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Markets

Bitcoin, Crypto Prices Brace for Downturn in Coming Liquidity Shock, Observers Say

Improving liquidity conditions so far this year have lifted risk assets such as cryptocurrencies, but the trend is poised to turn once the U.S. debt ceiling is lifted and the Treasury along with the Fed resume tightening, analysts say.

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Markets

Inflation Concerns, Strong Jobs Data Put Bitcoin on the Defensive

A strong May jobs report on Friday could set the crypto up for further declines.

The exterior of the Federal Reserve Board building (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Policy

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren Calls for Shutdown of Crypto Funding for Fentanyl

In a Senate hearing, a top U.S. Treasury official said Chinese drug makers have found crypto payments “appealing,” and Warren cited Elliptic research to back a push for legislation.

Prescription fentanyl (Daniel Tahar/Wikimedia Commons)

Markets

Sell Crypto Volatility in May, and Go Away?

The recent calm in bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) should not lull market participants into a false sense of security.

Roller coaster ride for bitcoin on Monday (Getty Images)

Tech

5 Years After the $500K Ethereum Wager Between Joe Lubin and Jimmy Song, Who Won?

The wager made at Consensus 2018 between the two blockchain eminences hinged on how far Ethereum adoption would get by now. Crypto analysts say the network appears to have met a key threshold, or at least gotten very close.

From the left, Joe Lubin, Jimmy Song, and Brady Dale. (CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Slumps Back to $27K on Fed Worry

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for May 31, 2023.

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Markets

Bitcoin Recedes to $27K as Fed's Mester Favors Unabated Tightening

"I don't really see a compelling reason to pause rate hikes," Fed's Mester said, validating the recent hawkish repricing of interest rate expectations in the U.S.

Bitcoin's price chart (CoinDesk/Highcharts.com)

Markets

Bitcoin Edges Below $28K as Investors Eye U.S. Debt Ceiling Progress

Investors awaited a House vote on the debt limit deal, scheduled for Wednesday.

President Joe Biden(Getty Images)

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