This recent event really caught everyone off guard! The Fed suddenly changed its tone, and the entire crypto market instantly went into panic mode. Will BTC and ETH just lie flat from here? My judgment is exactly the opposite—there’s a money-making opportunity hidden in this round of panic.

When the December FOMC meeting minutes were released, the market’s rosy dreams of an easing policy were basically shattered. A bunch of Fed officials collectively shifted their stance, repeatedly emphasizing “inflationary pressures remain” and “current interest rate levels need to be maintained,” which directly pushed expectations for rate cuts next year down to less than twice. This move made quite a few people nervous, messaging me to ask whether they should cash out and take cover.

Hold on, don’t rush to make a decision. I’ve been watching the crypto market for eight years now, and this is exactly the time to stay calm. This isn’t a signal for a crypto winter—on the contrary, it’s a great time to sift out the real winners.

First, we need to understand: what’s the real story behind this so-called “hawkishness”?

Don’t be scared by talk of “possible pause on rate cuts.” I read the minutes carefully—the core message is really just one thing: the Fed is proactively deflating bubbles, not trying to push the market off a cliff. Even if there are rate cuts, they’ll be done in a “soft touch” manner—controlling inflation rebounds while avoiding a hard economic landing, so they’re deliberately talking tough to cool the market down.

Sure, there’s short-term pressure for crypto assets. The dollar index is already ticking up, and the crypto market has always been sensitive to liquidity changes. But here’s the key: the “Powell shock” back in October was a sudden attack—the market was completely unprepared; this time is different. This time, the warning came ahead of time, giving the market a buffer period. In my experience, the drop this time shouldn’t be more than half of the last one.

History tells us—(original text incomplete)