Fed holds FOMC rate at 4.00%, matching expectations

The decision itself carries little information, since the outcome matched both consensus and the prior reading exactly — the signal lies in the absence of surprise rather than in the rate level. For crypto and RWA markets, a hold with no deviation keeps the macro backdrop static, meaning digital-asset direction is likely to be driven by asset-specific flows rather than policy shifts. The open question is whether the Fed's next communication breaks that stillness, since the rate path beyond this meeting is not addressed here.