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    Bitcoin Pulls Back to $78,475 as Market Implied Fed Rate Hike Probability Tops 60%

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    Bitcoin Pulls Back to $78,475 as Market Implied Fed Rate Hike Probability Tops 60%

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    Digital assets experienced selling pressure as policy rate futures shifted to price over a 60% probability of an upcoming Federal Reserve interest rate hike. Bitcoin dropped to $78,475, underscoring sensitivity across duration-sensitive and speculative asset classes to renewed monetary tightening risks.

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    Market Ontology
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    2026-09-09
    Published
    2026-10-20
    Revision
    1 · 2026-10-20

    Cite as: Market Ontology, “Bitcoin Pulls Back to $78,475 as Market Implied Fed Rate Hike Probability Tops 60%”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-09-09. https://marketontology.com/market-events/2026-09-09/bitcoin-pulls-back-to-78-475-as-market-implied-fed-rate-hike-probability-tops-60-7102f6

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    Bitcoin Pulls Back to $78,475 as Market Implied Fed Rate Hike Probability Tops 60%
    Digital assets experienced selling pressure as policy rate futures shifted to price over a 60% probability of an upcoming Federal Reserve interest rate hike. Bitcoin dropped to $78,475, underscoring sensitivity across duration-sensitive and speculative asset classes to renewed monetary tightening risks.
    IBIT
    Impact
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    SEP 9
    SIG
    82%
    IBIT
    Bitcoin Pulls Back to $78,475 as Market Implied Fed Rate Hike Probability Tops 60%
    Digital assets experienced selling pressure as policy rate futures shifted to price over a 60% probability of an upcoming Federal Reserve interest rate hike. Bitcoin dropped to $78,475, underscoring sensitivity across duration-sensitive and speculative asset classes to renewed monetary tightening risks.
    → Rising short-rate expectations tighten financial conditions, lifting real yields and exerting downward valuation pressure on non-yielding digital assets.
    Impact
    Digital assets experienced selling pressure as policy rate futures shifted to price over a 60% probability of an upcoming Federal Reserve interest rate hike. Bitcoin dropped to $78,475, underscoring sensitivity across duration-sensitive and speculative asset classes to renewed monetary tightening risks.
    Affected
    IBIT
    Transmission
    Rising short-rate expectations tighten financial conditions, lifting real yields and exerting downward valuation pressure on non-yielding digital assets.

    How this development reaches the affected companies

    AssetExposure and channelDirectionEvidence
    IBITETF net outflows driven by rising cash yields and real ratesDown1-5dBitcoin fell 0.9% to $78,475 as Fed hike odds passed 60%.

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