Crypto Market Cap Surrenders $3T Badge as Investors Reprice the Fed’s 2026 Liquidity Delay

By Coin Edition
about 1 month ago
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  • The Federal Reserve officially ended Quantitative Tightening (QT) on Dec 1, halting Treasury runoffs.
  • Markets slid as analysts noted active balance sheet expansion won’t resume until Q1 2026.
  • Goldman Sachs forecasts a December rate cut is “locked in,” citing a surge in WARN layoff notices.

The crypto market opened December with a sharp repricing, shedding over 5% as the reality of the Federal Reserve’s “liquidity pivot” clashed with investor expectations. While the central bank officially concluded its Quantitative Tightening (QT) program on Sunday, stopping the monthly drain of Treasury securities, analysts warn that the “liquidity hose” will not be turned back on until early 2026.

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