# Fed’s divided rate decision threatens Bitcoin’s comeback as December hike looms

https://mins.news/en/item/120404

- CryptoSlate, 2026-10-29 08:30 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://cryptoslate.com/feds-divided-rate-decision-threatens-bitcoins-comeback-as-december-hike-looms/

> The Federal Reserve voted 10-2 on Oct. 28 to keep its target rate range at 3.75% to 4%. Governor Lisa Cook and Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack dissented, backing an immediate quarter-point increase. Rate-market trackers put the odds of a December hike at roughly 83% to 88%, while markets had priced in a hold.

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