2026-01-12 10:33:12

The current administration is intensifying its campaign against the Federal Reserve's leadership, warning of potential legal action against Chair Jerome Powell. The trigger? Comments Powell made to Congress regarding a building renovation initiative. Powell has rejected these threats, characterizing them as a tactical move—a smokescreen to wield greater control over interest rate policy. At stake here is more than just political posturing: decisions about monetary policy have outsized consequences for digital asset valuations. When power struggles shape Fed independence, it directly impacts the macro conditions that drive crypto market cycles and investor sentiment.

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StillBuyingTheDip

· 4h ago

Here we go again, political interference with the Federal Reserve... Now crypto is going to get messed up --- Powell is still tough, refusing to back down --- If the interest rate policy gets messed up, the crypto world will suffer too --- Basically, it's a power game, and our wallets are the ones suffering --- The independence of the Federal Reserve is gone, why should we expect a bull market anymore --- This move makes me feel the next cycle will be delayed --- Will Bitcoin drop again because of this mess? Worried --- Using building renovations as an excuse to threaten the Fed Chair, that's really absurd

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GateUser-40edb63b

· 4h ago

Once the independence of the Federal Reserve is shaken, our currency will have to fluctuate accordingly. In the end, this game will still have to be settled with a rate cut.

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GovernancePretender

· 4h ago

Coming back to this again? The Fed's independence is about to be gone. How can we survive in the crypto world? Powell is really being manipulated; in the end, political struggles are just targeting our wallets. This guy's smoke screen about manipulating interest rates is so obvious—it's just us being used as leeks. Oh my, the Federal Reserve has become a political pawn. The crypto market really can't expect to be peaceful anymore. Damn, even power struggles are spilling over into the crypto world. Unbelievable.

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WhaleWatcher

· 5h ago

Here we go again with this routine. Politicians pressuring Powell is nothing more than an attempt to manipulate interest rates. Now the Fed's independence is even more questionable. If the Fed becomes a political tool, our crypto circle is doomed. When the macro environment gets chaotic and investor sentiment collapses, it happens in minutes. Honestly, it's still a power game. Powell's rhetoric is quite ironic—smoke screen? Well, here it is laid out. The breakdown of Fed independence = crypto market out of control. This logic is sound; I've seen through this trick long ago. They're really just using Powell as a scapegoat. The excuse of building renovation plans is just too perfunctory.

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JustAnotherWallet

· 5h ago

Here we go again with this set? The Federal Reserve's independence is compromised, how can our coins survive --- Powell is just a scapegoat, the real puppeteers are pulling the strings behind the scenes --- Whenever interest rate policies change, the crypto world has to tremble; that's the real risk --- Under political struggles, it's still us retail investors who pay the price, same old story --- The Federal Reserve has become a pawn in the power game; when macro collapses, crypto will also be sacrificed --- What smoke screen? Clearly, they want to control the market by squeezing the Fed; this tactic is too blunt --- The keyword "independence," once it's gone, how can we predict the coin prices?

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