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Bitcoin Remains Unmoved by Rise in Jobless Claims, Treasury Rates
Treasury yields hit 10-year highs, sounding a note of potential caution for risk markets, cryptocurrencies, but bitcoin continued to be unstirred by macro events.
Bitcoin Sees Little Boost From Fitch Downgrade, Slumps on Binance Contagion
Correlations between movements in the crypto and stocks have turned negative of late.
Bitcoin Looking Oversold, but Any Bounce Could Be Disappointing
Any macro catalysts for bitcoin may have to wait until after Labor Day.
Bitcoin and Ether Trade Quietly, but Lesser Known Names Boast Strong Performance This Week
Origin Protocol and Kyber Network lead the way among altcoin gainers.
Bitcoin’s Shrugs Off Positive Economic Data as Slow-Moving July Continues
Further confirmation of a slowdown in inflation failed to push prices higher on Thursday.
Bitcoin is Behaving as the Uncorrelated Asset That Some Investors Want, if Only Its Price Would Increase
Bitcoin’s recent decoupling from traditional finance keeps it on the sidelines as other asset prices have surged.
Federal Reserve Hikes Fed Funds Rate by 25 Basis Points
The move was fully anticipated by market participants who will now look to Chairman Jerome Powell’s imminent post-meeting press conference for clues about whether the central bank intends to continue tightening monetary policy.
Bitcoin Clings to $29K as Strategist Expects the Fed Has a Lot 'More Room to Hike'
The markets are widely expecting the central bank's Federal Open Market Committee to hike the benchmark borrowing rate by 25 basis points later today. Maple Head of Growth and Capital Markets Quinn Thompson discusses what this could mean for bitcoin (BTC) and the wider crypto markets. Plus, his outlook for the U.S. spot bitcoin ETF race.
Bitcoin Breaks Below Key Technical Indicator, but Appears Poised to Continue Its Flat Trajectory
Wednesday’s Federal Reserve likely decision to raise the interest rate 25 basis points appears to be priced into crypto markets
Crypto Catalysts: Rate Hike Looms as FOMC Begins Latest Monetary Policy Deliberations
The U.S. central bank has been telegraphing its intent to renew rate hikes for weeks. The Personal Consumption Expenditures report arrives Friday, but cryptos and other risk-on assets have been largely immune to macro events.
