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FOMC Verdict: Rates raised by 25bps, FOMC dot plot remains unchanged, Bitcoin stays at $28,500

Jerome Powell raised the fed funds rate by 25bps taking fed funds rate to 4.75 - 5%.

UK CPI YOY breaks double-digits as BTC breaks out past £23,000 and exceeds economic forecasts as rate hike looms.

The Bitcoin options ATM implied volatility (1 week) indicator has reached 74.8%, surpassing ETH — which is currently at 71.3%.

Funding rates on perpetual futures remain neutral, lack of build-up of OI and leverage ratio across exchanges sits below 3-year average.

Perpetual funding rate turns negative for the first time since March 14

High premium values indicate US investors buying from Coinbase Pro

As stablecoins continue to leave exchanges, they are being converted into Bitcoin at one of the fastest rates in years.

The notional value of $13 billion seen in options open contracts is the same value during the 2021 bull run.

A huge wall of support, 30% of all UTXOs now sits between the price levels of $15.5k and $28k

Updates over the weekend: Gold hits ATH, Bitcoin hits $28,000, UBS buys Credit Suisse

Roughly 300,000 Bitcoin has been unwound in Open Interest (OI) contracts since the peak back in October 2022.

Fed balance sheet grows by $300 billion as fed discount window borrowing hits-all time high and BTC breaks $26,000.

Global balance sheets as a total have increased year-to-date, which includes China, Japan, Europe and US