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Marchés

Bitcoin Seesaws Around $28K as Investors Await Fed Interest Rate Decision

The U.S. central bank is widely expected to boost the rate 25 basis points.

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Vidéos

Bitcoin Has Risen Nearly 70% Year-to-Date

Bitcoin (BTC) is briefly topping $28,000, after the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization has risen 14% in the past week. Kyle Clark, Investment Advisor Representative at wealth advisor Gerber Kawasaki, breaks down the bullish sentiment and the “three-point chokehold" crypto is currently going through. Plus, reactions to former Coinbase CTO Balaji Srinivasan's $1 million bitcoin prediction and outlook on the Federal Reserve's upcoming interest rate decision.

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Sen. Warren Says Jerome Powell has ‘Failed’ and Should Not Be Fed Chair

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has "failed" in his role as a central bank leader. "The Hash" panel discusses Warren's remarks and the possible implications for global finance.

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Vidéos

Bitcoin Surpasses $28K for the First Time Since Last June

Bitcoin (BTC) is topping $28,000 for the first time since last June. This comes as the Federal Reserve announced it had joined other major central banks to ensure a steady flow of the U.S. dollar, a dominant reserve currency, in the global financial system. Delphi Digital co-founder Tom Shaughnessy shares his crypto markets outlook.

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Juridique

No Crypto Banking Port Has Really Opened Up in This U.S. Storm

As Silvergate, Signature and Silicon Valley banks imploded, crypto customers grabbed assets and ran, but those hoping to land at major U.S. banks have been mostly disappointed.

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Marchés

Fed, ECB and Others Take Coordinated Steps to Boost Dollar Liquidity; Bitcoin Tops $28K

The big move is aimed at avoiding a March 2020-like global dash for cash that saw investors sell everything, including bitcoin, for the U.S. dollar.

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Analyses

This Crisis Will Define the Future of Money

The recent collapse of three high-profile banks - Silicon Valley Bank, Silvergate Bank and Signature Bank - has caused worrying outflows at hundreds of regional banks. Now, with the U.S. Federal Reserve creating a new backstop facility reportedly worth $2 trillion, the echoes of crises in 2008 and 2013 are loud.

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Vidéos

The Fed's Balance Sheet Swells: What This Means for Crypto

The U.S. Federal Reserve's balance sheet expanded by $297 billion to $8.63 trillion in the week of March 15, reaching the highest value since November. The sharp increase has Crypto Twitter saying the Fed has restarted "quantitative easing" (QE) but is that true? "The Hash" panel discusses how QE works and what the Fed's latest balance sheet expansion means for crypto.

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Bitcoin Outlook Ahead of Upcoming Federal Reserve Interest Rate Decision

Coinbase Institutional Head of Research David Duong discusses his outlook on the crypto markets as investors await the upcoming interest rate decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve. Also, Duong weighs in on whether the central bank will continue on its path of raising rates.

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Marchés

Crypto Twitter Thinks the Fed's $297B Balance Sheet Expansion Is 'QE', but It's Not

According to some observers, the latest expansion in the central bank's balance sheet is not outrightly stimulative like the one seen following the coronavirus-induced crash of 2020.

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