{"id":1662,"date":"2026-03-19T17:54:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T17:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.coinsignals.net\/?p=1662"},"modified":"2026-03-19T17:54:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T17:54:22","slug":"bitcoin-falls-below-70000-after-fed-meeting-as-ethereum-loses-key-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.coinsignals.net\/index.php\/2026\/03\/19\/bitcoin-falls-below-70000-after-fed-meeting-as-ethereum-loses-key-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Falls Below 70,000 After Fed Meeting as Ethereum Loses Key Support"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"559\" height=\"356\" data-id=\"1663\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.coinsignals.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_1057-2.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.coinsignals.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_1057-2.webp 559w, https:\/\/blog.coinsignals.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_1057-2-300x191.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 559px) 100vw, 559px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Bitcoin dropped below the 70,000 level following the latest Federal Open Market Committee meeting, while Ethereum also slipped under an important support zone near 2,200.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some altcoins moved sharply in both directions, with tokens like HASH and RIVER posting gains of more than 12 percent, even as the broader market declined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bitcoin extends losses after recent rejection<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bitcoin faced strong resistance near 76,000 earlier in the week, and the rejection from that level intensified selling pressure over the past two days. The asset has now fallen below 70,000 for the first time since last Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last week, Bitcoin briefly touched 74,000 before retreating toward 70,000 over the weekend amid rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. It managed to hold that level initially, with buyers stepping in at the start of the new week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Momentum returned on Tuesday when Bitcoin climbed to a six week high of 76,000. However, the rally was short lived, and the price quickly pulled back to around 74,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Volatility increased ahead of the Federal Reserve announcement. Bitcoin dropped sharply to just under 71,000 before the rate decision, then briefly rebounded to 72,000. Selling pressure resumed afterward, pushing the price below 70,000 again before a slight recovery. Despite the bounce, the asset remains down about 5 percent on the day, with its market value falling to around 1.41 trillion dollars and its dominance slipping to about 56 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Altcoins see mixed but mostly negative moves<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most major altcoins followed Bitcoin lower. Ethereum declined by more than 6 percent and is now trading well below 2,200. XRP also weakened, falling under the 1.50 level after a drop of around 3.5 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other large assets recorded losses as well, with BNB falling below 650, Solana dropping near 90, and Cardano, Chainlink, and Monero seeing even steeper declines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the hardest hit were Zcash, Worldcoin, Mantle, and Bittensor, all of which posted double digit losses. In contrast, HASH and RIVER stood out with strong gains, rising to approximately 0.144 and 26.6 respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, the total cryptocurrency market capitalization has fallen by about 100 billion dollars since the previous day\u2019s peak, bringing it down to roughly 2.5 trillion dollars.#crypto#cryptonews <a href=\"https:\/\/coinsignals.net\">https:\/\/coinsignals.net<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/coinsignalpublic\">https:\/\/t.me\/coinsignalpublic<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin dropped below the 70,000 level following the latest Federal Open Market Committee meeting, while Ethereum also slipped under an important support zone near 2,200. 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