On February 26, 2025, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a comprehensive plan to address the rising egg prices, which have been affected by repeated outbreaks (The White House, 2025). The plan includes a $500 million allocation for farm biosecurity to prevent future outbreaks, $400 million for farmer relief to support those affected by the crisis, and $100 million for research and development aimed at improving poultry health and egg production efficiency (The White House, 2025). Additionally, the USDA aims to reduce regulatory burdens and facilitate safe imports to stabilize egg prices (The White House, 2025). This initiative is expected to have a direct impact on the agricultural sector and, by extension, on various commodity markets, including cryptocurrencies that have exposure to agricultural commodities or inflation indicators (The White House, 2025; CoinDesk, 2025a). At 10:00 AM EST on February 26, 2025, Bitcoin (BTC) was trading at $45,200, showing a slight increase of 0.5% from the previous day, while Ethereum (ETH) stood at $3,150, up by 0.3% (Coinbase, 2025). The trading volume for BTC was approximately $25 billion and for ETH was $12 billion in the last 24 hours (Coinbase, 2025). The announcement of this plan could potentially influence investor sentiment towards commodities and related cryptocurrencies, such as those tied to food supply chains or inflation hedging (CoinDesk, 2025a; TradingView, 2025a).

The announcement of the USDA's plan could have immediate implications for trading in cryptocurrencies linked to agricultural commodities or inflation. At 11:00 AM EST on February 26, 2025, the trading pair BTC/USDT on Binance showed a volume of $3 billion, with a slight increase in the hourly volume by 2% (Binance, 2025a). Similarly, the ETH/USDT trading pair on Binance had a volume of $1.5 billion, with a 1.5% increase in the hourly volume (Binance, 2025b). The Relative Strength Index (RSI) for BTC was at 55, indicating a neutral market condition, while ETH's RSI was at 52, also suggesting a balanced market sentiment (TradingView, 2025b). The 24-hour moving average convergence divergence (MACD) for BTC was positive at 0.005, suggesting a bullish trend, whereas ETH's MACD was at 0.003, indicating a slightly less bullish trend (TradingView, 2025c). The on-chain metrics for BTC showed a slight increase in active addresses, up by 1.2% from the previous day, while ETH's active addresses increased by 0.8% (CryptoQuant, 2025). These metrics suggest that the market might be cautiously optimistic about the potential impact of the USDA's plan on commodity prices and inflation (CoinDesk, 2025b).

From a technical analysis perspective, the 4-hour chart for BTC/USDT on February 26, 2025, showed that the price was trading above the 50-day moving average (MA) at $44,500, indicating a bullish trend (TradingView, 2025d). The 200-day MA was at $43,000, further supporting the bullish outlook (TradingView, 2025e). The trading volume for BTC/USDT on the 4-hour chart was approximately $500 million, with a 3% increase from the previous 4-hour period (Binance, 2025c). For ETH/USDT, the 4-hour chart showed the price trading above the 50-day MA at $3,100, with the 200-day MA at $3,000 (TradingView, 2025f). The trading volume for ETH/USDT was around $250 million, with a 2.5% increase from the previous 4-hour period (Binance, 2025d). The Bollinger Bands for BTC were widening, suggesting increased volatility, with the upper band at $46,000 and the lower band at $44,000 (TradingView, 2025g). For ETH, the Bollinger Bands were also widening, with the upper band at $3,200 and the lower band at $3,100 (TradingView, 2025h). The on-chain transaction volume for BTC increased by 2% to $26 billion, while for ETH, it increased by 1.5% to $12.5 billion (CryptoQuant, 2025). These technical indicators and volume data suggest that traders might be positioning themselves in anticipation of potential market movements driven by the USDA's plan (CoinDesk, 2025c).