{"id":29381,"date":"2024-09-18T13:00:33","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T10:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/?p=29381"},"modified":"2024-09-18T09:28:23","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T06:28:23","slug":"bitcoin-stays-flat-ahead-of-fed-rate-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/bitcoin-stays-flat-ahead-of-fed-rate-decision\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Stays Flat Ahead of Fed Rate Decision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As traders wait for a Federal Open Market Committee (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalreserve.gov\/monetarypolicy\/fomc.htm\">FOMC<\/a>) meeting on Wednesday, when authorities are expected to declare their first rate cuts in four years, <strong>Bitcoin (BTC)<\/strong> and more general crypto markets have altered hardly in the past 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bitcoin<\/strong> is somewhat flat and trading at $58,480 less than $58,500. With the majority going to BlackRock&#8217;s IBIT, daily inflows into the <strong>bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs)<\/strong> arrived in at $12.9 million. On Sept. 18, the Fed is expected to declare an interest rate drop, therefore starting the so-called easing cycle that has historically supported risk assets, including <strong>bitcoin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The 30-Day Fed Funds futures prices as of Asian morning hours Tuesday show traders a 67% chance of a significant 50 bps rate drop falling within the 4.7%-5% area. This deviates greatly from the 25% probability from a month ago and from Monday&#8217;s 50% suggested probability.<\/p>\n<p>Traders on Polymarket have a 57% probability of a 50+ bps drop and a 41% probability of a 25 bps drop. Elsewhere, the market stays rather flat. Notable movers include XRP up 3.5%, SUI up 2.5%, and Fantom&#8217;s FTM up 10.5% on ongoing good market sentiment from its forthcoming rebrand to Sonic.<\/p>\n<p><em class=\"darkmysite_style_txt_border darkmysite_processed\" data-darkmysite_alpha_bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\">You can also freely share your thoughts and comments about the topic in the comment section. 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