Bitcoin Holds Near $64,000 After Fed Keeps Rates at 3.50%–3.75%

Bitcoin hovered around $64,000 after the Federal Open Market Committee left interest rates unchanged at 3.50%–3.75%. The decision matched expectations, but BTC still saw a sharp reaction, spiking to about $64,600 and dipping to roughly $63,200 before settling near the midpoint of that band. The move followed a string of choppy sessions in which traders alternated between relief buying and de-risking. Volatility eased after the announcement, but the market has yet to show conviction that the recent turbulence across risk-sensitive digital assets is over. Bitcoin's latest consolidation comes after an unsuccessful attempt to build on last week's rally. BTC climbed from below $64,000 to a monthly peak near $67,000, then ran into stiff resistance in the absence of fresh bullish catalysts. Price retreated to around $64,600 and slid another $1,000 on Friday, stabilizing near $64,000 through the weekend. A brief push toward $65,500 on Monday, helped by easing Middle East tensions, faded as investors cut risk ahead of the Fed decision. Large-cap altcoins were mixed. Ether, XRP, Solana and RAIN slipped by up to 1%. HYPE fell 3% to trade below $54, while DOGE lost more than 1%. UNI and BEAT bucked the tone, gaining roughly 4%–5% during the session. Bitcoin's market capitalization was about $1.28 trillion, while dominance eased to 56.3%. The figures point to a market steady enough to avoid a renewed selloff, yet too fragmented to support a broad, synchronized rebound. Smaller tokens delivered the biggest moves. Pi Network's PI extended its rebound with another 6% gain, reclaiming $0.08 after the project provided an expected timeline for its next protocol update. Talus (ticker: US) surged 20% on the day and 600% over the month, lifting it into the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market value. With monetary policy uncertainty reduced, trading attention has shifted toward project-specific headlines and pockets of speculative demand as Bitcoin waits for a stronger catalyst.