Bitcoin Slips to Session Low Below $113K

The data currently on hand does not support the case for lowering interest rates, said the president of the Cleveland Fed.

Beth Hammack

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Hawkish FOMC Minutes Knocks Legs Out of Crypto Bounce

The majority of participants at the Fed's last monetary policy meeting saw inflation risk outweighing employment risk.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell adjusts his glasses at a press conference.

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Crypto Is ‘Nothing to Be Afraid of’ Says Fed Governor Chris Waller

Waller is reportedly in the running to succeed Jerome Powell as Fed chair.

Chris Waller (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Drops Below $114K, Ether Loses $4.2K as Jackson Hole Speech Might Bring Hawkish Surprise

The bubble in crypto treasury strategy companies deflated even further on Tuesday.

Bitcoin plunges below $40K (Eva Blue/Unsplash)

Policy

U.S. Fed Officially Scraps Specialist Group Meant to Oversee Crypto Issues

The Federal Reserve has shuttered the Novel Activities Supervision Program it built in 2023 that was — in part — meant to focus on banks' crypto activity.

U.S. Federal Reserve in Washington .(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Ether, Cardano, XRP Among Cryptos Taking New Leg Higher as Scott Bessent Floats 50 Basis Point Rate Cut

Bitcoin also crossed back above $120,000, but it's underperforming much of the rest of the cryptocurrency sector.

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