Fed Chair Candidate Sparks Turmoil, Bitcoin Plummets from 98K to 94.5K

LiquiditySurfer · 2026-01-17T10:00:10+00:00

Trump's latest statement has caused Wall Street to reconsider the Federal Reserve's personnel arrangements, leading to a decline in market rate cut expectations, resulting in widespread sell-offs and a drop in gold and Bitcoin prices. Bitcoin retreated from nearly $98,000 to $94,500, demonstrating the significant impact of macro policies on crypto assets.

LiquiditySurfer

2026-01-17 10:00:10

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【CryptoWorld】Trump’s recent statements have caused Wall Street to reconsider the Federal Reserve’s personnel arrangements. Market expectations have shifted, with the probability of rate cuts being lowered, while the likelihood of a certain potential chair candidate has risen to around 60%.

This signal has caused the entire market to tighten. Everyone is beginning to worry whether monetary policy will really tighten — resulting in a wave of sell-offs. Gold prices are falling, and Bitcoin has not been spared. U.S. stocks are also weakening.

Bitcoin’s performance is the most direct: it was approaching $98,000 earlier, but a correction dropped it to around $94,500. In just a few hours, it shows how sensitive the market is to changes in policy expectations. This also indicates how much macro policy signals influence the pricing of crypto assets in the current environment.

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SoliditySurvivor

· 32m ago

Another policy signal just caused a dump, this wave is too outrageous. --- 94.5K? Can it fall further? This time I really can't hold on anymore. --- One word from Trump, and the crypto circle gets caught in the crossfire. Truly unprecedented. --- No more rate cuts, tightening is coming. How are we supposed to get through this... --- A drop of over 4K in just a few hours, good thing I didn't go all in. --- Are macro policy signals this powerful? Feels even more fierce than technical analysis. --- From 98K to 94.5K, is that all? I thought it would be halved. --- The Federal Reserve's personnel arrangements can determine the crypto price; it's truly surreal. --- This market is really hostage to policies; even a slight wind can trigger a sell-off. --- If it keeps falling like this, it's uncertain whether it can break 90,000 by the end of the year. --- The financial markets are interconnected and cutting together; retail investors really have nowhere to escape.

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GetRichLeek

· 7h ago

Damn, I got crushed again by the market maker. I can see clearly the distribution of the 98K chips, but I still got trapped.

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SundayDegen

· 7h ago

Here we go again, just one sentence can smash $3,500. Is this the crypto market or what?

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Web3Educator

· 7h ago

fundamentally speaking, this fed chair shuffle is exactly what i've been warning my students about for weeks—macro policy signals hit harder than most retail traders realize. the 98k to 94.5k dump? textbook risk-off behavior when rate-cut expectations evaporate

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