Crypto Markets Retreat After Fed Rate Cut, $1.5B in Leveraged Bets Liquidated – 22/9/2025
Cryptocurrency markets opened sharply lower Monday, with Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), and other major tokens falling, triggering roughly $1.5 billion in liquidations of leveraged positions.
The decline came despite a Federal Reserve interest-rate cut that was widely viewed as dovish, which had been expected to weaken the dollar and spur greater risk-taking in crypto markets.
“In recent days, several technical signals have pointed to a downward trend in Bitcoin,” said Alex Kuptsikevich, chief market analyst at FxPro. “BTCUSD broke out of the upward channel established since early September, fell below key horizontal support, and dropped sharply beneath the 50-day moving average.
“This combination of negative indicators suggests further declines are likely unless market sentiment shifts significantly.”
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