Bitcoin nears $81,000 ahead of Fed decision as ZEC jumps 8%
- Bitcoin rose nearly 2% to just under $81,000 ahead of the Federal Reserve’s rate decision, while major cryptocurrencies broadly advanced.
- Galaxy said Bitcoin’s bear market likely ended in June and that the cryptocurrency has entered an accumulation phase that historically preceded rallies.
- Traders are watching for signals of a December rate increase, while a daily Bitcoin close above $82,500 could indicate that the recovery is gaining momentum.
Bitcoin climbed nearly 2% to just under $81,000 as of Wednesday Asian morning hours, clawing back the weekend’s slip to nearly $79,000 as traders braced for the Federal Reserve’s rate decision later in the day.
ZEC led the majors, jumping 8% to about $1,320 and putting it back above $1,300 after Monday’s selloff. HYPE added nearly 5% to about $81. XRP and DOGE rose roughly 3%, while ether gained 2% to just above $2,350 and SOL climbed about 2% to $102. BNB rose 1%, and TRX lagged with a gain of less than 1%, according to CoinDesk data.
The bounce came a day after Galaxy told investors that now is the time to accumulate bitcoin.
“We think the bear market ended in June and that bitcoin is in the accumulation phase that has preceded every prior advance,” Alex Thorn, head of firmwide research at Galaxy, said in the note.