The Federal Reserve's new move is here, but this time it's not a rate cut.



According to the latest intelligence, the Federal Reserve plans to purchase $220 billion in short-term government bonds over the next year. It may sound unfamiliar, but the logic behind it is straightforward—last December, the Fed suddenly announced the restart of its bond-buying program, with the official explanation that the reserves in the financial system had approached a "moderately ample" warning line. In other words: market liquidity is tight and needs to be urgently replenished.

This purchase plan will be executed throughout January, injecting about $40 billion each month. Although it is not officially considered quantitative easing, the market effect is likely comparable—massive funds will soon flow into the financial system, and asset pricing cannot remain unaffected.

The key question is, what does this reflect? The signal of a reserve shortage among banks has existed for a long time; the Fed's move seems more like a silent response to downward pressure on the economy. While people are still speculating whether the rate hike cycle will continue, the Fed has already quietly switched tracks.

Will assets like BTC, SOL, and ZEC benefit from the liquidity release? Or is this just the prelude to reignited inflation? History shows that every large-scale liquidity injection tends to push up the prices of risk assets. But this time, the outlook remains full of uncertainty.
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