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Bitcoin Price Today: BTC holds near $89,000 as ETF flows turn, Fed decision looms

Bitcoin Price Today: BTC holds near $89,000 as ETF flows turn, Fed decision looms

Bitcoin rose 1.2% to about $88,988 in Wednesday trading, holding below $90,000 as traders awaited the U.S. Federal Reserve’s rate decision. U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs posted a modest net inflow Monday after five days of outflows, according to Farside Investors. Ether gained 3% to $3,013. Markets remained cautious ahead of Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s statement later Wednesday.

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