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Fed’s Powell Brings the Dog and Pony Show to DC for the Semiannual Monetary Policy Review
This month's FOMC meeting is expected to result in a 50 basis point interest rate hike.
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Bitcoin Rebounds Above $22K, Equities Struggle After Fed Chair Powell Says Rates Are ‘Likely to Be Higher’
Over 70% of traders now see the possibility of a 50 basis point rate hike at the March FOMC meeting. Bitcoin has dropped 1.6% in the past 24 hours but remained rangebound.
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Federal Reserve’s Powell: We Don’t Want to Strangle Crypto Innovation, but Sector Is a Mess
The central bank's chairman said the Fed is sticking to its warnings that banks should be “quite cautious” about getting involved in digital assets.
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Crypto Observers Look to Treasury Yields for Cues as Bitcoin Remains Comatose
BTC may struggle to maintain current valuations if the U.S. government bond yields extend the February rally, one trading firm said, although the yields have started to pull b...
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U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis (left) and Rep. Patrick McHenry (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
U.S. Lawmakers Argue SEC Accounting Policy Undermines Safe Crypto Custody
Rep. Patrick McHenry, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, and Sen. Cynthia Lummis teamed up on a letter questioning regulators about crypto accounting policy.
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Fed’s Preferred Inflation Gauge Runs Hot; Outlook for Bitcoin Futures on CME
Fed’s Preferred Inflation Gauge Runs Hot; Outlook for Bitcoin Futures on CME
The January PCE Price Index – the Fed's favored inflation indicator – unexpectedly rose to 5.4%. Separately, three-month bitcoin futures listed on the CME, which is widely con...
Fed’s Preferred Inflation Gauge Runs Hot; Outlook for Bitcoin Futures on CME

Bitcoin Slips Below $24K Amid New Inflation Data; Coinbase’s New Layer 2 Blockchain Has Rocky Rollout
Bitcoin Slips Below $24K Amid New Inflation Data; Coinbase’s New Layer 2 Blockchain Has Rocky Rollout
Bitcoin (BTC) failed to recapture the $24,000 support level following the release of the personal consumption expenditure (PCE) index, also referred to as the Fed's favorite i...
Bitcoin Slips Below $24K Amid New Inflation Data; Coinbase’s New Layer 2 Blockchain Has Rocky Rollout

Crypto markets have struggled to gain traction. (David Foti/Unsplash)
Bitcoin Hovers Near $24K as Investors Mull Economic Uncertainties
Bitcoin was trading sideways over the past 24 hours, while ether has risen 2.1%.
Crypto markets have struggled to gain traction. (David Foti/Unsplash)

Fed Approves Quarter-Point Rate Increase, Smallest Hike Since March 2022
Fed Approves Quarter-Point Rate Increase, Smallest Hike Since March 2022
The U.S. Federal Reserve approved a 0.25 percentage point rate increase, the smallest hike since March 2022. Caleb & Brown Director Jake Boyle discusses the latest inflation d...
Fed Approves Quarter-Point Rate Increase, Smallest Hike Since March 2022

Fed Minutes Show Most Members Approve 25BPS Rate Hike; Counsel Says Voyager’s Binance US Sale Plan ‘Full Steam Ahead’
Fed Minutes Show Most Members Approve 25BPS Rate Hike; Counsel Says Voyager’s Binance US Sale Plan ‘Full Steam Ahead’
The latest FOMC minutes reveal that almost all Fed policymakers favored easing rate hikes to a quarter percentage point. Plans to wind up Voyager Digital by selling assets to...
Fed Minutes Show Most Members Approve 25BPS Rate Hike; Counsel Says Voyager’s Binance US Sale Plan ‘Full Steam Ahead’