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Story: Bitcoin Holds Near $77,000 as Traders Brace for FOMC Minutes and Nvidia Results

By Dan Saada

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FOMC Minutes in Focus. The FOMC minutes matter here because they can shift expectations around monetary policy fast.

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Nvidia's Earnings and the Crypto Link. Nvidia is the other piece of this. It's a tech giant, obviously, but its relevance to crypto goes…

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What Traders Are Watching. The narrow trading band Bitcoin is stuck in right now is a real thing — not just a talking point.

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Bitcoin can't seem to break free. The flagship cryptocurrency is sitting around $77,000, down more than 4% over the past week, and traders basically aren't doing much about it.

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The price has been locked in a tight range for three days straight. That kind of sideways action usually means one thing: nobody wants to move first.

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Bitcoin's recent 4%-plus weekly drop came after a stretch of meaningful gains earlier this year. That kind of pullback after a run isn't unusual.

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The broader crypto market has basically mirrored Bitcoin's behavior. Other major digital assets are also showing limited movement.

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And it's not just miners who care. Nvidia has become something of a barometer for risk appetite across the entire market.

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More context: Bitcoin Stalls Near $76,738 as Traders Watch Key Support Floor

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So right now there are two separate events on the calendar, both capable of moving markets, and both arriving around the same time.

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Some traders probably see the $77,000 level as a kind of temporary floor. Others might think it's just a pause before another leg lower. Unclear which camp is bigger right now.

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What's clear is that the interconnectedness between crypto and traditional financial markets keeps getting tighter.

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More context: Bitcoin Dip Buyers Stack Orders Below $70,000 as Futures and Orderbook Data Flash Green

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Crypto has matured into something that reacts to macro signals the way equities do. That's partly a sign of institutional adoption, partly a sign that the asset class has grown…

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Bitcoin's consolidation around $77,000 has kept things calm for now. But calm doesn't mean stable forever.

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