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The total cryptocurrency market hits a new all-time high of $3.025 trillion as bitcoin consolidates around $92,000.

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The U.S. Federal Reserve is no longer expected to cut interest rates at its December policy meeting, Nomura has said, making it the first global brokerage to signal a pause in the central bank's rate-cutting cycle in the wake of Donald Trump's election win. Nomura now expects the Fed to deliver only two 25-basis-point (bp) rate reductions at its March and June meetings in 2025, leaving the brokerage's Fed funds rate projection unchanged at 4.125% through next year. The Fed's benchmark overnight interest rate is currently in the 4.50%-4.75% range.

According to BCA Research analysis of fractal patterns, the bitcoin price might climb above $200,000.

Bitcoin has a proven track record of delivering market-beating performance, as well as impressive future upside potential.

Data, however, show no uptick in Runes protocol on chain metrics as of Monday. Onchain metrics typically follow social activity and narratives, with prices leading afterward.

Bitcoin’s recent surge to over $90,000 has caught the attention of both retail and institutional investors.

Bitcoin has surpassed the $90,000 mark, prompting long-term holders to capitalize on the surge.