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Why Invest in Cryptocurrency?

With bitcoin, ether and popular altcoins belonging to such a volatile asset class, you might wonder if it is worth the investment. Here are reasons why people do and why they stay.

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Markets

Fed's Powell Set to Remove Punch Bowl That Lubricated Crypto Party

The Fed appears set to raise interest rates next week for the first time since 2018. With inflation now at nettlesome levels and still climbing, the so-called "Fed put" might be out of action, one economist said.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell (House Financial Services Committee/YouTube)

Finance

First Mover Americas: Ether-Bitcoin Volatility Spread Slides, Bitfinex Shorts Surge

The latest moves in crypto markets in context for March 11, 2022.

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Policy

US Department of Labor Urges ‘Extreme Care’ Before Adding Crypto to 401(k) Plans

The department warned that cryptocurrency investments present “significant risks and challenges to participants’ retirement accounts.”

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Markets

US Inflation Rises to 7.9% in February, Fresh 4-Decade High

Bitcoin, seen by some investors as a hedge against rising prices or dollar devaluation, was little changed after the Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, which closely matched economists' expectations.

Inflation worries are front and center from cryptocurrencies to traditional markets. (Art Institute of Chicago, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

What’s a ‘Long-Term’ Time Horizon for Crypto?

Crypto is different from other investments. It’s still becoming clear who’s in it for the long haul, who sees it as a cash grab, and who’s investing due to FOMO.

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Finance

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Awaits Triangle Breakout, Focus on Dollar

The latest moves in crypto markets in context for March 10, 2022.

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Markets

Icon’s ICX Rockets 70% as Crypto-Friendly Candidate Wins South Korean Presidential Election

The South Korean project recorded an unusual bounce on Thursday after Yoon Suk-yeol was elected president.

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Markets

Inflation, Tracked by Bitcoiners, Keeps Accelerating, and It Hasn't Even Peaked

The consumer price index, due out tomorrow morning, is expected to show inflation in February ticked up to 8% versus a year ago, a fresh four-decade high.

Inflation will be in focus this week. (Jeffrey Coolidge/Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin Enters Resistance Zone Between $40K-$45K

BTC appears to be overbought on intraday charts.

Bitcoin four-hour chart shows support/resistance with RSI on bottom (Damanick Dantes/CoinDesk, TradingView)