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Major digital assets — Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, and Dogecoin — held in a rangebound pattern as Kevin Warsh stepped into the leadership role at the Federal Reserve.
The macro backdrop, not on-chain mechanics, appears to be the dominant force keeping price action compressed across the four tokens.
What the Fed Transition Means for Crypto Markets A Fed leadership change is a macro event first. Markets, crypto included, typically sit on their hands while they take the measure of a new chair's policy instincts.
Warsh has a documented record — he served on the Fed's Board of Governors during the 2008 financial crisis — but traders are in the business of pricing forward guidance, and a new voice at the podium injects uncertainty into that calculus.
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