Federal Reserve
Osprey Funds Founder Remains Bullish as Fed Ready to Shrink Balance Sheet Soon
Osprey Funds Founder and CEO Greg King shares his markets analysis as the Federal Reserve’s January meeting minutes show a soon shrinking balance sheet. King says that the market needs to get through this fed cycle to potentially get out of a bear market.
Bitcoin Rangebound; Initial Support at $40K, Resistance at $46K
Bitcoin (BTC) was trading in a tight range between $43,000 and $44,000 over the past 24 hours. Support is nearby, which could limit pullbacks over the short term, CoinDesk’s Markets Analyst Damanick Dantes explains. He adds that traders are looking forward to March’s pending rate hikes by the Federal Reserve.
Minutes Show Fed Ready to Take Action, Mentions Crypto and Stablecoin Risks
Officials said they are ready to hike interest rates and also briefly mentioned the threat of crypto and stablecoins to the financial system.
Irrelevance of January Fed Minutes Shows How Fast Monetary Policy Is Moving
The Federal Reserve is scheduled to release minutes of its January meeting later Wednesday but the market seems to have already moved on.
Bitcoin Traders Preparing for Tumultuous March, Glassnode Says
Traders are de-leveraging because of expected turbulence coming from rate hikes and the potential conflict in Ukraine.
VanEck CEO on Why the Talk About 'Recession' May Begin Later in the Year
VanEck CEO Jan Van Eck shares why we may start talking about the word "recession" later in the year on "All About Bitcoin." He adds that while he continues to buy, the pessimistic view is that "financial markets in general will have trouble digesting [the Federal Reserve's] interest rate hikes." Plus, reaction to the Senate Banking Committee's stablecoin hearing and its impact on the markets.
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Price Jump Fades After US Inflation Spike
Buyers failed to sustain a brief recovery in BTC, while altcoins underperformed.
Caitlin Long's Wyoming Crypto Bank Takes a Step Toward Fed Membership
It's no guarantee of Fed approval, but Avanti Bank now has a routing number through the American Bankers Association.
NY Fed: Stablecoins Are Not the Future of Payments
Researchers at the New York branch of the U.S. central bank think tokenized deposits are the better way to go.
US Jobs Report Shows Gain of 467,000 in January, Exceeding Expectations
Bitcoin traded slightly lower after the report, as the number keeps pressure on Fed to tighten.
