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Fed’s Powell: Ultimate Level of Interest Rates Likely Higher Than Previously Expected

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is speaking to lawmakers about his semi-annual monetary policy report and explains why "the ultimate level of interest rates is likely to be higher than previously anticipated," as the battle against inflation drags on.

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BTC, ETH Trading Flat Ahead of Powell Testimony

Maple Finance Head of Capital Markets Quinn Thompson discusses his outlook for the crypto markets as BTC, ETH, and most other major cryptocurrencies continue to trade flat ahead of U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaking before Congress on Tuesday. Plus, insights into the stablecoin market.

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Bitcoin Price Slides to $22K as Powell Warns on Inflation

The Federal Reserve chairman said economic figures from January were stronger than expected.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at the Brookings Institute in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 30, 2022. (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

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Was Silvergate on Borrowed Time as Regulators Backed Banks Away From Crypto?

As customers abandon the prominent California-based crypto bank, its future gets increasingly murky.

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Short-Bitcoin Funds Post $10M in Weekly Inflows: CoinShares

Investors poured money into short bitcoin funds last week as upbeat U.S. economic data and the prospect of renewed outsized rate increases by the Federal Reserve weakened the appetite for risky assets. Separately, bitcoin's correlation with ether has strengthened since mid-January, a sign of a renewed focus on macroeconomic factors. "All About Bitcoin" host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

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Bitcoin Slumps Amid Lingering Inflation Concerns

Bitcoin (BTC) briefly dipped below $23,000 as the PCE Price Index for January unexpectedly rose to 5.4%. CoinDesk Managing Editor of Tech and Protocols Brad Keoun weighs in on bitcoin's price action amid looming inflation worries. Plus, his outlook on the Federal Reserve's rate hike cycle and its impact on the largest token by market capitalization.

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Bitcoin's Price Perfomance Amid Stock Market Volatility

Bitcoin's recent price action is largely ignoring the broader market concerns surrounding the path of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes. That story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

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Custodia Bank’s Bid for Fed Supervision Rejected Again

The Federal Reserve Board announced it had again rejected crypto bank Custodia's bid for Fed supervision, after previously denying the application last month. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De explains the latest developments.

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Bitcoin Price Falls Back Toward Week's Low on Inflation Worry

The January PCE Price Index – the Fed's favored inflation indicator – unexpectedly rose to 5.4%.

The government's inflation report for April was released Wednesday morning (Getty Images)

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Crypto Bank Custodia's Bid for Fed Supervision Rejected Again

The Fed rejected Custodia's first bid last month.

Custodia Bank founder Caitlin Long (Suzanne Cordeiro/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)