Money market indicators are flashing liquidity stress again as crypto underperforms equities

Strategy stress, liquidity strain

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates, but the market panicked.

On December 10, 2025, the Federal Reserve announced a 25 basis point interest rate cut and a $40 billion Treasury bill purchase plan within 30 days. Logically, this should be a major positive, but the market reaction was unexpected: short-term interest rates fell, but long-term Treasury yields rose instead.

Behind this anomaly lies a more dangerous signal: investors are pricing in the structural risk of a "loss of Fed independence." For crypto investors, this is a crucial moment to reassess asset allocation.

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Original article | Odaily Odaily(@OdailyChina)
Author | Asher (@Asher_0210)
2025 is almost over, and as the author of Odaily Odaily who "loves to talk about 'Lu Mao' the most and loves to write about interaction design the most" (I wrote the vast majority of the articles in the interaction design tutorial section this year), it's time to do an annual summary of 'Lu Mao'.
After clearing out my Meme token holdings in the on-chain AI Agent sector at the beginning of the year, I devoted most of my time to various popular interactive projects, trying out every trending project I could...