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Bitcoin Stalls Below $120K as Fed Holds Rates and Tariffs Weigh

Federal Reserve’s decision to pause rate cuts drained a major rally driver for Bitcoin.

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Overview

  • President Trump’s new reciprocal tariffs have fueled risk-off flows and strengthened the dollar, adding pressure to Bitcoin’s price.
  • Bitcoin is trading near $115,000 after a 2–3% drop following renewed macro uncertainty.
  • On-chain data from Glassnode reveal long-term holders distributed over 207,000 BTC in the past 30 days, signaling strategic de-risking.
  • CryptoQuant reports a third profit-taking wave with $6–8 billion in realized gains, highlighted by an 80,000 BTC whale sell-off.
  • Coinglass shows over $700 million in long position liquidations in the last 24 hours, and 10x Research warns August is historically weak for Bitcoin.