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In latest crypto news, the market is experiencing a risky day. The U.S. Federal Reserve will announce its interest rate decision today. Most traders think the Fed will cut by 0.25%. The news comes at 2:00 p.m. ET, followed by Fed chair Jerome Powell’s press talk at 2:30 p.m. ET. On most days, this would move stocks and bonds. But today, the setup in crypto futures makes it more dangerous. Too many traders are betting in the same direction. If the Fed does not meet those hopes. Or if Powell sounds strict, those bets can crash. That crash would not stop at Bitcoin. It could hit the whole crypto market. Crypto News: Leverage Builds Up in BTC Futures The main warning comes from Bitcoin derivatives. Derivatives are contracts that let people bet on prices using borrowed money. Recent crypto news data from Coinglass shows open interest. The size of futures bets is rising fast. At the same time, Bitcoin’s price is stuck under a key resistance level. Bitcoin Leverage Building Up | Source: X Further in more Bitcoin news, on Binance, OKX, and Bybit, most traders are long, meaning they are betting on the price going up. The long/short ratio shows over 52% of bets are long. On OKX, longs are close to 56%. This shows a crowd expecting the Fed to push Bitcoin higher. Longs Are In High Number  | Source: X But when too many traders are long, the risk of a “long squeeze” grows. In a squeeze, the price dips just enough to force long bets to close. That selling makes the price fall more, which forces more longs to close. It is like a row of falling dominoes. A chain of long liquidations can quickly build into a crash-like scenario. Crypto News: Stablecoin Market and Spot…

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