{"id":58250,"date":"2025-12-01T11:00:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T08:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/?p=58250"},"modified":"2025-12-01T09:33:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T06:33:21","slug":"bitcoin-btc-and-altcoins-started-december-weakly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/bitcoin-btc-and-altcoins-started-december-weakly\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin (BTC) and Altcoins Started December Weakly!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"299\" data-end=\"886\">The first days of December brought renewed volatility to the crypto market. After briefly climbing above $92,000, <a href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/coinbase-bitcoin-premium-index-turns-positive-again\/\"><strong>Bitcoin<\/strong> <\/a>reversed sharply at the start of the week, slipping below $86,000 and trading near $85,800. The market\u2019s cautious tone reflects growing anticipation of upcoming policy decisions from both the Bank of Japan (BoJ) and the U.S. Federal Reserve (<a href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/fed-beige-book-signals-a-mixed-but-stable-u-s-economic-outlook\/\"><strong>Fed<\/strong><\/a>). With the Fed expected to formally conclude its quantitative tightening (QT) program, investors are closely evaluating how global monetary shifts might shape crypto performance. So, what\u2019s driving this latest pullback?<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_71 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/bitcoin-btc-and-altcoins-started-december-weakly\/#Bank_of_Japan_Signals_Possible_Policy_Shift\" title=\"Bank of Japan Signals Possible Policy Shift\">Bank of Japan Signals Possible Policy Shift<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/bitcoin-btc-and-altcoins-started-december-weakly\/#Fed_Rate_Cut_Expected_but_Largely_Priced_In\" title=\"Fed Rate Cut Expected but Largely Priced In\">Fed Rate Cut Expected but Largely Priced In<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/bitcoin-btc-and-altcoins-started-december-weakly\/#President_Trump_Hints_at_Next_Fed_Chair\" title=\"President Trump Hints at Next Fed Chair\">President Trump Hints at Next Fed Chair<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 data-start=\"888\" data-end=\"934\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bank_of_Japan_Signals_Possible_Policy_Shift\"><\/span>Bank of Japan Signals Possible Policy Shift<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"936\" data-end=\"1291\">One of the key developments weighing on risk assets is the rising expectation that the Bank of Japan may soon abandon its long-standing ultra-loose monetary framework. Attention is squarely on the BoJ\u2019s December 19 meeting. According to reporting from Japan\u2019s domestic media, Japanese government bond yields have surged to their highest levels since 2008.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1293\" data-end=\"1781\">Two-year yields have reached 1 percent, five-year yields stand around 1.35 percent, and ten-year yields have climbed to nearly 1.845 percent. The Japanese yen has also strengthened, moving past 155.4 against the U.S. dollar. Analysts increasingly expect a series of rate hikes, potentially three separate 25-basis-point increases by March. Market pricing suggests a 76 percent probability of a rate hike at the upcoming meeting, underscoring how seriously investors are taking this shift.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1783\" data-end=\"1829\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fed_Rate_Cut_Expected_but_Largely_Priced_In\"><\/span>Fed Rate Cut Expected but Largely Priced In<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1831\" data-end=\"2180\">While Japan considers tightening, the U.S. Federal Reserve faces a different debate. Markets currently assign an 87 percent likelihood of a 25-basis-point rate cut at the Fed\u2019s December 10 meeting, based on CME FedWatch data. However, most market strategists believe this move has been anticipated for weeks and is already reflected in asset prices.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1831\" data-end=\"2180\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-185235 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/coinmuhendisi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fed.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1018\" height=\"471\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2182\" data-end=\"2418\">Inside the Fed, policymakers remain divided. Some officials argue that inflation\u2014though moderating\u2014requires rates to stay elevated for longer, while others highlight weakening labor market conditions as a reason to begin cutting sooner.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"2420\" data-end=\"2462\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"President_Trump_Hints_at_Next_Fed_Chair\"><\/span>President Trump Hints at Next Fed Chair<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2464\" data-end=\"2733\">Adding to the uncertainty, U.S. President Donald Trump recently stated that he has already chosen the next Federal Reserve Chair and plans to reveal the decision soon. The announcement has prompted renewed speculation about the future direction of U.S. monetary policy.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2464\" data-end=\"2733\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/coinengineernews\">Click here to get the latest news from Coin Engineer!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first days of December brought renewed volatility to the crypto market. After briefly climbing above $92,000, Bitcoin reversed sharply at the start of the week, slipping below $86,000 and trading near $85,800. The market\u2019s cautious tone reflects growing anticipation of upcoming policy decisions from both the Bank of Japan (BoJ) and the U.S. Federal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":56879,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,2],"tags":[61,944,60,2297,8132,3310],"class_list":["post-58250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crypto-news","category-news","tag-bitcoin","tag-bitcoin-news","tag-btc","tag-powell","tag-rate-cut","tag-trump"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Bitcoin (BTC) and Altcoins Started December Weakly! - Coin Engineer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Bitcoin reversed sharply at the start of the week, slipping below $86,000 and trading near $85,800. 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