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Bitcoin Below $25K as Market Debates Liquidity

Higher-than-usual market volatility affected bulls and bears alike as crypto futures racked up $300 million in liquidations over a 24-hour period on Wednesday. Kaiko Director of Research Clara Medalie discusses her crypto markets outlook following European Central Bank's 50 basis point hike and the lingering jitters in the banking sector.

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Online Transactions, Peer-to-Peer Payments Should Be Priorities With Digital Euro, ECB Says

Transfers in stores and to governments could take longer to develop, but basic personal use should be free, the European Central Bank said.

El BCE está analizando la emisión del euro digital. (Holger Leue/Getty Images)

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European Finance Ministers Take Stock of Digital Euro Progress

Eurogroup, the body comprised of European finance ministers, said the introduction of a digital euro requires political decisions that should be discussed and taken at the political level.

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Bitcoin Outlook Ahead of Global Central Bank Rate Decisions

The U.S. Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank and the Bank of England will set interest rates this week, while U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen believes inflation will fall considerably next year. 21.co co-founder and CEO Hany Rashwan discusses his outlook for the crypto markets and the impact of macro trends.

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A European Central Bank Blog Decries the End of Bitcoin, and We Aren’t Buying It

Plus: What happens when you go from bitcoin-only to … not?

Another day, another bitcoin doomsayer (DALL-E, CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Is on 'Road to Irrelevance’: European Central Bank Staffers

Ulrich Bindseil, director general market infrastructure and payments at the European Central Bank (ECB), along with Adviser Jürgen Schaff, called the current price action in the crypto markets "an artificially induced last gasp before the road to irrelevance," among other jabs at the industry. "The Hash" team discusses what this means for crypto in Europe and beyond.

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EU Lawmakers Attack Amazon’s Involvement in Digital Euro Project

Lawmakers from different parties cited worries over data privacy and taxation.

Amazon was selected to develop an e-commerce app for a digital euro. (Christian Wiediger/Unsplash)

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Digital Euro Must Be Green, Private and Possibly Capped, National Officials Say

A leaked paper written by France, Germany and Italy, seen by CoinDesk, seeks to guide the European Central Bank’s plans for the digital currency

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White House Calls for Crypto Mining Standards; ECB Hikes Interest Rate 75 Basis Points

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy called for further research on the energy impact of crypto mining to set standards for the industry. The European Central Bank (ECB) raised interest rates by 0.75 percentage points Thursday, the biggest single hike since it began setting monetary policy in 1999. SEC Chairman Gary Gensler speaks to CoinDesk on the state of crypto regulation.

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ECB Raises Interest Rates by 75 BPs to Tame Inflation

Andre Portilho, Head of Digital Assets at BTG Pactual, discusses his crypto outlook as European Central Bank has raised interest rates by 75 basis points amid rising inflation. Plus, his comments on CoinDesk’s interview with SEC Chairman Gary Gensler.

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