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Markets

Bitcoin, Ether Diverging Paths Show Resilience and Opportunity

Bitcoin’s outperformance relative to ether highlights a flight to safety. The assets’ normally tight correlation has decoupled periodically in recent weeks.

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Markets

First Mover Americas: SEC Warns Coinbase

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for March 23, 2023.

Coinbase (COIN) reports fourth quarter earnings on Thursday and is expected to post strong numbers as trading volume picked up in the last few months of the year. (Piggybank/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Miners' Revenue From Fees Rises Suggesting Onset of Major Bull Run

The two-year "Z-score" for miner revenue from fees has turned positive after a long time, signaling new waves of adoption.

El regreso de las comisiones por encima de la media en la red de Bitcoin apunta a un futuro mercado alcista. (royharryman/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin Inches Toward $28K as Traders See $260M in Futures Liquidations

Some remain upbeat about the medium-term outlook for bitcoin and the broader market.

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Markets

First Mover Asia: Blockchain-Enabled SIM Card for Crypto Investors Fuels Conflux Growth; Bitcoin Holds Near $27.3K After Fed Decision

ALSO: The SIM card offers the security of a hardware crypto wallet but with more convenience, says Conflux’s chief technology officer in a Q&A with CoinDesk's Shaurya Malwa.

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Markets

Binance Curb on Zero-Fee Trading May Cost Market Share, Boost TrueUSD Stablecoin: Kaiko Research Head

Binance abolished almost all zero fee trading pairs from its platform after nine months, only keeping the promotion for the TUSD-bitcoin pair.

Binance founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao (Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)

Markets

Short-Term BTC Holders, Stablecoin Supplies Could Indicate Cryptos' Future Price Direction

The two data points may show whether bitcoin moves higher or declines further in the aftermath of the U.S. central bank's 25 basis point rate increase Wednesday.

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Tech

Rapid Bank Runs Reveal Deposits Are Now Magic Internet Money, Too

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says the speed of the Silicon Valley Bank run was “very different from what we’ve seen in the past.” However, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she is not considering a "blanket" deposit guarantee.

Internet-era bank runs don't look anything like this. (National Archives via Wikipedia, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Sinks Below $27K as Federal Reserve, Powell Keep Focus on Inflation

The central bank confirmed most expectations with its decision to raise the interest rate by 25 basis points. Other major cryptos were largely in the red.

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Finance

Federal Reserve Hikes Rates by 25 Basis Points

Recent bank failures had market participants questioning if the U.S. central bank would follow through with its previous intention to further tighten monetary policy.

The Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C. (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)