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Biden and the Fed: Why Powell or Brainard Won’t Change Much for Crypto

Both candidates are seen as taking a tough stance on crypto regulation, but they’re also both seen as dovish – possibly beneficial for bitcoin’s inflation narrative.

Federal Reserve Chair Lael Brainard (C-Span, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin, Ether Lose Ground as Twitter CFO Rules Out Crypto Investment, Dollar Index Hits 16-Month High

Ned Segal’s comments likely provided a reason for traders to take some risk off the table in the wake of the rising dollar and U.S. tax reporting requirement.

Chart showing a drop in bitcoin's price Nov. 16  (CoinDesk, highcharts.com)

Markets

Will Bitcoin Win When the Fed Stops Buying Bonds?

The cryptocurrency has been viewed as a hedge against inflation.

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell (CoinDesk archives)

Videos

Impact of Fed's Tapering Decision on Crypto Markets

Ether hit a fresh all-time high Wednesday surging past $4,600 on the heels of a Federal Reserve announcement saying it will begin tapering bond purchases later this month. Head of Business Development at global crypto trading platform AscendEX Shane Molidor discusses the potential factors driving ether's price higher. Plus, insights into AscendEX's latest $50 million Series B round.

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Markets

Federal Reserve to Taper Money Printing That Fueled Bitcoin Bets

The $120 billion of monthly bond purchases has provided a tailwind for bitcoin as investors see the cryptocurrency as a hedge against dollar debasement in the face of ultra-loose monetary policies.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell speaks Wednesday at a virtual press conference. (Federal Reserve, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Holds Above $60K After Fed Taper Announcement

Analysts see further upside despite lower trading volume.

Bitcoin price chart (CoinDesk, TradingView)

Videos

Ether Hits Fresh Record High, Surging Past $4650

Following the latest announcement from the Federal Reserve to start tapering bond purchases later this month, ether has jumped to a new all-time high, surpassing $4,650. CoinDesk's Galen Moore discusses his assessment of ETH, the correlation between bitcoin's 90-day daily returns and the S&P 500, and Direxion withdrawing its SEC application to launch a short bitcoin futures ETF.

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Videos

Fed to Start Tapering Bond Purchases Later This Month

Sui Chung, CEO of crypto index provider CF Benchmarks, discusses the impact on crypto markets as the Federal Reserve's plan to start tapering bond purchases later this month.

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Videos

What’s Driving Bitcoin’s Bull Run?

Global Head of Digital Assets at global crypto broker ED&F Man Capital Markets Brooks Dudley discusses his crypto markets assessment and outlook after bitcoin posted its biggest monthly price gain in October since December 2020 and whether it’s institutions or retail investors driving the rally.

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Markets

Bitcoin Eyes Fed Meeting After Biggest Monthly Price Gain Since December 2020

Goldman Sachs has moved forward its projection for the first Fed interest rate hike to July 2022.

Bitcoin's monthly chart (TradingView)