Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP Remain Muted As Dogecoin Drops Ahead Of FOMC Meeting

Cryptocurrency markets are trading sideways one day ahead of the Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rates.

Notable Statistics:

• IntoTheBlock data shows Bitcoin's large transaction and daily active addresses increased by 39.4% and 62.7%, respectively. Exchanges netflows narrowed by 362.8%.
• Coinglass data shows 165,599 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours for $448.33 million. 

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• Kuvi.ai Raises $700,000 Seed Round To Launch Private Beta Of Agentic Finance Operating System
• Ethereum Treasuries Could Soon Own 10% Of All ETH: Standard Chartered
• Chinese Bitcoin Mining Tech Producer Bitmain Is Betting Big On America—But Why?
• Take Note XRP Traders: This Leveraged ETF Is ‘Designed To Be Traded Each Day’
• Trump’s Bitcoin Reserve Just ‘Legitimized It’—Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Says G20 Nations Now Rushing To Build Their Own BTC Stockpiles

Trader Notes: Bitcoin Therapist outlined two key scenarios for Bitcoin:

• Gradual Climb: Bitcoin slowly trends higher with small pullbacks, ultimately reaching $180,000–$200,000.
• Violent Repricing: A sudden breakout as 18 months of paper BTC accumulation resolves, sending prices soaring to $350,000–$400,000.

Roman, however, urged caution.

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He noted that while Bitcoin often consolidates before continuing upward, current weekly timeframe signals tell a different story. A pullback as the more likely near-term outcome, bearish divergences and overly bullish sentiment

Kevin echoed that caution, emphasizing this is a pivotal macro week with the FOMC and key economic data on deck.

He warned that Total2, the altcoin market cap, is at significant resistance and Bitcoin is pressing against the $120,000–$123,000 resistance while remaining below the weekly RSI downtrend.

Crypto Lord added that Bitcoin's tight consolidation just beneath all-time high after a powerful impulse suggests the top may be close. He advises traders to stay sharp, as upside could be limited before a possible reversal or major correction.

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