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Anchor Protocol’s Earn Rate Adjusts for the First Time, From 19.4 to 18% APY
7.5.2022
Following the governance vote that aimed to implement a semi-dynamic earn rate for the Anchor Protocol, the decentralized finance (defi) platform’s earn rate adjusted downward for the first time this month. After holding steady with a 19.4% annual percentage yield (APY) since the project...
Turkey’s Inflation Rate Surges to 70%, Monthly Rate of Change Now 7.25%
7.5.2022
The latest data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TSI) shows that rising transportation and food costs were some of the key factors contributing to the surge in the country’s inflation rate to 70%. Economic Revival Efforts Not Bearing Fruit Rising commodity prices and increased...
Peter Schiff Warns Economic Downturn in the US ‘Will Be Much Worse Than the Great Recession’
6.5.2022
Following the Federal Reserve’s rate hike on Wednesday, economist Peter Schiff has had a lot to say since the U.S. central bank raised the benchmark rate by half a percentage point. Schiff further believes we are in a recession and says “it will be much worse than the Great Recession...
Strong US Dollar Posts 5-Week High, Markets Price in a 75 bps Fed Rate Hike for June
6.5.2022
While precious metals, stocks, and cryptocurrencies saw a significant downturn this week, the U.S. dollar tapped a 20-year high against the Japanese yen and a number of other currencies. The greenback has seen five weeks of consecutive gains following the Federal Reserve’s 50 basis point...
Controlling 17% of BTC hash rate: Report on publicly listed mining firms
6.5.2022
Mining firm Core Scientific’s hash rate leads all public companies with 8.3 EH/s, and it mined 5,769 BTC in 2021
Ethereum hits 3-week high vs. Bitcoin amid Fed-led market rout
6.5.2022
Ether could continue dropping against the U.S. dollar in a high interest-rate environment
Bitcoin Miners Reach the Halfway Point to the Next Block Reward Halving
6.5.2022
On May 5, 2022, at block height 735,000, the bitcoin mining pool Poolin mined the 105,000th block reward since the last halving. The mined block also represents the halfway point to the next halving that is estimated to take place on or around April 27, 2024. Block 735,000 follows the network...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Heads Towards $40,000 Following FOMC
5.5.2022
Bitcoin moved closer to $40,000 during Thursday’s session, as traders continued to react to yesterday’s Fed rate hike. The FOMC opted to increase interest rates by 0.5% during May’s meeting, which is the largest hike in over twenty years. Bitcoin Bitcoin rose for a second...
Bitcoin celebrates halfway to the halving with new hash rate record
5.5.2022
The Bitcoin hash rate hit another all-time high and the 105,000th block since the last halving was mined, marking the halfway to the next halving
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...