The Fed just put the crypto market on trial! Here's the verdict you need to watch for🧏"

The verdict drops October 28. That's when the FOMC meets, and right now the market is pricing only a ~12% chance of a hike this month. Sounds bullish, right? Wrong.

The real threat isn't October—it's December. Fed minutes confirmed most officials still see another hike as "likely appropriate" before year-end.

Here's what that means for your bags:

Bitcoin is trapped in a cage between $80,000 and $87,000.

The floor holds because ETF buyers and corporate treasuries have their average cost basis sitting right around $80,200. The ceiling is capped by trapped buyers from late 2025 who are desperate to break even near $87,700.

The trial isn't about whether the Fed hikes. It's about whether crypto can survive without new money.

ETF inflows turned negative in October. Institutional buying has slowed to a fraction of last year's pace. If the Fed stays hawkish and yields keep pressing higher, Bitcoin has no earnings to justify its price—it only moves on fresh capital.
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