The Federal Reserve delivered a widely anticipated 25-basis-point rate cut, lowering the federal funds target range to 3.75%-4.00% following its Oct. 28-29 meeting, Chair Jerome Powell confirmed on Wednesday. The move, aimed at easing financial conditions, came as risk markets reeled from a wave of volatility that had already begun hours earlier. In the run-up to the decision, the crypto market saw heavy turbulence ahead of the Federal Reserve’s rate decision, and this time, the experts called it right. Roughly $100 million in crypto positions were liquidated in the hour leading up to the announcement, with $55 ... (full story)