# Bitcoin Holds Near 64,000 Dollars as Korean Stocks Fall Before the Fed Decision

The KOSPI index dropped more than seven percent and triggered a trading halt hours before the Federal Reserve's July 28 to 29 meeting, with a rate hike seen as a small but nonzero risk.

- Published: 2026-07-28T05:30:46.251Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-07-28/bitcoin-holds-near-64-000-dollars-as-korean-stocks-fall-befo
- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: macro
- Sources: [CoinDesk](https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/07/28/bitcoin-slides-2-after-u-s-close-while-korea-s-kospi-plunges-10), [crypto.news](https://crypto.news/kospi-halts-trading-after-8-plunge/), [Polylog editors](https://polylog.news)

Bitcoin traded near 64,000 dollars, down about 2 percent after the US close, while South Korea's KOSPI index fell sharply and triggered a circuit breaker, an automatic trading halt, after a decline of roughly 8 percent, with chipmakers Sams…

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