Crypto.com CEO Predicts Strong Q4 if Fed Cuts Rates at September Meeting

￰3￱ CEO Kris Marszalek expects a strong fourth quarter for digital assets if the Federal Reserve (Fed) cuts interest rates at its September 17 meeting, citing improved market conditions and increased liquidity for risk ￰4￱ prediction comes as CME futures markets price a 90% probability of rate cuts following Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s dovish speech at Jackson Hole, while crypto markets position for extended rallies amid anticipated monetary ￰5￱ an interview with Bloomberg, Marszalek revealed that ￰6￱ generated $1.5 billion in revenue last year, with $1 billion in gross profit, predicting better performance in 2025 driven by lower borrowing costs and increased institutional ￰7￱ to him, top investment banks have approached the exchange regarding a potential IPO, but it remains privately held, enjoying operational flexibility while maintaining a solid balance ￰8￱ Exchange Teases IPO Amid Trump Media Partnership Marszalek confirmed ￰9￱ “ has the numbers ” for a public listing after multiple approaches from leading investment banks, but emphasized no decisions have been ￰10￱ company reported $300 million in profitability last year after reinvesting $700 million, undoubtedly making it one of the most profitable crypto exchanges, considering public ￰11￱ exchange announced a partnership with Trump Media and Technology Group on August 26, establishing a treasury strategy for its native Cronos ￰12￱ Media + ￰0￱ strike a $6.4B deal to launch a CRO-focused digital asset treasury. #TrumpMedia #Crypto ￰1￱ — ￰13￱ (@cryptonews) August 26, 2025 The collaboration extends beyond treasury management to include ETF development, payments infrastructure, and subscription services as part of broader Trump administration crypto ￰14￱ described the partnership as supporting the administration’s ambitious crypto ￰15￱ emphasized Crypto.

com’s role in executing multibillion-dollar Bitcoin strategies and providing infrastructure for various crypto ￰16￱ CEO addressed potential conflict of interest concerns by noting that Trump’s assets are held in blind trusts, while ￰17￱ operates as an independent, publicly traded ￰18￱ stressed that the private company structure enables rapid decision-making and strategic partnerships supporting industry ￰19￱ plans aggressive expansion into prediction markets, targeting sports betting and political events through CFTC-regulated ￰20￱ Rate Cut Optimism Drives Q4 Crypto Rally Expectations Powell’s Jackson Hole remarks triggered widespread forecast revisions, with Morgan Stanley, Barclays, BNP Paribas, and Deutsche Bank now expecting September rate ￰21￱ Fed Chair acknowledged labor market weakening, citing July’s disappointing 73,000 payroll additions and downward revisions to previous ￰22￱ last month, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called for 50 basis point cuts following “incredible” inflation data, which is a shift from the Fed’s hawkish ￰23￱ consumer price index rose 0.2% monthly and 2.7% annually, below expectations, while core CPI reached 3.1% yearly.

However, market optimism faces potential headwinds from excessive social sentiment around rate ￰24￱ has recently warned that discussion of “Fed,” “rate,” and “cut” across social platforms reached 11-month peaks, historically indicating euphoric levels that often precede local market ￰25￱ Fed rate cut chatter may be risky for crypto, as Santiment warns social sentiment hits an 11-month peak, suggesting a potential market top ahead. #Bitcoin #FedRate ￰2￱ — ￰26￱ (@cryptonews) August 24, 2025 Bitcoin exchange supply accumulation presents concerning signals, with holdings rising approximately 70,000 coins since early ￰27￱ trend reverses sustained patterns of assets being moved into cold storage, potentially indicating increased preparation by holders for ￰28￱ blockchain analytics firm cited that Ethereum’s technical indicators suggest caution, despite its strong price performance, with short-term MVRV nearing 15% and long-term readings at 58.5%.

These levels historically correspond with profit-taking activity and potential retracements before further ￰29￱ all these, the looming replacement of the Fed Chair has sparked some ￰30￱ Central Bank President Christine Lagarde warned that Trump’s undermining of Fed independence would create “very serious danger” for the global ￰31￱ emphasized that political control over monetary policy would have “very worrying” implications for global economic ￰32￱ intensified criticism of Powell, demanding immediate rate cuts while threatening “major lawsuits” and accusing the Fed Chair of costing America “ trillions in interest costs .” The president maintains tariffs haven’t caused inflation while implementing 40% duties on Brazil and 50% on copper imports.

Notably, manufacturing PMI data could influence rate cut timing, with forecasts expecting ISM Manufacturing PMI at 48.9 versus the previous 48.0.