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Bitcoin Breaks $43K Despite Powell's Call for New Regulations on Crypto

Marc Lopresti, The Strategic Funds' managing director, discusses the recent upswing in the crypto markets amid Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s statements on a digital dollar and Terra Luna’s purchase of $125 million worth of bitcoin. Plus, a conversation about investor interest in various altcoins like Solana, AVAX, and ether, and traditional finance’s ongoing effort to enter the DeFi space.

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BTC Price Breaks Out to Highest Point in 3 Weeks

Christine Lee explains how bitcoin’s recent price surge pushed the overall market capitalization back above $2 billion, a value not seen since the eruption of war between Russia and Ukraine. This jump follows yesterday’s price stumble attributed to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s hawkish remarks regarding rate hikes.

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La postura agresiva del presidente de la Reserva Federal, Powell, sobre la inflación podría perjudicar a las Cripto

Los aumentos de las tasas de interés podrían hacer caer las Cripto, especialmente debido a su fuerte correlación con los Mercados financieros tradicionales, dicen los analistas.

Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, speaks during the National Association of Business Economics (NABE) economic policy conference in Washington, D.C, U.S., on Monday, March 21, 2022. The theme of this year's annual meeting is "Policy Options for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth." (Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Pionero en Asia: ¿Por qué Bitcoin empezó la semana con lentitud? Ether sube

El comercio de Bitcoin ha sido ligero ya que los inversores parecen estar tomando medidas ante un entorno macroeconómico inestable.

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CME Open Interest Suggests Downtrend Is Over

Federal Reserve Chariman Jerome Powell says the Fed will consider more aggressive rate hikes to tame inflation. The statement sent bitcoin trading in the red Monday along with traditional markets.

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Wages Aren’t Rising With Inflation, Can Crypto Help?

Michele Schneider, MarketGauge Group managing director, shares her crypto markets update with “First Mover” following Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s testimony on inflation and the release of the jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Schneider addresses the economic tensions that arise as inflation increases while wages stay stagnant, and the uptick in crypto transaction volumes from Russia and Ukraine. 

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Optimas CEO on Inflation: Fed Chair Powell Will ‘Turn to Quantitative Easing Within 6–7 Months’

Optimas CEO and founder Octavio Marenzi shares his insights on Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s plans for a quarter-point rate hike later this month, believing this is only a short-term concern and Powell is likely to utilize quantitative easing (QE) within the next six to seven months.

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Analistas de Bitcoin reflexionan sobre el impacto del petróleo en su precio más alto desde 2008

El conflicto entre Rusia y Ucrania ha disparado el precio del petróleo crudo a más de 115 dólares por barril. Esto es lo que este último aumento podría significar para el mercado del Bitcoin .

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March Rate Hike, Russia-Ukraine Conflict and Other Macro Factors Moving Bitcoin Price

Damanick Dantes, CoinDesk Markets Reporter, joins “All About Bitcoin” to present his BTC price analysis as macro factors continue to impact the state of the crypto market. Dantes discusses what Powell’s projected March rate hike mean for the crypto markets, and concerns about cryptocurrency usage by Russians to circumvent economic sanctions.

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Fed Chair Jerome Powell Sees Rate Hike This Month Despite Ukraine War

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says he is “inclined to propose and support a 25-basis-point rate hike" in March. In addition, Powell stated that “war underscores need” for crypto regulation as the Russia-Ukraine conflict unfolds. "The Hash" team reacts to Powell's comments.

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