Bitcoin recovered to $109,780 after Powell’s hawkish tone sent it briefly to $107,000. Ethereum and BNB remained range-bound, while Solana dipped 3% to $186. Total crypto market cap remains stable at $3.7 trillion despite weak U.S. ETF flows.
Bitcoin ETFs saw $488 million in outflows; Ethereum ETFs lost $184 million. Solana ETFs bucked the trend, posting $37.33 million in inflows, its third straight day of gains.
President Trump’s meeting with President Xi yielded trade, energy, and fentanyl agreements.
U.S. GDP data delayed to December due to government shutdown; Coinbase adds $299 million in BTC holdings.
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.
