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Instability in the financial system is benefiting bitcoin, Matrixport says. (Shutterstock)
Bitcoin Is Benefiting From Crypto’s Flight to Quality: Matrixport
Investors are shifting into the cryptocurrency from stablecoins and more volatile cryptocurrencies, a report from the firm said.
Instability in the financial system is benefiting bitcoin, Matrixport says. (Shutterstock)

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Bitcoin Nears $25K as Interbank Funding Stress Indicator Surges to Highest Level Since COVID Crash
Banking sector stress strengthens the case for the Federal Reserve to pause its campaign of raising interest rates next week.
Bitcoin's daily price chart (CoinDesk/Highcharts.com)

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Belted by Rate Fears
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for March 8, 2023.
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

FOMC minutes show the policy hawks fighting the doves. (Getty Images/Tim Chapman)
Bitcoin Price Remains Lower After Release of FOMC Minutes
The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark fed funds rate by 25 basis points at its most recent meeting.
FOMC minutes show the policy hawks fighting the doves. (Getty Images/Tim Chapman)

Bitcoin Briefly Tops $23.3K as Powell Repeats 'Disinflationary Process' Comment
Bitcoin Briefly Tops $23.3K as Powell Repeats 'Disinflationary Process' Comment
Umee Founder and CEO Brent Xu discusses his outlook for bitcoin (BTC) as investors mull recent remarks by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. The Fed leader spoke days after...
Bitcoin Briefly Tops $23.3K as Powell Repeats 'Disinflationary Process' Comment

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)
Bitcoin Rises to $23.3K as Jerome Powell Repeats 'Disinflationary Process' Comment
The Fed chair spoke days after the central bank last hiked interest rates.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Federal Reserve Lifts Interest Rates Another 25 Basis Points
Bitcoin's price was little changed in the minutes following the announcement.
Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

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Fed Preview: Powell to Trigger 'Healthy Pullback' in Bitcoin, Experts Say
Financial conditions have loosened to a point where the Fed chair may detail the extent of easing is unwarranted, one observer said, warning of a pullback in risk assets.
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Money Supply ‘Falling Like a Stone’: Economist
Money Supply ‘Falling Like a Stone’: Economist
Johns Hopkins University professor of applied economics Steve Hanke shares his outlook on the upcoming Federal Open Market Committee decision on interest rates and the current...
Money Supply ‘Falling Like a Stone’: Economist

Bank of Canada will pause future interest rates. (Dimj/Shutterstock)
Bank of Canada Signals Pause to Rate Hike Cycle
Bitcoin is mostly ignoring the news, but it's a potentially bullish sign.
Bank of Canada will pause future interest rates. (Dimj/Shutterstock)