Bitcoin News
Market Wrap: Cryptos Recover From Drop After Fed Rate Hike; Expect Higher Volatility
Altcoins outperformed BTC over the past 24 hours, suggesting a greater appetite for risk among crypto traders.
Fed Raises Benchmark Interest Rate by 25 Basis Points
The prospect of higher rates has weighed on bitcoin and other risky assets.
First Mover Americas: Focus on Fed's Inflation Take
The latest moves in crypto markets in context for March 16, 2022.
Bitcoin Sees 'Bart Simpson' Pattern During Thinly Traded Asian Session
Stop orders were triggered in the morning low-liquid market, one observer said.
Hang Seng, China Stocks Soar as Beijing Pledges Support Amid Equity Rout
Crypto remains stable, though liquidity thin, as markets in Hong Kong climb out from the worst slump since the 2008 recession.
Bitcoin Tops $41K in Crawl Back From $37K Weekend Lows
The push past $41,000 comes as major Asian equity markets open in the green at the start of Wednesday's trading session and the market awaits the Federal Reserve decision.
Bitcoin-Friendly Mayors View Blockchain as a Way to Boost Equality, Diversity
New York City’s Eric Adams and Miami’s Francis Suarez also discussed how the U.S. can embrace blockchain technology to defy authoritarian regimes.
First Mover Asia: China Equities Woes, Tensions With US Have Barely Touched Bitcoin; Cryptos Climb
Hong Kong's Hang Seng market has suffered through some of its worst days in more than a decade but that has not seemed to affect bitcoin's price much; cryptos rose slightly amid wait for Fed interest rate decision.
EU Parliament Rejects Proposal Limiting Proof-of-Work Mining
The European Parliament has voted against a proposed rule that would have banned proof-of-work mining of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin across the European Union (EU). Patrick Hansen, head of Strategy and Business Development at Unstoppable Finance, discusses what this means for the state of crypto affairs in Europe and the world.
BTC Implied Volatility Ticks Higher Ahead of Fed Meeting
Investors’ expectations for BTC price turbulence over the next four weeks, known as implied volatility, is creeping higher ahead of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision tomorrow. This is a sign that traders could be setting up options positions that would benefit from BTC price swings.
