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Bitcoin Holds Above $80,000 Following Easing Rate Concerns
Digital assets and equities rallied after Federal Reserve remarks reduced market expectations of an upcoming interest rate hike.
Bitcoin traded near $81,000 after advancing more than 4% and briefly surpassing $82,000, supported by remarks from Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller. Waller indicated support for keeping interest rates steady at the upcoming mid-September policy meeting if inflation data shows continued progress toward the central bank's 2% target, prompting the implied probability of a rate increase to fall to approximately 50% from over 63%.
The shift in monetary policy expectations triggered declines across U.S. Treasury yields and the dollar index, while major U.S. stock benchmarks recorded gains of more than 1%. Institutional inflows also supported the crypto market, with U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds registering $101.2 million in net inflows on Wednesday, reversing significant outflows from the prior trading day.
The upward move forced widespread liquidations among derivative traders, exceeding $500 million across the market and affecting more than 119,000 accounts. CoinGlass order book and liquidation data indicate that subsequent short concentrations are positioned between $81,800 and $82,300, while notable support liquidity remains clustered near the $80,000 mark.
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