The FOMC delivered a 25 basis point rate cut but at the same time, Fed Chair Powell's comment on “December not guaranteed” triggered a sell-off with Bitcoin sliding below $110,000 and currently stabilizing near $108,500.
Spot ETF flows flipped negative: Oct. 29 saw Bitcoin ETFs net outflows of $471 million and Ethereum ETFs net outflows of $81 million. Bitwise’s Solana ETF debuted with inflows of $69.45 million, the highest daily inflow for any ETF in 2025.
Technical battleground: immediate support is $107,000–$109,000; while heavy supply sits at $117,000 and continues to cap rallies.
Tactical posture: reduce risk, keep cash available, and prefer staggered re-entry on confirmed demand; avoid momentum chasing into headline noise.
Jerome Powell’s final, hawkish-leaning Fed presser—delivered against a backdrop of war-driven energy shocks and rare internal dissent—knocked Bitcoin off balance, extending its slide as rate-cut hopes fade and downside risks build.
MAS launched a landmark consultation on how Singapore banks must treat cryptoassets on public blockchains, proposing lower capital requirements for stablecoins and tokenised assets that meet risk standards.
Solana's 2026 rally has been driven by memecoin speculation and DeFi growth rather than the institutional ETF narrative powering BTC and ETH. With long-term holders distributing and regulators circling, SOL faces structural headwinds that the bullish case can't yet answer.
