Is Powell Secretly Bullish on Crypto?

This week: a Fed rate cut, market reactions, Nvidia’s AI investment in the UK, and Google’s new payments protocol with crypto integration.

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Hodl Fm
September 18, 2025

YOUR WEEKLY DOSE OF CRYPTO WISDOM AND ENTERTAINMENT

Hey Hodlers,
While the rest of the world is just trying to survive until Friday, the markets decided to give us drama early. The Fed just made its big move with a rate cut, and markets reacted like kids on a sugar high. And because crypto never lets us have just one storyline, a bunch of streamers decided to “leak” a Drake track to pump a token. Yes, that really happened.

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Fed Cuts Rates — BTC Smiles, Wall Street Shrugs

The Fed finally shaved off 25bps, taking rates down to 4.00–4.25%. Powell insists this isn’t a “new era of easy money,” but markets are already whispering bull run. For Bitcoin and altcoins, cheaper cash usually means more room to party—assuming inflation doesn’t crash the vibe.

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Drake Track? Nope. Token Pump? Absolutely.

Pump.fun streamers “leaked” what they claimed was a new Drake track to hype $BAGWORK. The result? Token up 3,000% in a day, creators pocketing $80K+, and Drake himself logging in to say: not me, fam. Once again, meme coins prove they run on chaos, not fundamentals.

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Nvidia Wants AI Factories in the UK

Nvidia is ready to splash billions to turn the UK into an AI powerhouse. Think mega data centers packed with GPUs, sovereign compute power, and a nice PR boost during state visits. Whether it’s the start of “Great British AI” or just hotter electric bills remains to be seen.

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Google Teaches AI Agents How to Pay You (Yes, With Crypto)

Google just dropped its Agent Payments Protocol (AP2)—a standard that lets AI agents actually make payments on your behalf. It uses “mandates” (fancy rules so the bot doesn’t buy yachts for itself), keeps receipts, and yes, includes crypto/stablecoin rails. Basically, it’s like giving Siri a wallet—what could go wrong?

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