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Bitcoin Holds Steady Above $23K as Traders Eye Fed’s Next Meeting

Bitcoin and ether have outperformed equities this year. The FOMC’s decision on interest rates looms large over markets.

Cryptocurrencies have stabilized for now, but analysts are mulling a further downside. (Unsplash)

Policy

Custodia Bank Denied Federal Reserve System Membership

The Wyoming-based bank’s application for a master account is still pending.

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Finance

Bitcoin's Hedge Potential

View BTC as protection from inept central banks (and, yes, a tool for speculation, too).

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Markets

Bank of Canada Signals Pause to Rate Hike Cycle

Bitcoin is mostly ignoring the news, but it's a potentially bullish sign.

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Markets

Crypto Trading Giant QCP Capital Expects Fed to Be Irate as Financial Conditions Ease

The recent risk revival in traditional markets and cryptocurrencies may not sustain because the U.S. central bank is still fighting inflation, the Singapore-based crypto options trading firm said.

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Markets

Bitcoin Tumbles From Multi-Month High on DOJ Worry, Hawkish Fed

Earlier Wednesday the crypto had touched its highest point since before the FTX collapse.

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Videos

Why Crypto Whales Are Staying on the Sidelines of the Bitcoin Market

Bitcoin (BTC) is trading steadily above $17,000 ahead of an expected hawkish speech by Federal Reserve President Jerome Powell. IDX Digital Assets CIO Ben McMillan joins "First Mover" to discuss the recent price actions and why crypto whales are staying on the sidelines of the bitcoin market despite a risk reset in traditional markets.

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Markets

Bitcoin Holds Steady Above $17K, US Dollar Tepid Ahead of Powell Speech

The Federal Reserve chairman is scheduled to speak at event hosted by Sweden's central bank.

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