Good news from the Fed in 2026? Since his inauguration as president of the United States on January 20, 2025, Donald Trump has made numerous favorable announcements for the cryptocurrency sector, such as the creation of a national strategic Bitcoin reserve on March 7. And among his statements indirectly helping the crypto sphere, the US president's willingness to drastically lower the Federal Reserve's key rates to strongly aid the bullish recovery of the crypto market in 2026.
Key points of this article:
President Trump has announced his desire to see a significant reduction in the Fed's key rates, which could benefit the cryptocurrency market in 2026.
The price of Bitcoin has stabilized around $87,000, already benefiting from presidential announcements.
President Trump wants to see « significantly » reduced interest rates from the Fed
During a national address on December 18, 2025 (at 3 AM, French time), President Donald Trump declared that he would very soon designate (« at the beginning of the new year ») a new president at the head of the Federal Reserve of the United States, replacing Jerome Powell, whose term as president of the banking institution ends in May 2026.
If pro-crypto Kevin Hassett seems to be the favorite to be the future leader of the Fed, President Trump did not mention his name here. But the American head of state indicated that the next president of the American central bank will, like him, have the conviction to lower « significantly » the key rates.
« I will soon announce the name of the next president of the Federal Reserve, someone who firmly believes in significantly lowering interest rates, and by a lot (…). We will see this at the beginning of the new year. »
Donald Trump, president of the United States of America
Bitcoin stabilizes around $87,000
This is once again a long-term positive statement from President Trump for the Bitcoin and crypto-assets sector, as lower Fed key rates favor « risk-on » assets like stocks and cryptos.
Since the presidential speech, the price of Bitcoin seems to have already, in the immediate term, recovered from its low point near $85,000 recorded yesterday, December 17. After surpassing $86,000 and then $87,000, BTC is currently at exactly $87,350 at the time of writing.
If the Fed decided, for the third time this year, to lower its key rates on December 10, the hawkish statements from Jerome Powell (suspending any potential new cuts) did not allow for a bullish restart of the crypto market. However, many positive signs from the Federal Reserve, such as the end of its QT (quantitative tightening) and the upcoming appointment of its new president, should logically allow for a clear green on Bitcoin prices in 2026.
