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BTC, ETH price news: Bitcoin tops $64,000 on Monday as traders await FOMC minutes

Traders are watching Fed minutes and a planned White House crypto meeting as fading rate-hike bets and weak ETF inflows keep markets rangebound.

  • Bitcoin rebounded to pass $64,000 on Monday, gaining 2% despite broader market instability from fresh US-Iran rhetoric and geopolitical tensions near the Strait of Hormuz.
  • Donald Trump threatened Oman with military action regarding the Strait of Hormuz, while US equities fell 0.5% as investors reacted to an expiring ceasefire between the US and Iran.
  • Traders are awaiting the Federal Reserve's FOMC minutes due Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET, with expectations for a rate hike next month dropping to about 25% amid economic concerns.
  • Nick Ruck, director of LVRG Research, noted the market remains stalled near $63,000, with investors monitoring fading ETF inflows and the anticipated White House crypto meeting.
  • Safe haven gold climbed to a daily high of $4,427 per ounce, while cross-crypto liquidations reached $180 million as derivatives market funding rates hit 20-month highs of 0.022.
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Coin Desk broke the news in New York, United States on Monday, August 17, 2026.
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