Mark Twain’s Take on Crypto’s Wild Ride Post-Fed Drama: Chaos Ensues!

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The Fed boys down in Washington decided to play the role of a wet blanket on everyone’s crypto party this week. Seems their latest meeting notes were about as cheerful as a tax audit, and twice as confusing.

don’t hold your breath for rate cuts, partner.

  • With Treasury yields climbing faster than a cat up a tree, crypto’s high-flying coins-Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP-are getting tossed around like a sack of wet cats.
  • BTC’s clinging to $66.8K like a drunk on a lamppost; ETH’s napping near $1,960; and XRP’s stuck under a pesky Bollinger Band ceiling at $1.46. Fun times!

    • Now the Fed’s top minds, those financial wizards, reckon inflation’s still “mightily stubborn,” like a mule in a hailstorm. They even warned it might stay above 2% longer than a politician’s campaign promise.

    This here language is about as encouraging as a screen door on a submarine. Rate cuts? Not yet, says the Fed. They’re watching inflation like a hawk watches a chicken coop.

    “FOMC minutes about as uplifting as a root canal.

    Mildly hawkish, with some fellers pushin’ for ‘two-faced’ guidance.

    That’s fancy talk for ‘we might hike or cut-coin toss really.’

    March cuts got less chance than a snowball in July.”

    – Nic (@nicrypto) February 19, 2026

    Turns out, some Fed members wanted to keep the door open for rate hikes “if inflation gets frisky again.” Meanwhile, they reckon easing up might be “premature” unless disinflation gets serious-like a preacher’s sermon.

    Two dissenters voted for immediate cuts, but the general vibe was “sit tight and sweat.” That’s the kind of patience that makes crypto investors twitchier than a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs.

    With Treasury yields climbing and liquidity dreams fading, digital assets got tossed into the briar patch. Let’s see how BTC, ETH, and XRP are faring in this mess.

    Crypto price prediction: Bitcoin (BTC)

    Old BTC took a tumble after the Fed’s scolding, nearly kissing $65K before bouncing like a rubber ball off a brick wall. Now it’s loitering near $66.8K, but that 50-day SMA at $82.6K? About as relevant as a screen door on a submarine.

    RSI’s hangin’ around 34, recovering from “oversold” land but still below 50. Momentum’s weaker than a dollar store coffee. Support’s at $64K, then $60K if things get ugly. Resistance? $70K’s the first fencepost, with $75K-$76K as the Great Wall of China.

    Ethereum (ETH)

    ETH took a beating in February, slid to $1,900 before napping off near $1,960. It’s consolidating like a possum playing dead in the middle of the road.

    Balance of Power’s slightly positive-mild buying pressure, I reckon. But CMF’s still negative, so money’s flowing out like a busted pig trough. Support at $1,900, then $1,800. Resistance? $2,050’s the first hill, followed by $2,200’s mountain peak.

    XRP

    XRP’s havin’ a rough time compared to its crypto cousins. Dropped from $2.00 to bounce off $1.20-$1.25, now hangin’ near $1.41 like a kid’s forgotten kite.

    Stuck below the Bollinger midline at $1.46, with the upper band at $1.65 actin’ like a bouncer at a speakeasy. CMF’s negative-buyers are scarce as hen’s teeth. Support at $1.35, then $1.25. Resistance? $1.46 again, followed by $1.60-$1.65’s brick wall.

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    2026-02-19 14:45