Bitcoin settled near $ 19 thousand during Wednesday's trading ahead of the Federal Reserve's upcoming interest decision later today.
On the other hand, most cryptocurrencies fell to follow in the footsteps of global equity markets, weighed down by expectations that the U.S. Central will tighten its monetary policy by raising interest 75 basis points for the third consecutive time.
Bitcoin settled at $18974.50, at 1:38 pm Mecca time, according to Queen's Pass data.
While Ethereum fell 1.06% to $1338.60, Ripple fell 0.85% to 40.13 cents, and Benance fell 0.76% to $266.48.
The global market value of cryptocurrencies over the past 24 hours has fallen by $ 0.87% billion to $ 924.22 billion, according to Queen Market Cap data.
