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Will Bitcoin Win When the Fed Stops Buying Bonds?
The cryptocurrency has been viewed as a hedge against inflation.
Impact of Fed's Tapering Decision on Crypto Markets
Ether hit a fresh all-time high Wednesday surging past $4,600 on the heels of a Federal Reserve announcement saying it will begin tapering bond purchases later this month. Head of Business Development at global crypto trading platform AscendEX Shane Molidor discusses the potential factors driving ether's price higher. Plus, insights into AscendEX's latest $50 million Series B round.
Federal Reserve to Taper Money Printing That Fueled Bitcoin Bets
The $120 billion of monthly bond purchases has provided a tailwind for bitcoin as investors see the cryptocurrency as a hedge against dollar debasement in the face of ultra-loose monetary policies.
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Holds Above $60K After Fed Taper Announcement
Analysts see further upside despite lower trading volume.
Ether Hits Fresh Record High, Surging Past $4650
Following the latest announcement from the Federal Reserve to start tapering bond purchases later this month, ether has jumped to a new all-time high, surpassing $4,650. CoinDesk's Galen Moore discusses his assessment of ETH, the correlation between bitcoin's 90-day daily returns and the S&P 500, and Direxion withdrawing its SEC application to launch a short bitcoin futures ETF.
Fed to Start Tapering Bond Purchases Later This Month
Sui Chung, CEO of crypto index provider CF Benchmarks, discusses the impact on crypto markets as the Federal Reserve's plan to start tapering bond purchases later this month.
What’s Driving Bitcoin’s Bull Run?
Global Head of Digital Assets at global crypto broker ED&F Man Capital Markets Brooks Dudley discusses his crypto markets assessment and outlook after bitcoin posted its biggest monthly price gain in October since December 2020 and whether it’s institutions or retail investors driving the rally.
Bitcoin Eyes Fed Meeting After Biggest Monthly Price Gain Since December 2020
Goldman Sachs has moved forward its projection for the first Fed interest rate hike to July 2022.
Fed Reserve Governor Quarles Doesn’t See Reasoning Behind CBDCs
Randal Quarles, who also chairs the Financial Stability Board, said he’s not certain how a central bank digital currency could address financial inclusivity concerns.
Crypto 2022 Policy Week: Reckoning With Regulation
Steven Kelly, research associate at Yale University's Program on Financial Stability, discusses what to expect from the Federal Reserve’s report on CBDCs, stablecoins and crypto, and what crypto regulation could look like in the U.S.