Bitcoin holds $76,000 after Fed's first rate hike in three years
- —The Fed raised rates to 3.75–4.00%, with the median end-2026 forecast at 4.1%
- —Bitcoin $76,185 (+0.17%), ETH $2,411.94 (-0.06%), market cap $2.58 trillion
- —Open interest rose 9.66% to $466.6 billion, with $304 million in liquidations over 24 hours
- —ZEC jumped 14.25% to $1,290, altcoin season index at 33
Why it matters: The Fed's next moves and U.S. inflation will determine whether bitcoin holds near $76,000 or slides toward recent lows as Treasury yields rise above 5%.
Source: Blockmedia