The post Crypto Market to Crash? Here’s What Bitcoin On-Chain Data and BTC Options Signal appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Bitcoin price slipped to $89K lows in Asia hours, dragging the broader crypto market lower. The crypto market cap tumbled from $3.22 trillion to $3.06 trillion, erasing $160 billion after the Fed cut rates by 25 bps as expected. ETH price plunges nearly 4% to a low of $3,170. Other top altcoins such as XRP, Solana, BNB, Dogecoin, Cardano, and Zcash fell 4-8%. Will the crypto market crash in response to FOMC dissent, bearish signals in derivatives markets, and negative on-chain data? FOMC and Powell’s Hawkish Comments Rattle Bitcoin and Crypto Market The latest FOMC meeting reignited concerns about the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy trajectory, with some Fed officials dissenting from a 25 bps rate cut. Moreover, the Fed announced it will purchase treasury bills up to $40 billion within 30 days, starting this Friday. Moreover, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said the Fed would pause further rate cuts heading into the January 2026 FOMC meeting. The FOMC monetary projection showed expectations of only one Fed rate cut by 25 bps in 2026, after three cuts this year. This hawkish outlook  pressured risk assets, causing Bitcoin price to tumble to $89K and the crypto market to foresee a crash. The Fed claimed the $40 billion in T-bills purchase isn’t quantitative easing (QE). However, this actually shows stress in the money market, which has driven gold prices higher. As CoinGape reported earlier, the Fed is injecting billions of dollars into the banking system to ease liquidity concerns through repo operations. Notably, this was the second-largest liquidity injection since the COVID pandemic. The Big Short” Mike Burry said the US banks are getting weaker amid the repo market volatility, signaling another banking crisis. So the Fed is now buying Treasuries again. $40 billion of bills a month…@FTAlphaville covers it well. And with a… The post Crypto Market to Crash? Here’s What Bitcoin On-Chain Data and BTC Options Signal appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Bitcoin price slipped to $89K lows in Asia hours, dragging the broader crypto market lower. The crypto market cap tumbled from $3.22 trillion to $3.06 trillion, erasing $160 billion after the Fed cut rates by 25 bps as expected. ETH price plunges nearly 4% to a low of $3,170. Other top altcoins such as XRP, Solana, BNB, Dogecoin, Cardano, and Zcash fell 4-8%. Will the crypto market crash in response to FOMC dissent, bearish signals in derivatives markets, and negative on-chain data? FOMC and Powell’s Hawkish Comments Rattle Bitcoin and Crypto Market The latest FOMC meeting reignited concerns about the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy trajectory, with some Fed officials dissenting from a 25 bps rate cut. Moreover, the Fed announced it will purchase treasury bills up to $40 billion within 30 days, starting this Friday. Moreover, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said the Fed would pause further rate cuts heading into the January 2026 FOMC meeting. The FOMC monetary projection showed expectations of only one Fed rate cut by 25 bps in 2026, after three cuts this year. This hawkish outlook  pressured risk assets, causing Bitcoin price to tumble to $89K and the crypto market to foresee a crash. The Fed claimed the $40 billion in T-bills purchase isn’t quantitative easing (QE). However, this actually shows stress in the money market, which has driven gold prices higher. As CoinGape reported earlier, the Fed is injecting billions of dollars into the banking system to ease liquidity concerns through repo operations. Notably, this was the second-largest liquidity injection since the COVID pandemic. The Big Short” Mike Burry said the US banks are getting weaker amid the repo market volatility, signaling another banking crisis. So the Fed is now buying Treasuries again. $40 billion of bills a month…@FTAlphaville covers it well. And with a…