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Bitcoin Stuck Below $30K Before Likely Fed Rate Hike, While DOGE Spikes 9%
26.7.2023
Except for the popular meme coin, which was recently up more than 10%, the largest cryptos by market cap were largely unchanged over the past 24 hours as investors awaited a likely 25 basis point increase from the U.S. central bank
Bitcoin Price Prediction as Federal Interest Rate Decision Approaches – Has Bitcoin Bottomed Already?
25.7.2023
With the upcoming Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting scheduled for Wednesday, market participants are eagerly awaiting the outcome and its potential impact on various financial assets, including Bitcoin.
As the FOMC convenes to make decisions on the federal interest rate,...
Fed Preview: Crypto Observers See Powell Keeping Door Open for Rate Hikes Beyond July
25.7.2023
A 25 basis point rate hike on Wednesday is a foregone conclusion. The question is whether the Fed will continue to raise rates in subsequent months
Bitcoin Price Prediction: BTC Dips 3% Amid Binance Lawsuit and Potential Rate Hike Concerns
25.7.2023
Bitcoin, the world's leading cryptocurrency, is facing a dip of 3% as it trades at $29,171 on Tuesday. The failure to sustain higher price levels may have influenced aggressive bearish sentiments, leading to short positions, while short-term bulls have chosen to secure their profits.
Amidst...
Crypto Catalysts: Likely Rate Hike on the Menu as FOMC Begins Latest Monetary Policy Deliberations
25.7.2023
The U.S. central bank has been telegraphing its intent in the weeks after halting rate increases last month for the first time in over a year. ThePersonal Consumption Expenditures report arrives Friday, but cryptos and other risk-on assets have been largely immune to macro events
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Nears Breakout Below $29K, With Key US Economic Events Looming
24.7.2023
Bitcoin neared a breakout below the $29,000 level on Monday, as traders prepared for this week’s Federal Reserve rate decision. In addition to the Fed meeting, consumer confidence data will also be released from the United States. Ethereum hit a three-week low. Bitcoin Bitcoin (BTC) was...
End of Fed’s Tightening Cycle: Bernanke, Majority of Polled Economists See Terminal Rate Hike Ahead
23.7.2023
With just a four-day window to go, the U.S. Federal Reserve appears primed to raise the federal funds rate by 25-basis-points (bps) at the forthcoming Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting scheduled for Wednesday. The market presently maintains the conviction that this quarter-point uptick...
Charting Bitcoin’s Predictable Course: A Comprehensive Review of the Next 29 Reward Halvings
22.7.2023
In under 280 days, Bitcoin’s blockchain will undergo its fourth reward halving event, slicing the block subsidy from 6.25 BTC to 3.125 BTC. The crypto community is abuzz with chatter, contemplating how these substantial decreases in block rewards will transpire over the ensuing two decades...
Nigerian Currency Plunges to All-Time Low Versus Dollar, Central Bank Revokes Licenses of 2,700 Currency Exchanges
22.7.2023
The exchange rate of the Nigerian currency versus the greenback recently plunged to an all-time low of NGN860:USD1. The naira’s depreciation has been attributed to shortages of foreign exchange on the official market and the rising demand for forex. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said...
Bitcoin Dawdles Below $30K as Investors Eye Coming Fed Rate Decision, BTC Options Expiry
21.7.2023
Next week’s U.S. central bank interest rate decision and the bitcoin options expiry are unlikely to move markets, which have been stuck for weeks
Bitcoin Bounces at $29,500 Support, But Still Stuck Within Recent Ranges – Will the Upcoming Fed Meeting Break BTC’s Slumber?
21.7.2023
Bitcoin (BTC), the world’s first and largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, has once again bounced at support in the $29,500 area and was last changing hands just above $30,000.
BTC has tested key short-term support in the mid-$29,000s on multiple occasions so far this week, with...
MakerDAO’s MKR Soars 28% in a Week as Token Buyback Scheme Goes Live
21.7.2023
The lending platform is on track to remove some $7 million of MKR governance tokens from the market in a month, according to blockchain data
XRP Soars 10%, Lifting Altcoins as Bitcoin Dominance Teeters at 1-Month Low
19.7.2023
Bitcoin’s stall despite the recent wave of positive news is a cause for concern, one observer said
Nigeria Declares Food Emergency After Sixth Consecutive Increase in Inflation Rate
19.7.2023
The Nigerian government declared a food price emergency after the latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed that the country’s inflation rate had gone up by 0.38% to 22.79%. The NBS said the June inflation figure does not “fully capture the impact of the fuel...
Threads copies Twitter again, introduces ‘rate limits’ to combat bots
18.7.2023
Zuckerberg’s “copycat” app has been forced to impose rate limits to block crypto and spam bots
Ethereum’s Fiery Path: $6.6 Billion Ether Burned Since the London Hard Fork
16.7.2023
Drawing upon recent data, the Ethereum network has incinerated close to 3.46 million ether, translating to a staggering $6.68 billion in value burned since the London hard fork’s implementation on August 5, 2023. Taking into account the 710-day period that followed, the Ethereum network...
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Calls 2023’s Banking Fiasco a ‘Mini Crisis’, Foresees Consumer Savings Depleted by Year’s End
15.7.2023
Four days ago, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon was interviewed by The Economist and he discussed the recent U.S. banking disaster that occurred last March. At that time, the public witnessed the second, third, and fourth largest bank failures in U.S. history. Dimon asserted that “for the most part,”...
Bitcoin's Crypto Market Dominance Slides by Most in 13 Months as XRP Court Ruling Spurs 'Alt Season' Talk
14.7.2023
Bitcoin's share of the crypto market tanked on Thursday while altcoins rallied after a U.S. court threw a spanner in the SEC's plans to regulate digital assets
US Inflation Hits Two-Year Low, Boosting Stocks and Precious Metals
13.7.2023
On Wednesday, July 12, 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released the Consumer Price Index report for June, showing a 3% increase in inflation, the lowest level since March 2021. The U.S. inflation rate has fallen for 12 consecutive months, with the index rising 0.2% on a monthly basis....
IRS probes crypto traders using Puerto Rico tax breaks: Report
13.7.2023
“The noose is tightening” for wealthy Americans suspected of exploiting Puerto Rico’s relaxed tax regime