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The Fed held interest rates steady on October 28, 2026 - but Bitcoin fell anyway.
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The vote was 10-2, holding the federal funds rate at 3.75%-4%.
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The two dissenters wanted to raise rates further, not cut them.
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That is the opposite of the usual rate-cut dissent crypto traders expect.
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Bitcoin spiked near 81,700 dollars right after the announcement, then slid toward 79,700 dollars.
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Markets were pricing roughly 70 to 85 percent odds of a hike at the December 9 meeting.
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Ether and XRP fell harder than Bitcoin in the hours after the decision.
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A rate hold can still be bearish for crypto if the dissents and the odds behind it are hawkish.