2025-12-31 08:40:13

The latest Federal Reserve minutes released hawkish signals, with internal disagreements over whether to continue cutting interest rates and the magnitude of the cuts. The meeting ultimately approved a 25 basis point rate cut, but intense debate indicates that the difficulty of maintaining an easing stance is increasing. From a market perspective, this policy uncertainty is putting pressure on risk assets, and market expectations for the future pace of rate hikes are gradually adjusting—either slowing significantly or pausing altogether.

Turning to Bitcoin's price movement, it is currently oscillating within the range of $85,000 to $90,000, with key support levels around $83,821 to $86,284. If this support is effectively broken, the downside risk will significantly increase. Notably, there has been a large-scale options expiration event recently, which could intensify market volatility in the short term.

Another noteworthy development is the progress of the APRO Oracle project. This is a decentralized oracle network designed specifically for the Bitcoin ecosystem, primarily providing secure and stable off-chain data support for on-chain applications, effectively filling the data gap within the Bitcoin ecosystem. As Bitcoin DeFi applications become increasingly complex, the importance of such infrastructure is gradually becoming more evident.

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AirdropHunterWang

· 4m ago

The Federal Reserve is becoming increasingly unpredictable. Even when they cut interest rates, there's still arguing, and I don't know whether to be bullish or bearish anymore. --- Can the position at 83821 hold? Feels like it's about to break. --- Options expiration again causing a dump? Such deep tactics. --- APRO still feels too niche. Does the Bitcoin ecosystem really need it? --- It's both infrastructure and data support. Sounds great, but no one is using it. --- BTC fluctuates between 85k-90k. Basically, it's waiting for the Fed's next move. --- Oracles are full of pitfalls. How long APRO can survive is really uncertain. --- Now that policies are all over the place, risk assets are being suppressed tightly. No wonder BTC has no temper. --- DeFi is so complicated. Do we really need so much infrastructure? Seems a bit over-engineered. --- Once support breaks, you have to look at the next support level. It's not interesting anymore.

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SleepyValidator

· 15h ago

The Federal Reserve's hawkish stance this time really can't be sustained anymore; there's still more drama to come. --- If the support at 8.38 breaks, we need to be more cautious. --- Options expiration period has indeed been tough on the market recently; trading cryptocurrencies during such uncertainty is risky. --- APRO sounds good, but does the Bitcoin ecosystem really need so many oracles? --- Easing difficulty is rising, which is not good news for the price of coins. --- The fluctuation range between 85k and 90k feels like it will take some time to stabilize. --- Support from off-chain data? Currently, every project is touting infrastructure; let's wait until it’s actually used. --- Fed internal conflicts, risk assets suffer, can BTC remain unaffected? --- A 25 basis point rate cut is a bit underwhelming; why does the market still seem to be falling? --- The increasing complexity of DeFi is a good thing, but it requires reliable infrastructure to support it.

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ParallelChainMaxi

· 2025-12-31 09:09

The Fed's hawkish stance this time really can't be sustained anymore, it seems that loosening won't happen later... I'm skeptical about this support level for BTC; are options dumping coming? Infrastructure projects like Oracle indeed need to be prioritized; the Bitcoin ecosystem lacks this component.

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TokenRationEater

· 2025-12-31 09:08

The Federal Reserve is playing "Schrödinger's rate cut" again, not sure what they really want to do --- BTC is wavering in this range, be careful once the key level at 83,821 is broken --- Options expiration really can cause disruptions, short-term volatility will definitely explode --- APRO Oracle has filled a gap, Bitcoin DeFi definitely needs this kind of infrastructure --- When hawkish signals appear, risk assets suffer, why is it so hard to predict? --- The stubborn fight at $85-90, when will it break through? --- A 25 basis point rate cut is probably the result of compromise, further easing seems unlikely --- The oracle network has indeed been neglected for too long, finally someone is getting it started --- Once the support level is broken, there's nothing left to stop the fall --- Rate hike or pause? Can the market's mindset stay calm?

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GasFeeBeggar

· 2025-12-31 09:08

The Federal Reserve is at it again, cutting interest rates while still being held back. If we can't hold the 88k level, we'll have to run away.

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GateUser-00be86fc

· 2025-12-31 09:01

The Federal Reserve's recent moves are really unpredictable. They cut rates, but there's internal division, making the future uncertain. BTC is bouncing around this price level... feels like it will either surge dramatically or break through 83k directly. APRO Oracle sounds pretty interesting. Is this something missing from the Bitcoin ecosystem? Expectations of rate cuts have shifted, and risk assets are starting to tremble... I'm stunned. Options expiration events are coming again to stir things up? Short-term volatility is definitely going to spike. Hawkish signals + uncertainty, this is like stabbing the shorts in the back. Is 8.3 to 8.6 really support... feels like it could break with a single poke. To run DeFi on Bitcoin, first solidify the infrastructure. Easing and rising difficulty, risk assets are about to start feeling the heat. The Federal Reserve's moves are really tangled, leaving the market confused.

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