{"id":71815,"date":"2026-04-29T20:24:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T20:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/bitcoin-slips-to-75k-as-fed-holds-rates-crypto-stocks-tumble\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T20:24:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T20:24:28","slug":"bitcoin-slips-to-75k-as-fed-holds-rates-crypto-stocks-tumble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/bitcoin-slips-to-75k-as-fed-holds-rates-crypto-stocks-tumble\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin slips to $75k as Fed holds rates, crypto stocks tumble"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : CoinJournal: Latest Crypto News, Altcoin News and Cryptocurrency Comparison )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-site=\"CoinJournal\">\n<div class=\"-mt-16  mb-8  lg:-mt-20  rounded-md  shadow-md\">\n<div class=\"relative  z-10  post-article-image  rounded  overflow-hidden\" data-site=\"CoinJournal\">\n<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2026\/04\/bitcoin-price-decline-chart-red-market-smartcrop-750x375.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2026\/04\/bitcoin-price-decline-chart-red-market-smartcrop-363x181.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2026\/04\/bitcoin-price-decline-chart-red-market-smartcrop-750x375.png\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2026\/04\/bitcoin-price-decline-chart-red-market-smartcrop-363x181.png\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/>\n<\/picture>                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Bitcoin dropped to lows of $74,958 before stabilizing above $75,000.<\/li>\n<li>The decline also coincided with tighter liquidity in traditional equity markets.<\/li>\n<li>Crypto stocks fell sharply as short\u2011term volatility hit risk assets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bitcoin price briefly slipped to below $75,000 on Wednesday as the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady, dimming hopes for near\u2011term rate cuts and triggering a broad\u2011based sell-off in risk assets.<\/p>\n<p>The move weighed heavily on crypto\u2011linked equities, with Coinbase, Riot Platforms, and MicroStrategy among the hardest hit.<\/p>\n<h2>Bitcoin dips to $75k as Fed holds rates<\/h2>\n<p>Bitcoin fell to roughly the $75,000 level, trimming earlier gains after the US central bank opted to keep borrowing costs unchanged, signaling a more cautious stance on monetary easing.<\/p>\n<p>The decision reinforced expectations of a higher\u2011for\u2011longer rate environment, prompting investors to pare back exposure to volatile assets tied to speculative growth narratives.<\/p>\n<p>Market data as of writing showed that over the past 24 hours, Bitcoin had logged a modest decline of about 1.4% as it hovered around $75,156.<\/p>\n<p>The combination of elevated yields and geopolitical uncertainty has continued to dampen risk appetite, capping BTC below $80,000.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_364473\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-364473\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-source=\"CoinJournal\" class=\"size-full wp-image-364473\" src=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BTC_1D_graph_coinmarketcap.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-364473\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coinmarketcap.com\/currencies\/bitcoin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bitcoin price chart<\/a> by CoinMarketCap<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Crypto stocks tumble amid weak trading signals<\/h2>\n<p>The Fed\u2019s in\u2011line\u2011but\u2011hawkish\u2011leaning decision spilled into crypto\u2011related stocks, which had already been under pressure from disappointing revenue trends.<\/p>\n<p>Robinhood (HOOD) led the slide, plunging 14% after reporting an almost 47% year\u2011over\u2011year drop in crypto\u2011related revenues for the first quarter.<\/p>\n<p>The steep contraction was widely interpreted as a sign of weaker trading volumes and fading retail enthusiasm for digital assets.<\/p>\n<p>The pessimism spread across the sector.<\/p>\n<p>US crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN) fell 7%, while Bullish (BLSH), the institutional platform owned by CoinDesk\u2019s parent company, likewise dropped 7%. Gemini (GEMI) declined 5%.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin miners also sold off, with Riot Platforms (RIOT) and Marathon Digital Holdings (MARA) both slipping 4%\u20136% as the softer Bitcoin price and elevated energy costs squeezed margins.<\/p>\n<p>MicroStrategy (MSTR), the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, retreated 4%.<\/p>\n<h2>Oil surge adds to risk\u2011off mood<\/h2>\n<p>The deterioration in sentiment extended beyond crypto, as US equities broadly declined and energy prices spiked.<\/p>\n<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed more than 300 points, pressured in part by a surge in oil that followed President Trump\u2019s comments on Iran.<\/p>\n<p>In a Wednesday interview with Axios, Trump stated he would maintain a US blockade at the Strait of Hormuz until a nuclear\u2011related deal with Iran is reached, heightening concerns over supply disruptions in one of the world\u2019s most critical oil chokepoints.<\/p>\n<p>Brent crude climbed more than 4% above $111 per barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude topped $106 per barrel, further fueling inflation\u2011sensitive market jitters and reinforcing the risk\u2011off tone that weighed on Bitcoin and crypto stocks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-meta\">\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Share this article<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Categories<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Tags<\/h6>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/news\/bitcoin-slips-to-75k-as-fed-holds-rates-crypto-stocks-tumble\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : CoinJournal: Latest Crypto News, Altcoin News and Cryptocurrency Comparison ) Bitcoin dropped to lows of $74,958 before stabilizing above $75,000. The decline also coincided with tighter liquidity in traditional equity markets. Crypto stocks fell sharply as short\u2011term volatility hit risk assets. Bitcoin price briefly slipped to below $75,000 on Wednesday as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":71816,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71815"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71815"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71815\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}