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Bitcoin (Magic Internet Money!) Again Proves Less Volatile Than Stocks
The Federal Reserve stirred up markets last week, but bitcoin was less reactive than plain old stocks.
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Powell Addresses Pace of Rate Increases
Powell Addresses Pace of Rate Increases
There is "significant uncertainty" an interest rate level that will be sufficiently restrictive to bring inflation down to the Federal Reserve's 2% goal, Chair Jerome Powell s...
Powell Addresses Pace of Rate Increases

Fed Raises Rates by 75 Basis Points, Powell Says 'Ongoing Increases' Anticipated
Fed Raises Rates by 75 Basis Points, Powell Says 'Ongoing Increases' Anticipated
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised interest rates by 75 basis points, in a move that was widely anticipated by market participants, including bitcoin (BTC) traders. "We c...
Fed Raises Rates by 75 Basis Points, Powell Says 'Ongoing Increases' Anticipated

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Crypto Update | Wednesday's Market-Wide Rug Pull by the US Central Bank
With bitcoin trading relatively steady after the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hike, plus a look at what went wrong with big bank Credit Suisse, CoinDesk’s “Markets Daily” i...
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Bitcoin Outlook Following Fed Rate Hike Announcement
Bitcoin Outlook Following Fed Rate Hike Announcement
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell approved a fourth consecutive 75-point interest rate hike, also signaling a potential shift in how the central bank approaches rising...
Bitcoin Outlook Following Fed Rate Hike Announcement

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Powell’s Interest-rate Antibiotics Could Succeed, but Not Without Risk
Rate hikes are potentially lethal, but could successfully cure inflation and ultimately revitalize the economy.
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Jerome Powell Confusingly Calls Out DeFi for Lack of Transparency
Do the Federal Reserve chief’s comments reflect larger confusion between decentralized finance and centralized finance?
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Crypto Update | Bank of England Breaks Market, Abruptly Returns to Inflationary Policies
With bitcoin trading up following gains in the U.S. stock markets on Wednesday as investors returned to risky assets, plus a comparative look between Jerome Powell’s Federal R...
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US Fed Chair Powell Urges Caution on Regulating DeFi
Some policymakers are keen to press new rules on the decentralized finance sector following the collapse of Do Kwon's terraUSD stablecoin.
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Will the Debt Crush Powell’s Volker Dreams?
An argument for why Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell can’t repeat the actions of Paul Volker in the 1980s.
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