Federal Reserve officials approved a 25 basis point rate cut at Wednesday’s FOMC meeting, while Bitcoin traded near $92,000 as markets had largely anticipated the move. Analysts note a developing double-bottom around $83,000 support and highlight the Fed’s planned $40 billion in Treasury bill purchases over 30 days as a potential liquidity boost. If the $90,000–$92,000 zone holds, BTC could retest resistance near $100,600 to $108,000.

Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood told Fox Business on Tuesday that large institutional investors are reshaping Bitcoin’s long-term pattern, weakening the historic four-year halving cycle. She said past 75%–90% crashes are giving way to shallower pullbacks as ETFs, corporate treasuries, and other regulated products lock up supply. Analysts are split, with some declaring the cycle "dead" while others present data suggesting the current market structure still lines up with prior multi‑year peaks.

Bitcoin held the $92,700–$93,000 area but repeatedly met resistance near $94,000, leaving upside momentum uncertain. Retail optimism increased even as price stalled, while bearish RSI divergence pointed to fading strength. A clear break above $96,500 could tilt the bias toward a reclaim of $100,000, with $105,000 still identified as the upper objective.

On Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell used a press conference to explain the rationale for a 25bps rate cut and to lay out a plan to buy roughly $40 billion in Treasury bills to keep bank reserves ample. He said tariff-driven goods inflation appears to be a one-off shift in the price level, while rising labor‑market risks now outweigh inflation concerns, opening the door to further easing. This policy pivot and the planned liquidity injections are viewed as creating a more supportive macro backdrop for Bitcoin and other digital assets heading into 2026, according to the press conference remarks.

The U.S. Federal Reserve began its final meeting of the year on 9 December, with traders mostly pricing in a 25 bps rate cut and only a small chance of 50 bps. Bitcoin rose 5.7% in 12 hours to touch $94k, but analysts flagged resistance at $94k–$96k and warned that a drop below $90.6k and $89.9k could mark the start of a deeper pullback, according to CME Group’s FedWatch tool. Previous 25 bps cuts in September and October were followed by BTC declines of 8% and 12%, so traders are advised to stay cautious around these critical price zones.

On 10 December 2025, Bitcoin climbed back toward $94,000 in mid‑week trading after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut rates by 0.25%. The advance came after a volatile November and early December. Derivatives data showed over $63 million in liquidations, and technical indicators including RSI and MACD pointed to improving momentum. Bitcoin's market capitalization hovered near $1.87 trillion, backed by 24‑hour trading volume above $63 billion.

Arkham reports that SpaceX transferred $94 million in Bitcoin this week, extending nearly two months of weekly BTC moves of around $100 million. The firm’s dashboard shows holdings of about 3,991 BTC, valued at roughly $369 million. In the latest transaction, $37.66 million went to a new address, while $56.82 million was recorded as change.

On December 9, 2025, a market update showed GameStop’s $500M Bitcoin purchase from May valued at $519.4M in Q3, down from $528.6M at Q2-end. The company reported $77.1M in Q3 profit on $821M revenue and said it made no additional BTC trades. Bitcoin hovered near $90,000, with an earlier $9.4M unrealized loss and roughly $19M gains.