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The Fed is likely to deliver its third consecutive super-sized rate hike on Wednesday. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Fed Preview: Bitcoin Investors to Look Past Jumbo Rate Hike and Focus on Economic Assessment and Borrowing Cost Estimates
The economy has remained stronger than policymakers expected in July. So hawkish risk is that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says the inflation fight is still in early st...
The Fed is likely to deliver its third consecutive super-sized rate hike on Wednesday. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Bitcoin's Pre-Fed Weakness Has Chart Analysts Focused on Support at $18.3K
Bitcoin’s Pre-Fed Weakness Has Chart Analysts Focused on Support at $18.3K
Ahead of a pivotal Federal Reserve interest rate decision on Wednesday, bitcoin (BTC) is on the defensive and appears to be on track to test support at $18,300, which, if brea...
Bitcoin's Pre-Fed Weakness Has Chart Analysts Focused on Support at $18.3K

Bitcoin Back Above $19K After Touching 3-Month Low
Bitcoin Back Above $19K After Touching 3-Month Low
Bitcoin (BTC) touched a three-month low, leading a broad decline in digital asset markets, as traders looked ahead to a possible interest rate hike at this week’s Federal Rese...
Bitcoin Back Above $19K After Touching 3-Month Low

Current Crypto Market Lacks ‘Positive Catalysts’ and Investors Are ‘Spooked,’ Analyst Says
Current Crypto Market Lacks ‘Positive Catalysts’ and Investors Are ‘Spooked,’ Analyst Says
Brett Sifling, director of Get Invested at Gerber Kawasaki, joins “All About Bitcoin” to discuss his outlook on bitcoin (BTC) amid the recent market turbulence. Plus, a closer...
Current Crypto Market Lacks ‘Positive Catalysts’ and Investors Are ‘Spooked,’ Analyst Says

Traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange started pricing in a 32% chance of a 100 basis point rate hike by the Federal Rate in September. (CME)
A Full Percentage Point Rate Hike? Bitcoin Traders Size Up Fed’s Desperation on Inflation
Chances of a 100 basis point rate hike rose fast following Tuesday's CPI report.
Traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange started pricing in a 32% chance of a 100 basis point rate hike by the Federal Rate in September. (CME)

Prices for cereals and bakery products shot up 1.2% in August from July. (Creative Commons, modified by CoinDesk)
Path Forward for Crypto Gets Tougher After US CPI Report Comes in Hot
It's becoming a game of Whac-A-Mole for the Federal Reserve to keep consumer prices from shooting up. That might mean an aggressive-for-longer stance on monetary policy, osten...
Prices for cereals and bakery products shot up 1.2% in August from July. (Creative Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

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US CPI Report Shows Inflation Hotter Than Expected, Bitcoin Plunges 9.6%
Core inflation, which is more closely watched by traders, rose 0.6 percent in August, a larger increase than in July.
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US Inflation Data Could Test Bitcoin’s Rally
The price of BTC gained 15% over the weekend as traders wait for positive U.S. inflation data.
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Bitcoin Posts Biggest Daily Gain in 6 Months
Bitcoin Posts Biggest Daily Gain in 6 Months
Bitcoin (BTC) posts its biggest daily gain in six months as traditional market investors shrug off U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s pro-liquidity tightening stance....
Bitcoin Posts Biggest Daily Gain in 6 Months

Fed's Waller Sees Another 'Significant' Rate Hike This Month; SEC Enforcement Chief: We Can’t Ignore Crypto Law-Breaking
Fed’s Waller Sees Another ‘Significant’ Rate Hike This Month; SEC Enforcement Chief: We Can’t Ignore Crypto Law-Breaking
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said Friday he expects a big interest rate increase later this month. Gurbir Grewal, director of enforcement at the U.S. Securities...
Fed's Waller Sees Another 'Significant' Rate Hike This Month; SEC Enforcement Chief: We Can’t Ignore Crypto Law-Breaking