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US Central Bank Raises Rates by Half a Percentage Point, Fed’s Powell Says Similar Hikes Are on the Table
4.5.2022
The U.S. Federal Reserve raised the benchmark interest rate on Wednesday and the increase was the biggest rate hike in two decades. “Inflation is much too high,” the central bank’s chair Jerome Powell said after the Fed raised rates by 0.5%. FOMC Decides to Hike Rate by 3/4...
Bitcoin wobbles around $39K as Fed confirms up to 1% key rate target next
4.5.2022
So far, so good for markets pricing in a 50-basis-point hike from the Fed, with chair Jerome Powell still to speak
Fed Hikes Rate at Fastest Pace in 22 Years, Will Start Shrinking Balance Sheet
4.5.2022
Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell announced Wednesday that the central bank will start shrinking its balance sheet and lift the fed-funds rate by a 0.5 percentage point
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC, ETH Marginally Higher Ahead of Today’s Rate Decision
4.5.2022
Bitcoin was trading marginally higher on Wednesday, as crypto markets returned to the green ahead of the Fed meeting. ETH also rebounded in today’s session, moving away from its long-term support level in the process. Bitcoin BTC was trading higher on Wednesday, as bulls re-entered...
Bitcoin nervously awaits Fed as Paul Tudor Jones says 'clearly don't own' stocks, bonds
3.5.2022
"You can't think of a worse macro environment" than right now, Tudor Jones tells mainstream media ahead of the Fed's presumed rate hike confirmation
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Below $40,000 Prior to Wednesday’s Fed Meeting
3.5.2022
BTC continued to trade below $40,000 prior to Wednesday’s FOMC meeting, as crypto markets anticipated a potential rate hike. ETH was also trading close to its long-term support level, with many hoping for an end to current bearish sentiment, after tomorrow’s announcement. Bitcoin...
Bitcoin ‘bear market’ may take BTC price to $25K, says trader with stocks due capitulation
2.5.2022
It could still go either way for Bitcoin price action, but one analyst believes Bitcoin is already coming out on top versus equities
Fed 'will determine the fate of the market' — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
2.5.2022
The U.S. central bank will make what is becoming a monthly dictation of what markets do this week with a new rate hike announcement
ETH Network Q1 Revenue Grew 46% to $2.4 Billion, Token Inflation Rate Drops to 0.51%
2.5.2022
The revenues accrued by the Ethereum network rose by 46% from $1.6 billion to $2.4 billion during the first quarter of 2022. Contributing to the growth in the network’s revenues were non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace sales, which rose by more than 19,000% during the period under review....
Ethereum burning spikes to new high on Yuga Labs’ NFT hype
2.5.2022
Otherdeed NFTs top the “burn leaderboard” over the past seven days at roughly 55,816 ETH or 56% of all burns during that period
With an ‘Aggressive’ Fed Rate Hike Expected Next Week, Stocks and Crypto Markets Lose Billions
1.5.2022
Investors will be focused on the U.S. central bank this Wednesday as Federal Reserve policymakers are expected to raise the benchmark interest rate aggressively. The top U.S. stock indexes saw significant losses at the end of the week, and the Nasdaq composite saw its worst four-month starting...
Bitcoin network difficulty breaks into a new all-time high of 29.794T
30.4.2022
While Bitcoin miners continue to pursue the last 2 million BTC into circulation, the overall network is well-positioned to attain greater resilience against vulnerabilities
There’s an Insatiable Urge to Burn Crypto — A Look at Why Projects Burn Tokens and the Benefits
29.4.2022
In recent times, cryptocurrencies that burn tokens have been very popular and a number of well known blockchain projects have destroyed large sums of digital assets. While a number of crypto projects have different burn schemes, the overall effect is usually the same, as destroying tokens reduces...
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Down as Market Braces For 50bps Fed Rate Hike
29.4.2022
The latest moves in crypto markets in context for April 29, 2022
Bitcoin network hash rate hit a new record high amid price volatility
28.4.2022
Bitcoin network hash rate hit a new record high, seeing a 400% increase since the mining ban by China last year
PS5 Gets Nice New Graphics Feature
26.4.2022
Any PC gamers among you, or even more serious Xbox owners (who have had this for years), will be familiar with technology called Variable Refresh Rate, or VRR, a feature that allows for “a dynamic display refresh rate that can continuously and seamlessly vary on the fly”. That feature is coming...
While Global Markets Get Spooked by Covid and a Hawkish Fed, Stocks and Crypto Rebound After Musk Buys Twitter
25.4.2022
Wall Street suffered Monday morning as the major U.S. stock indexes dropped further, building on losses gathered last week. Reports indicate that investors are concerned about the upcoming Federal Reserve rate hikes and China’s recent Covid-19 outbreak. As equities floundered on Monday,...
'Something sure feels like it's about to break' — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
25.4.2022
Bitcoin looks set for a fall as a surging U.S. dollar sparks suspicion based on an equally grim macro picture
Shiba Inu’s New Burn Portal Rewards SHIB Burners for Destroying Their Tokens
24.4.2022
Shiba inu holders can now get rewards for burning their SHIB tokens as the project’s development team officially launched the Shibaswap burn portal. According to the team, SHIB burners generate passive income in the form of RYOSHI rewards by holding on to a new token called...
Fed’s Bostic Cautious About Rate Hikes as President Biden Blames Higher Prices on Covid-19 and Putin
20.4.2022
As inflation continues to wreak havoc on the lives of ordinary American citizens, all eyes are focused on the U.S. Federal Reserve’s plans to fix the situation. Meanwhile, as the St. Louis Fed president James Bullard wants to aggressively hike the benchmark bank interest rate, Atlanta...