The Bank of Japan announced a historic rate hike, pushing borrowing costs to a 31-year high and unwinding decades of ultra-loose monetary policy.
The surprise macroeconomic shift triggered immediate sell-offs across global risk assets, including major cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Market analysts warn of ongoing liquidity crunches as institutional traders recalibrate carry trade strategies following the aggressive policy...
Bitcoin ETFs Scraped a $6.2 Million Weekly Gain After $433 Million Friday Inflow
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U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs finished the week ending Sept. 18 with just $6.2 million in net inflows after a $433 million Friday rebound.
Fidelity’s FBTC accounted for $310.7 million of Friday’s creations, with BlackRock’s IBIT adding $108.4 million.
Spot ether ETFs posted about $140 million in weekly outflows, ending a four-week inflow streak that collected $1.94 billion.
Zcash spot ETFs led weekly crypto product inflows with...
CFTC Sends Crypto Market Rules to White House After Clarity Act Stalls
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U.S. crypto regulators moved on their own after Congress stalled, with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission sending a market-structure rulemaking to the White House and the Securities and Exchange Commission opening a temporary path for onchain stock trading. The shift comes two days after the Senate voted 49-50 against advancing the Clarity Act, short of the 60 votes needed to proceed.
On Thursday, the CFTC filed Regulation Crypto Asset...
Crypto Markets React to #FedRateWatch As Traders Anticipate Federal Reserve Policy Shifts
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Cryptocurrency traders are closely tracking macroeconomic indicators under the #FedRateWatch tag as the Federal Reserve prepares for its upcoming monetary policy meeting.
Market participants are pricing in potential shifts in interest rates, which historically impact digital asset liquidity, risk appetite, and leverage across centralized and decentralized exchanges.
Analysts note that institutional capital flows remain sensitive to incoming...
Federal Reserve Dot Plot Signals Higher Terminal Rate Expectations Amid Sticky Inflation
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The updated Federal Reserve economic projections and dot plot have sparked discussions regarding potential monetary tightening paths.
Digital asset markets reacted to the macroeconomic outlook, with Bitcoin and major altcoins experiencing volatility following the release.
Traders and analysts are reassessing their interest rate expectations as policymakers navigate persistent inflation metrics.
Financial markets and cryptocurrency investors...

