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 …