Although the Fed didnt lower the interest rates, bitcoins price actually reacted well following the meeting and shot up to a multi-week peak of over $87,500 where it faced some resistance.

Many altcoins are also well in the green, led by XRP after Ripples victory in the legal case against the US SEC.

BTC Above $85K

Last week didnt go all that well for the largest cryptocurrency, but it had managed to recover some ground by the time the weekend arrived and stood calmly at around $84,000. Following some volatility on Sunday due to large short positions on Hyperliquid, the asset was rejected at $85,000 at the start of the current business week and slumped to $81,200 on Tuesday.

Nevertheless, it recovered two grand by Wednesday in anticipation of the second FOMC meeting for the year. Once that took place and it became known that the US Fed would not change the key interest rates, BTC reacted with immediate volatility, going up and down by $1,000.

Ultimately, though, the cryptocurrency spiked in the following hours and tapped $87,500 for the first time since March 7. It has failed to maintain its run and now sits below $86,000, but its still 2.5% up on the day.

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XRP on the Rise

The other big news affecting the crypto market yesterday was the statement by Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, who said on X that the US SEC would drop its legal case against the company he runs after more than four years. The native token reacted immediately, with a price surge from $2.3 to $2.6 before retracing to around $2.5.

Other notable gainers from the larger-cap alts include SOL (5%), SUI (5.5%), and UNI (8%). ETH, BNB, ADA, DOGE, LINK, and XLM are also in the green but in a more modest fashion.

The total crypto market cap has added around $70 billion since yesterday and is up to $2.9 trillion on CG.

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