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Crypto Market Snoozes Through ADP Payroll Shocker

The Omicron variant is behind a sharp decline in U.S. jobs in January, but markets are shrugging off the weak number.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 23: A 'Now hiring' sign is displayed at a FedEx location on June 23, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. Nearly 650,000 retail workers gave notice in April, the biggest one-month worker exodus in the retail industry in more than 20 years, amid a strengthening job market.  (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Markets

Fed Preview: How Rate Hikes Could Stimulate Demand for Stablecoins

Higher interest rates will likely increase demand for the dollar. This could translate into higher demand for dollar-pegged crypto this year.

Federal Reserve building (Paul Brady Photography/Shutterstock)

Markets

US Inflation Rose to Nearly Four-Decade High of 7% in December

The consumer price index is closely watched by bitcoin investors who view the cryptocurrency as a hedge against inflation.

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Markets

Bitcoin Holds Support Ahead of Fed Minutes, March Rate Hike Probability Rises

The Fed’s asset purchase program is set to end in March.

Bitcoin holds range support ahead of Fed minutes (TradingView)

Markets

Volatility Ruled Crypto Markets in 2021, From $69K Bitcoin to Elon Musk’s ‘Dogecoin to the Moooonn’

NFTs exploded, Coinbase stock went public, El Salvador bought the dip and China cracked down on bitcoin miners, while Solana’s SOL tokens and Polygon’s MATIC shot up by multiples of 90 or more. Here’s how crypto traders played it.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk (Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Fed Speeds Up Stimulus Withdrawal, and Bitcoin Jumps

The Fed will reduce its bond purchases by $30 billion every month to wind them down early next year, doubling from the current pace of withdrawal of $15 billion every month.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks Wednesday at a press conference. (Federal Reserve, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

US Inflation Jumps to 39-Year High of 6.8% in November; Bitcoin Falls

Prices for bitcoin, seen by a growing number of investors as a hedge against inflation, jumped 2% after the CPI report from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Consumer Price Index Report (CPI report) data shows fast rise in inflation. (Bureau of Labor Statistics)

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Extends Losses While Traders Remain Bullish on Ether

Weekly returns were mixed as some altcoins outperformed. Meanwhile, macro headwinds could cause investors to reduce exposure to speculative assets next year.

Bitcoin 24 hour price chart (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Turns Lower as Fed Chair Suggests Inflation No Longer ‘Transitory’

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s turnabout suggests the U.S. central bank might move more quickly to tighten monetary policy – potentially a negative for speculative assets including bitcoin.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies Tuesday before the U.S. Senate Banking Committee. (C-Span)