Bitcoin nears $81,000 ahead of Fed decision as ZEC jumps 8%
BTC when published $81,024Now $80,568 ▼ −0.56% since it was published
Bitcoin climbed nearly 2% to just under $81,000 as of Wednesday Asian morning hours, clawing back the weekend’s slip to nearly $79,000 as traders braced for the Federal Reserve’s rate decision later in the day. ZEC led the majors, jumping 8% to about $1,320 and putting it back above $1,300 after Monday’s selloff. HYPE added nearly 5% to about $81. XRP and DOGE rose roughly 3%, while ether gained 2% to just above $2,350 and SOL climbed about 2% to $102. BNB rose 1%, and TRX lagged with a gain of less than 1%, according to CoinDesk data. The bounce came a day after Galaxy told investors that now is the time to accumulate bitcoin.
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