According to @StockMKTNewz, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said a rate hike is not anyone's base case and policy is either holding, cutting a little, or cutting a lot. Source: @StockMKTNewz on X, Dec 10, 2025. This guidance reduces perceived hike risk and is typically supportive for risk assets and cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) as easier financial conditions lower discount rates. Source: Federal Reserve Board, Monetary Policy Report (June 2023) on monetary policy transmission to financial conditions. Crypto traders should watch 2-year U.S. Treasury yields and the U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) for confirmation, as BTC has shown periods of inverse co-movement with yields and the dollar during easing shifts. Source: Bank for International Settlements research on crypto market behavior (2023) and Federal Reserve Economic Data for UST2Y and DXY.