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Bitcoin Traders Preparing for Tumultuous March, Glassnode Says

Traders are de-leveraging because of expected turbulence coming from rate hikes and the potential conflict in Ukraine.

Federal Reserve building (Paul Brady Photography/Shutterstock)

Videos

VanEck CEO on Why the Talk About 'Recession' May Begin Later in the Year

VanEck CEO Jan Van Eck shares why we may start talking about the word "recession" later in the year on "All About Bitcoin." He adds that while he continues to buy, the pessimistic view is that "financial markets in general will have trouble digesting [the Federal Reserve's] interest rate hikes." Plus, reaction to the Senate Banking Committee's stablecoin hearing and its impact on the markets.

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Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Price Jump Fades After US Inflation Spike

Buyers failed to sustain a brief recovery in BTC, while altcoins underperformed.

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Policy

Caitlin Long's Wyoming Crypto Bank Takes a Step Toward Fed Membership

It's no guarantee of Fed approval, but Avanti Bank now has a routing number through the American Bankers Association.

Avanti CEO Caitlin Long (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

NY Fed: Stablecoins Are Not the Future of Payments

Researchers at the New York branch of the U.S. central bank think tokenized deposits are the better way to go.

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Markets

US Jobs Report Shows Gain of 467,000 in January, Exceeding Expectations

Bitcoin traded slightly lower after the report, as the number keeps pressure on Fed to tighten.

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Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Range-Bound as Altcoins Underperform

Choppy trading conditions may reflect uncertainty among investors.

A trader on the NYSE floor

Policy

Boston Fed, MIT Publish Open-Source CBDC Software

The white paper caps off nearly two years of research.

Boston skyline (todd kent/Unsplash)

Markets

ECB, BOE Have Scant Leeway to Influence Bitcoin

While all macro decisions matter, the Fed is the most important as it drives the global policy, one observer said.

The ECB building (Source: Pixabay)

Markets

Federal Reserve Board Nominees Bring Blank Slate on Crypto Views

Industry observers will be watching the Senate Banking Committee hearing for clues on future monetary policy and regulation.

Sarah Bloom Raskin, governor of the U.S. Federal Reserve, listens during an open meeting of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)