2026-01-13 16:28:50

Bank of America analysts weigh in on the ongoing DOJ investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Their take: heightened scrutiny could embolden Fed hawks, potentially putting the brakes on near-term rate cuts. The prospect of a more hawkish stance from the central bank carries significant implications for asset markets, including crypto—especially given how sensitive digital assets are to shifts in monetary policy direction.

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GhostInTheChain

· 01-14 12:37

Coming with this again? DOJ investigates Powell, and the hawks are even more aggressive. Let's wait a bit longer on our interest rate cuts. Powell is under a lot of pressure, and as soon as the investigation starts, the crypto market immediately takes a hit. If the Fed turns hawkish, it's over. The biggest fear in crypto is this kind of shift in sentiment... Once the prosecutors get excited, our wallets suffer. Isn't that frustrating? Hawkish? Then what about our shitcoins? Doing this again... Let me guess, it's going to drop again?

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HashBard

· 01-13 16:54

so the feds are getting roasted by the doj and suddenly the hawks start circling... classic narrative arc tbh. crypto's gonna feel this one hard lol

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LiquiditySurfer

· 01-13 16:45

Coming again? That thing with Powell has really become a suspense drama... Now the hawks are about to take off, and our coins are probably going to be kept in suspense again.

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SerumDegen

· 01-13 16:40

so powell's under the microscope and now the hawks get to feast? classic cascade effect incoming. crypto's about to learn what "policy whiplash" really means lmao.

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ChainPoet

· 01-13 16:31

Here it comes again, political storms disrupting the central bank, now the Fed has to get tougher, what should we do with our coins... --- Powell is under scrutiny, hawks are taking off, a bullish signal for the bears, brothers --- BOA is right, this rhythm is unbearable for the crypto circle, really panicking --- It's outrageous, investigating one person results in the entire market being sacrificed, who set these rules? --- The Fed is going to play hard again, I feel my altcoins are cooling off --- The central bank hawks are in power, how can the crypto market survive? Just wait and see, everyone --- A bunch of messy things are mixed together, cryptocurrencies are really fragile --- If Powell's issues affect the rate cut expectations, I’ll cut losses and run --- So, crypto is really hostage to macroeconomics, it's truly hard to trade --- The Fed is going to be tough, the bears will have gains this year

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