Darling, gather ’round! The crypto market, led by the ever-so-dramatic Bitcoin (BTC), has decided to grace us with a mild uptick in the past 24 hours. The total crypto market cap, my dear, has sashayed up by 1.2% to a rather modest $3.92 trillion on Wednesday, August 20, during the mid-North American session. 🌟✨
However, my loves, the air is thick with the scent of fear-or is it uncertainty? Bitcoin’s fear and greed index, that fickle minx, has plummeted from a greedy 56 to a rather nervous 44 in the blink of an eye. Oh, the drama! 😱💔
What, Pray Tell, is Influencing This Midterm Crypto Farce?
My dears, the crypto market’s recent performance has been as influenced by rising whales’ on-chain antics as a socialite by gossip. Last week’s hotter-than-expected inflation data has left traders clutching their pearls, dashing hopes of a September Fed rate cut. 🦜🔥
Wednesday’s FOMC meeting minutes, darlings, were as thrilling as a cup of cold tea-no signs of a rate cut next month. Kalshi data, that mischievous imp, shows the odds of a 25 bps cut in September have slipped to 69 percent from 72 percent. Oh, the humanity! 🤦♂️📉

Meanwhile, Kalshi whispers that traders are betting on the Fed to keep rates between 4.25% and 4.5%, despite the executive theatrics. Morgan Stanley, those dour darlings, insist the Fed won’t cut rates in 2025. Oh, do spare us the doom and gloom! 🌩️💼
And let’s not forget President Donald Trump’s latest escapade, demanding Fed governor Lisa Cook’s resignation over mortgage fraud allegations. Raphael Bostic, that charming Atlanta Fed President, quipped that the ‘crypto market is too small to put financial stability in play’. How quaint! 🎭🗣️
What’s Next in This Crypto Circus?
The crypto bull market, my darlings, is in a state of limbo, thanks to the bearish sentiment stirred by the FOMC meeting minutes. Traders are now holding their breath for Thursday’s U.S. unemployment data and Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s speech on Friday at Jackson Hole. Will it be a hawkish horror show or a bullish ballet? 🦅🎤
Fear not, for the crypto market may yet surprise us with a sharp rebound, fueled by a major short-squeeze. After all, darling, in this game, the only certainty is uncertainty. 🌪️💹
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2025-08-20 23:07