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Powell Says Fed Is 'Prepared to Raise Rates Further if Appropriate' During Jackson Hole Speech

In his opening remarks for the Kansas City Fed’s Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell addresses the current state of inflation and why the central bank is "prepared to raise rates further if appropriate" in order to bring inflation down.

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Powell's Jackson Hole Speech Will Likely 'Impact' Crypto Markets: Strategist

Bitcoin is trading around $26,000 ahead of U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's speech at Jackson Hole. Sacha Ghebali, director of strategy and business development for The Tie, discusses what to expect from the annual economic symposium and its potential impact on the crypto markets.

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Fed's Powell at Jackson Hole: Prepared to Raise Rates Further if Appropriate

Market participants were looking to Friday morning's speech to gauge the future direction of the U.S. central bank's monetary policy.

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‘We’ve Seen Enough’: Battered Bitcoin at $26K Can’t Stay Down Much Longer, Pantera’s Morehead Says

Fed Chairman Jerome Powell will be heard from later this week about the possible future direction of U.S. central bank policy.

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Bitcoin Bulls Mull the Meaning of New Fed Messaging on Inflation and Interest Rates

Instruments tied to interest rates compete with Bitcoin for investor dollars.

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HBAR Jumps 16% in Past Two Weeks on FedNow Addition of Hedera-Based Dropp

Hedera Hashgraph’s HBAR token has surged nearly 16% in the last two weeks, according to CoinGecko. This comes after the U.S. Federal Reserve's instant payments platform FedNow listed Hedera-powered micropayments platform "Dropp" as a service provider. Dropp CEO Sushil Prabhu shares insights into the project and its mission. "It really is a major step in the direction to offer instant payments to every consumer in this country, and globally, everywhere else," Prabhu said. 

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Caitlin Long on Custodia Bank Launch, State of Crypto Regulation

Crypto-friendly Custodia Bank announced a week ago that it launched to business customers in a number of states. Custodia Bank founder and CEO Caitlin Long joins "First Mover" to discuss the details of the launch and her reaction to major news in the crypto industry from the plunge in bitcoin to Prime Trust filing for bankruptcy protection. Plus, insights into the legal battle between Custodia Bank and the Federal Reserve.

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Tumbles Below $26.5K

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for August 18, 2023.

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Drops to Lowest Level Since June

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for August 17, 2023.

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First Mover Americas: Coinbase Secures NFA Approval to Offer Crypto Futures

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for August 16, 2023.

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