Fed Chair Warsh Warns Inflation Persists as Bitcoin Drops
Bitcoin (BTC)
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Eugene Serbin
bitcoinethereumnews.com reported that Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh delivered a stern message during his Jackson Hole speech on Friday, cautioning that the battle against inflation is far from over. Warsh declared that the responsibility for 65 months of sustained, elevated inflation sits squarely with the central bank. He noted that both PCE and CPI inflation metrics continue to exceed the 2% benchmark significantly.
Although summer readings were better than expected, Warsh stated they do not indicate that underlying trends have meaningfully improved. The Fed Chair emphasized that controlling price pressures must remain the predominant focus. He gave no timetable for a rate hike and clarified that the speech should not be viewed as forward guidance.
Financial markets responded swiftly to this hawkish tone, with Bitcoin retreating from levels above $80,000 to approximately $79,200. This marked a decline of roughly 2% within the trading session. U.S. equity markets experienced modest losses while Treasury yields edged upward. Market participants increased their assessment of a September rate hike probability to 42%, up from 35% the previous day.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for BTC, measured when this story was written up on 29 August 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
Whalio’s Binance spot data shows Bitcoin trading at $77,845.87, indicating a continued downward pressure from the reported $79,200 level. The 1-hour buy ratio stands at 63.0%, while the 4-hour ratio is 53.8%, both significantly higher than the 24-hour ratio of 47.1%. This divergence suggests that buying pressure is building in the short term, contrasting with the broader 24-hour trend where selling dominated. The 24-hour volume delta is -$90,470,724, indicating that more volume was sold than bought over the full day. However, the 1-hour volume delta is positive at +$9,284,757, showing immediate buyer interest. The CVD for the 24-hour close is -$27,440,013, confirming that net flow has been negative over the longer timeframe.
The latest daily buy ratio of 46.7% sits at the 18th percentile of the last 322 days, against a median of 49.2% - weaker buying than most days.
Twenty-four hours later
What BTC did over the 23 hours after the story broke. The market moves for its own reasons; this is what happened, not what the story caused.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for BTC, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Over the preceding week, the average buy ratio was 50.3%, making the current 24-hour ratio of 47.1% slightly lower by 3.2 percentage points. The 24-hour spot volume of $1,560,927,602 represents 0.85x the weekly average, indicating lighter trading activity. Net buying occurred on only 4 of the 7 days last week, compared to 9 of 24 hours in the current session. The price change over the previous 8 days was -0.6%, with a total volume delta of +$53,546,167. This recent session shows a sharper short-term recovery in buy ratios despite lower overall volume compared to the weekly norm.