{"id":502312,"date":"2025-10-09T20:08:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T19:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=502312"},"modified":"2025-10-09T21:06:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T20:06:36","slug":"powells-silence-on-rates-to-fuel-bitcoins-path-toward-150000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/powells-silence-on-rates-to-fuel-bitcoins-path-toward-150000\/","title":{"rendered":"Powell&#8217;s silence on rates to fuel Bitcoin&#8217;s path toward $150,000"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fed Chair <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/people\/jerome-powell\/\">Jerome Powell<\/a> avoided discussing monetary policy during his Oct. 9 Community Bank Conference <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalreserve.gov\/newsevents\/speech\/powell20251009a.htm\">remarks<\/a>, supporting <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/bitcoin\/\">Bitcoin's<\/a> continued advance toward $150,000.<\/p>\n<p>Matt Mena, Crypto Research Strategist at 21Shares, stated in a note that this was a &#8220;strategic omission&#8221; by Powell.<\/p>\n<p>He characterized the narrow focus as &#8220;effectively a green light for risk assets&#8221; because the US data blackout mutes the macro shocks that typically pressure Bitcoin and nudges policy expectations dovish.<\/p>\n<p>With the federal shutdown halting major releases, such as jobs and CPI, traders and the Fed have less hard information to justify new hikes.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Bitcoin captured <a href=\"https:\/\/farside.co.uk\/btc\/\">over $2.5 billion in inflows<\/a> from Oct. 6 through Oct. 8, including Monday's $1.2 billion single-day haul that ranks as the second-largest on record and drove prices to $126,000.<\/p>\n<p>Flows moderated to $440.7 million on Oct. 8 as the dollar strengthened due to <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/jgb-17-year-yield-spike-tests-bitcoin-at-123k-is-risk-off-back\/\">rising Japanese government bond yields<\/a>, likely prompting tactical de-risking.<\/p>\n<p>Markets now price a 95% probability of a 25 basis point (bps) rate cut at the upcoming FOMC meeting, according to CME FedWatch Tool data. December cut odds stand at 81.5% on <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/companies\/cme-group\/\">CME<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/companies\/polymarket\/\">Polymarket<\/a>, the odds of a 25 bps rate cut in December <a href=\"https:\/\/polymarket.com\/event\/fed-decision-in-december?tid=1760033130397\">are at 71%<\/a>. Meanwhile, expectations that the US government shutdown would remain in place until at least Oct. 15 reached an <a href=\"https:\/\/polymarket.com\/event\/when-will-the-government-shutdown-end\">all-time high of 88%<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Combined, the odds reflect expectations that extended data delays from the shutdown will prompt the Fed to consider additional easing.<\/p>\n<p>Mena stated:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The market is clearly digesting gains before its next leg higher, and structurally, it's hard to see a top forming with liquidity building underneath. Once BTC breaks above $130,000, I expect it to move quickly toward $150,000 &#8211; almost like a magnet.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He added that the consolidation near all-time highs occurs as both the <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/companies\/nasdaq\/\">Nasdaq<\/a> and gold print fresh records almost daily, strengthening the two pillars Bitcoin straddles.<\/p>\n<p>While gold serves as a hedge against currency debasement, strengthening Bitcoin's narrative as an asset for the &#8220;debasement trade,&#8221; Nasdaq represents tech proxies for innovation and growth.<\/p>\n<p>Mena projects Bitcoin could reach $150,000 by year-end, representing a 22% gain from current levels.<\/p>\n<p>He concluded:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Powell may have stayed silent, but liquidity expectations are apparent, and the rest of the market seems to be catching the bid.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fed Chair Jerome Powell avoided discussing monetary policy during his Oct. 9 Community Bank Conference remarks, supporting Bitcoin&#8217;s continued advance toward $150,000. 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