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The post Will the Fed’s Big Rate Decision Ignite the Next Leg of the Crypto Rally? appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States, is expected to begin slashing interest rates on Wednesday, with analysts expecting a 25 basis point (bps) cut and a boost to risk asset prices in the long term. Crypto prices are strongly correlated with liquidity cycles, Coin Bureau founder and market analyst Nic Puckrin said. However, while lower interest rates tend to raise asset prices long-term, Puckrin warned of a short-term price correction.   “The main risk is that the move is already priced in, Puckrin said, adding, “hope is high and there’s a big chance of a ‘sell the news’ pullback. When that happens, speculative corners, memecoins in particular, are most vulnerable.” A chart that plots hawkish or dovish signals from the Federal Reserve. Higher scores mean the Fed is hawkish or less likely to lower rates. Source: Oxford Economics Most traders and financial institutions expect at least two interest rate cuts in 2025, including investment bank Goldman Sachs and banking giant Citigroup, which both expect three cuts during the year. Oxford Economics, an advisory company, forecast a maximum of two interest rate cuts in 2025. Ryan Sweet, chief US economist at the company, said the three cuts were “overly optimistic,” despite the Federal Reserve slashing rates earlier than expected. The crypto community and investors across markets have been anticipating interest rate cuts following downward revisions of over 900,000 jobs for 2025, signaling a weakening job market in the US and deteriorating macroeconomic fundamentals. The unemployment rate has spiked since 2024, giving the Federal Reserve more reasons to slash interest rates. Source: Oxford Economics Related: Crypto markets prepare for Fed rate cut amid governor shakeup 25 BPS cut may create a short-term rally, but 50 BPS a bridge too far According to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group, 6.2%…

PANews reported on September 18th that in response to the discussion about the waiting time for staking, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said: "Staking means taking on the solemn responsibility of defending the blockchain. Exit resistance is part of the protocol. This is not to say that the current staking queue design is optimal, but to say that if the relevant parameter settings are naively reduced, the credibility of the chain will be greatly reduced from the perspective of those nodes that are not often online." Data from the validatorqueue website shows that as of now, the number of ETH in the Ethereum PoS network exit queue is 2,496,141, with a waiting time of approximately 43 days and 8 hours. During the same period, the number of ETH waiting to be activated is 464,626, with an estimated activation delay of approximately 8 days and 2 hours.

PANews reported on November 4th that Ripple announced the acquisition of Palisade, a digital asset wallet and custody company, to expand its enterprise-grade crypto custody capabilities. The transaction amount was not disclosed. This acquisition is part of its strategic investment plan of over $4 billion by 2025, following previous acquisitions of Hidden Road ($1.25 billion), Rail ($200 million), and GTreasury ($1 billion). This acquisition of Palisade will enable Ripple to provide crypto-native institutions, fintech companies, and enterprise clients with complete asset management solutions, ranging from long-term storage to high-frequency trading. Palisade, with its MPC, zero-trust architecture, and multi-chain support, will be directly integrated into the Ripple payment system, improving the efficiency of cross-border payments and fund transfers.