{"id":409603,"date":"2025-10-30T05:46:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T00:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/bitcoin-dips-under-110000-after-fed-cuts-rates-crypto-news\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T05:50:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T00:20:45","slug":"bitcoin-dips-under-110000-after-fed-cuts-rates-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/bitcoin-dips-under-110000-after-fed-cuts-rates-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Dips Under $110,000 After Fed Cuts Rates &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>Ethereum and major altcoins fall as investors weigh the Fed\u2019s move and trade uncertainty.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The cryptocurrency market turned sharply lower on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter point, marking its <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefiant.io\/news\/markets\/crypto-markets-slump-after-fed-cuts-rates-by-0-25\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer \">second reduction this year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefiant.io\/prices\/bitcoin\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer \">BTC<\/a>) fell 3.6% to $110,663, while Ethereum (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefiant.io\/prices\/ethereum\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer \">ETH<\/a>) dropped 5% to $3,921. Other major coins also declined, with XRP down 3% to $2.60, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefiant.io\/prices\/binancecoin\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer \">BNB<\/a> falling 2.6% to $1,105, and Solana (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefiant.io\/prices\/solana\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer \">SOL<\/a>) down 3.1% to $193.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption class=\"text-center text-xs\">BTC Chart<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite the overall pullback, some coins saw strong gains. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefiant.io\/news\/cefi\/truth-social-cryptocom-announce-prediction-market\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer \">Official Trump (TRUMP) surged 17.9%<\/a> to $8.25, Zcash (ZEC) rose 10% to $344.46, and pumpfun (PUMP) climbed 6%.<\/p>\n<p>The day\u2019s top losers included Aster (ASTER), down 8.8% to $1.05, Cronos (CRO), which fell 7% to $0.1484, and Story (IP), down 5.4% to $4.89.<\/p>\n<p>The global cryptocurrency market capitalization is down 2% over the past 24 hours to $3.84 trillion, with Bitcoin dominance at 57.6% and Ethereum dominance at 12.3%.<\/p>\n<h2>Liquidations and Market Flows<\/h2>\n<p>Around $851 million in crypto positions were liquidated over the past 24 hours, according to Coinglass. Long positions accounted for about $658 million, while shorts made up $193 million. <\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin led the liquidations with nearly $282 million, Ethereum followed with $256 million, and Solana contributed over $80 million.<\/p>\n<p>Spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $202 million in inflows on Tuesday, marking the fourth consecutive day of inflows totaling around $462 million. Spot Ethereum ETFs recorded nearly $246 million in inflows, marking the second consecutive day of inflows, according to SoSoValue.<\/p>\n<h2>Fed Reserve Decision<\/h2>\n<p>The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 0.25% on Wednesday, bringing rates below 4% for the first time since late 2022. Officials said they are worried about the labor market, but don\u2019t have full economic data because the government is shut down.<\/p>\n<p>Two Fed members disagreed: Stephen Miran wanted a larger 0.5% cut, and Jeffrey Schmid wanted to keep rates unchanged at 4-4.25%. The Fed also said it will stop shrinking its $6.6 trillion balance sheet in December to avoid problems in short-term lending.<\/p>\n<p>Fed Chair Jerome Powell said the job market is still at risk, and the Fed is trying to help workers without causing inflation to rise too much.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, President Donald Trump is preparing to visit China on Thursday to discuss a possible trade truce with President Xi Jinping. This comes after <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefiant.io\/news\/markets\/crypto-markets-plummet-as-btc-drops-below-usd106k\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer \">weeks of uncertainty over U.S.-China trade relations<\/a>, which have been adding pressure to markets.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ethereum and major altcoins fall as investors weigh the Fed\u2019s move and trade uncertainty. The cryptocurrency market turned sharply lower on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter point, marking its second reduction this year. Bitcoin (BTC) fell 3.6% to $110,663, while Ethereum (ETH) dropped 5% to $3,921. 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