{"id":7297,"date":"2024-12-11T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kriptomat.cash\/how-does-lowering-interest-rates-affect-crypto\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T14:52:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T12:52:08","slug":"how-does-lowering-interest-rates-affect-crypto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kriptomat.hr\/en\/how-does-lowering-interest-rates-affect-crypto\/","title":{"rendered":"How does lowering interest rates affect crypto?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7297\" class=\"elementor elementor-7297 elementor-7145\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d687ed5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d687ed5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b54bb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b54bb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the Fed's interest rate cut?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-185b316 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"185b316\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db81f17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db81f17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Fed&#8217;s interest rate cut refers to the Federal Reserve&#8217;s decision to cut the benchmark interest rate known as the federal funds rate. This interest rate is a key indicator of the cost of borrowing within the economy, as it directly affects interest rates on mortgages, corporate loans, and other forms of borrowing. When the Fed cuts interest rates, the goals are to make borrowing cheaper, boost consumption, and revive economic activity. This decision comes in response to slowing inflation and economic growth, and such moves usually signal the Fed&#8217;s efforts to prevent or mitigate an economic slowdown. In a broader context, understanding these changes is crucial for investors, including those in the cryptocurrency market, as changes in interest rates often cause shifts in traditional and digital financial markets.    <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a99094d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a99094d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1746d0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1746d0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2023-09\/bfb431ef-6b62-440f-b855-e31852227474.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a7b762 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9a7b762\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b65e8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b65e8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/bitcoin-investors-federal-reserve-100-billion-loss\">cointelegraph<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7441794 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7441794\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59a51ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59a51ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How do traditional markets react to lowering interest rates?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b076d53 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b076d53\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-268d999 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"268d999\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lowering interest rates usually causes the stock and bond markets to rise strongly. When borrowing costs are reduced, it is easier for companies to finance projects, which can increase profits and drive up stock prices. At the same time, investors often divert capital from safer investments like bonds to riskier assets like stocks, seeking higher returns. A good example is the interest rate cuts in 2019, when the Fed cut rates three times and the S&amp;P 500 recorded a rise of over 28% in that year.    <\/p>\n<p>Something different is happening in the bond market. Falling interest rates reduce the yield on new bonds, making existing bonds with higher yields more valuable. This was clearly evident during the Fed&#8217;s response to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, when rates were cut to near zero, causing a strong rally in the bond market. While some investors switched to riskier assets, others sought safety in higher-yielding bonds, which further boosted their prices. Thus, lowering interest rates usually drives growth in both equity and bond markets, albeit in different ways.     <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa35027 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aa35027\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d907fea elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d907fea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2022-08\/88db7170-573f-476a-a389-a1ae9ea1e8ca.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc01fbe e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dc01fbe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98e0307 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98e0307\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/us-federal-reserve-discussion-paper-takes-cold-hard-look-at-defi-gives-it-mixed-review\">cointelegraph<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-539eca2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"539eca2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0b698f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b0b698f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Impact of Falling Interest Rates on Crypto<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82104cc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"82104cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8857df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8857df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Although crypto markets are decentralized, they still react to broader macroeconomic policies such as the Fed&#8217;s interest rate cuts. When the Fed cuts interest rates, liquidity in the financial system increases as businesses and consumers can borrow funds more cheaply. This increased liquidity often spills over into crypto markets as traditional investments, such as bonds and bank accounts, become less attractive due to lower returns. Investors then look for alternative investments with higher returns, which makes cryptocurrencies more attractive.   <\/p>\n<p>This dynamic was particularly evident in 2020, when the Fed&#8217;s aggressive interest rate cuts coincided with a large rise in the prices of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin, for example, rose from around $7,000 in April to more than $28,000 by December 2020.   years. During periods of low interest rates, riskier assets like Bitcoin, Ether, and altcoins become particularly attractive due to their potential for quick gains.<\/p>\n<p>However, an increase in liquidity also brings increased volatility. Crypto markets, which are already known for their sudden price fluctuations, can become even more speculative in such conditions. While a reduction in interest rates can stimulate price growth in the short term, it also increases the risk of price bubbles forming, where the market becomes overvalued and vulnerable to sharp corrections. Investors entering the crypto market during such periods should be aware that while interest rates can drive prices up, they also increase the risk of unsustainable price spikes and sudden crashes.   <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71c5160 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"71c5160\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f67c303 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f67c303\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/storage\/uploads\/view\/cbc90d2cae6b130981f377c878e2c76a.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6bb0fa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f6bb0fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18ee4c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18ee4c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/us-fed-to-print-425b-for-new-years-3-times-bitcoins-market-cap\">cointelegraph<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-983792e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"983792e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cdda9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6cdda9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Do Crypto Investors Need to Follow the Fed's Decisions?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1529f3c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1529f3c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63baa43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63baa43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Large financial institutions, hedge funds, and asset managers are increasingly participating in the crypto market, and their trading strategies are often aligned with the behavior of traditional markets. When the Fed cuts interest rates, these institutions can divert capital into riskier assets like cryptocurrencies, treating them as part of a broader risk management strategy. <\/p>\n<p>As already mentioned, low interest rates increase liquidity in the economy, and this excess capital calls for profitable investments. Because bonds and other safe-haven assets yield lower returns, investors \u2014 especially institutional players \u2014 are turning to Bitcoin and altcoins to earn higher returns. This influx of institutional capital often increases demand and drives prices up in the crypto market.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a23e1f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8a23e1f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddc3ca6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ddc3ca6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2024-09\/0191bac1-bf36-736b-9b97-72b327dd499e\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa5ed29 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aa5ed29\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7a7600 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7a7600\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/federal-reserve-rate-cut-bearish-bitcoin-price-bitfinex-analysts\">cointelegraph<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b46742 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4b46742\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b585da1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b585da1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Historical price movement compared to interest rates<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90c34ed e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"90c34ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-210cf20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"210cf20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During the 2008 financial crisis, the Fed cut interest rates to almost zero. It was at this time that Bitcoin was born, often seen as a response to the instability of traditional financial systems. During 2019, when the Fed cut interest rates three times, the price of Bitcoin rose from $3,700 to over $7,000. Similarly, during the 2020 pandemic, Bitcoin rose from $7,000 to $28,000.    <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b03e36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4b03e36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2023-02\/4ff5eff9-9520-4dfb-bf3b-ffb36487a1cd.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e1f9c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e1f9c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/bitcoin-awaits-fed-powell-speech-as-sellers-cement-23-5k-resistance\">cointelegraph<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f429f5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1f429f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce54f3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ce54f3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Potential Long-Term Consequences on Crypto<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ffde40 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0ffde40\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8859d15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8859d15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lowering interest rates can strengthen Bitcoin&#8217;s role as a hedge against inflation in the long run. Low rates also drive innovation in the blockchain and DeFi sectors, while excess liquidity carries the risk of bubbles and sudden corrections.   <br \/>We hope you have learned something new and useful in today&#8217;s blog. If you have any questions or suggestions, you can always contact us on our social networks (<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Kriptomat_Cash\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kriptomat.hr\/\">Instagram<\/a>).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the Fed&#8217;s interest rate cut? The Fed&#8217;s interest rate cut refers to the Federal Reserve&#8217;s decision to cut the benchmark interest rate known as the federal funds rate. 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