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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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Investment fund a16z has just released its annual crypto forecast, predicting that the blockchain, AI agent, and global payments industries will undergo a major transformation by 2026.
This study highlights three key elements...

a16z predicts three prominent trends in the crypto market in 2026.

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