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Market Wrap: Bitcoin and Stocks Rise on Dovish Fed
Bitcoin returns above $48,000 as risk rally continues.

Bitcoin Rises Above $48K as Dollar Drops After Powell’s Dovish Comments
Bitcoin gained Friday, and the U.S. dollar dropped in foreign exchange markets following Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s dovish key speech at the U.S. central bank’s annual Jackson Hole conference. CoinDesk’s Galen Moore, Brad Keoun, and Christie Harkin discuss the implications for the crypto markets. Plus, the latest on bitcoin’s hashrate.

Jerome Powell Says Fed Could Start Tapering Later This Year
At the Federal Reserve’s virtual Jackson Hole symposium Friday, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank plans to keep quantitative easing loose for a little while, encouraging spending and investing.

Bitcoin Rises Above $48K as Dollar Drops After Powell’s Dovish Comments
No news is good news for the bitcoin market as the Fed chairman avoids specifying a “tapering” time frame at virtual Jackson Hole symposium.

Sen. Pat Toomey Calls for Public Input on Crypto Legislation
CoinDesk's Nikhilesh De discusses his assessment of Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) seeking public input on addressing how cryptocurrencies should be regulated. Plus, his take on the possible outcomes from Fed Chair Jerome Powell speaking Friday about his expectations for the economy at the Jackson Hole Symposium and the latest with the bipartisan infrastructure bill.

Fed’s Powell Signals Tapering Timeline Is Less Clear Because of Delta Variant
Bitcoin and other risk assets benefit from the liquidity that quantitative easing brings to the markets.

Market Wrap: Crypto Pullback Deepens; Expect Higher Volatility
Analysts expect higher volatility ahead of Friday’s month-end expiry.

How Bitcoiners Should Watch the Fed’s Jackson Hole Symposium
Fed Chair Jerome Powell is expected to address whether the U.S. central bank will taper its $120 billion-a-month of bond purchases.

The Latest on Congress’s Crypto Tax Provision
CoinDesk’s Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the latest on the Senate’s $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill now that the U.S. House of Representatives is finally taking it up. Plus, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is expected to speak on the tapering roadmap at Friday’s Fed’s Jackson Hole meeting.

Bitcoin in Pullback Mode; Is It Due for Lower Lows?
Octavio Marenzi, CEO of capital markets consultancy Opimas, discusses bitcoin’s next move as the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market cap is down about 3% over the past 24 hours as buyers continue to take profits.
