BTC hit $79,447 before pulling back, 92,000 people were liquidated for $160 million, and the Fear & Greed Index fell to 40.

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Bitcoin touched $79,447 within 24 hours before pulling back to around $78,400, with an intraday gain of only +0.11%. Over the past 24 hours, 92,000 people were liquidated, totaling $159.6 million in losses, with short liquidations accounting for 60.5% at $96.59 million. Powell will step down on 5/15, and Warsh's nomination has been approved by the Senate Banking Committee. The Fear & Greed Index dropped from 47 (Neutral) yesterday to 40 (Fear), as the market enters a policy vacuum period during the transition of the chair. (Context: Analyst: Bitcoin does not need a new narrative to return to $100,000! Price increases will naturally create bullish factors, and it remains an "excellent bottom-fishing zone.") (Background: Cathie Wood of ARK: Bitcoin is still in the bull market bottoming phase, and innovative assets are being "collectively mispriced.") Bitcoin was quoted at $78,428 in early Asian trading, having touched $79,447 within 24 hours before pulling back, with an intraday gain of only +0.11%. The overall trend remains a narrow oscillation—rebounding less than 6% from the 14-day low of $74,277 on April 30, and failing to break through the short-term resistance of $79,500 after multiple tests. Ethereum is consolidating around $2,314 (+0.30%), having fallen back after hitting a 24-hour high of $2,357, slowly recovering from the April 30 low of $2,232. SOL fell slightly by -0.29% to $83.66, and XRP remained almost flat at $1.3867 (+0.04%). The market has just digested the news of the FOMC hawkish divergence, and attention has shifted to the policy vacuum period following Powell's countdown to departure. Consolidation does not mean there is no carnage. In the past 24 hours, a total of 92,183 people were liquidated across the market, with total losses of $159.6 million. Short positions took the brunt—$96.59 million in short liquidations (60.5%) versus $63.03 million in long liquidations (39.5%). In other words, during the volatile consolidation, those shorting were hurt more. The largest single liquidation was a Bybit BTCUSD contract worth $2.5 million. Looking at the short term, $100.5 million was liquidated in the last 12 hours (Long $32.81M / Short $67.65M), and $61.3 million in the last 4 hours (Long $23.31M / Short $37.98M), with shorts being on the losing side across every time dimension. The Fed's FOMC meeting on April 29 decided to keep interest rates in the 3.5%–3.75% range, but the meeting results were far less calm than they appeared—the FOMC members passed the resolution by an 8-4 vote, with the 4 dissenting votes marking the highest number since 1992. Fed Governor Stephen Miran advocated for an immediate rate cut, while three other members opposed the "dovish" wording in the statement, arguing that inflationary pressure must remain the priority. Powell confirmed at the post-meeting press conference that he will step down as Fed Chair on May 15, but will remain on the Board of Governors as a member "for a period of time." Market focus has shifted to the successor nominated by Trump—former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh, whose nomination was approved by the Senate Banking Committee on April 29 by a 13-11 vote. Awaiting a full Senate vote, the transition is expected to be completed before mid-May. Warsh is known for his hawkish stance, and the market is repricing the policy path under the new chair's term. On the macro data front, US CPI rose to 3.3% in March (the highest since 2024), and the situation in the Middle East continues to push oil prices toward $100 per barrel, making inflation stickiness difficult to resolve in the short term. Signals from ETFs are divergent. On May 1, Bitcoin spot ETFs saw a net inflow of $630 million, and Ethereum ETFs saw a net inflow of $101 million. For the full month of April,

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