Why Is Bitcoin Not Going Up After The Fed Cut Rates?
Posted On December 11, 2025
The Federal Reserve delivered its third straight 25 basis points rate cut to close out 2025, briefly lifting retail optimism for Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) before the market quickly reversed course.
What Happened: On-chain platform Santiment noted that while lower rates typically boost risk assets by increasing liquidity and weakening the dollar, retail enthusiasm peaked before the announcement.
That set the stage for a textbook “buy the rumour, sell the news” pullback.
Volatility spiked after a whale offloaded $100 million in Bitcoin minutes before Jerome Powell‘s remarks.
Still, the …
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