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Market Wrap: Bitcoin and Stocks Rise After Fed Raises Rates; Growth Concerns Ease

BTC rose by 5% over the past 24 hours as bearish sentiment waned.

U.S. Federal Reserve building (Shutterstock)

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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Minnows Are Resilient as Long-Term Whales Capitulate to Pressure

How long these smaller-scale investors remain committed to their crypto assets will be an interesting trend to observe; bitcoin and ether drop.

Silver Freshwater Minnows (*adrisbow* (Adriana Lopetrone)/Getty Images)

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Traders Take Some Profits Ahead of Fed Meeting, Expect Higher Volatility

BTC is roughly flat over the past week, although some option traders have hedged against further price declines.

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Range-Bound Crypto Market, SOL, APE

CrossTower Co-Founder and CEO Kapil Rathi discusses the current state of the crypto markets as the Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates by 50 basis points this month. Plus, a conversation about crypto’s increasing correlation with tech stocks as a risk-on asset and the activity of certain altcoins like SOL and APE.

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First Mover Asia: Why the Metaverse Is a Potemkin Village

Despite breathless headlines about a digital land rush, metaverse platforms are struggling to attract brands and users; bitcoin ticks up slightly.

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Market Wrap: Cryptos and Stocks Mixed; Bitcoin Outperforms Altcoins

Choppy trading in stocks and cryptos reflects uncertainty among global investors.

Volatility ahead (Matt Hardy/Unsplash)

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First Mover Asia: Singapore’s Distaste for Retail Crypto Spooks Institutional Money

Three Arrows Capital's decision last week to move its headquarters to Dubai reflects growing concerns about the city-state's increasing regulatory scrutiny of crypto; bitcoin returns to where it started the weekend.

Singapore skyline (Unsplash)

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Market Wrap: Cryptos and Stocks Dip Ahead of Seasonally Strong May

BTC is lagging equities and gold so far this year, although returns are typically positive in May.

Investors look toward May (Maddi Bazzocco, Unsplash)

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First Mover Asia: Hong Kong Isn’t Sure if It Needs a CBDC

The issues that have prompted other countries to explore a central bank digital currency don’t exist to the same extent in Hong Kong; bitcoin continues its mini-upswing.

Hong Kong faces a choice about pursuing a CBDC. (Camerique/ClassicStock/Getty Images)

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Market Wrap: Cryptos Mixed as Bitcoin Trades Near $40K

BTC is on track for a 15% decline this month, compared with a 13% loss in ETH.

Searching for signs of stability (Julian Hochgesang/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)