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Bitcoin Falls Below $27.5K as Investors Weigh Meme Mania, Binance Congestion Issues

Ether’s deflationary narrative continues despite Monday’s price drop. Major crypto assets traded down on Monday.

Bitcoin price chart on Monday. (CoinDesk)

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Crypto Options Exchange Deribit's Ether Volatility Index Hits Record Low

Deribit's forward-looking ether volatility index (ETH DVOL) hit lifetime lows over the weekend. Expectations for price turbulence appear underpriced considering the lingering macroeconomic uncertainties.

ETH DVOL index (Amberdata)

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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin at $28.6K Remains Unstirred by Binance Temporary Withdrawal Pause

PLUS: Bitcoin maximalists find Ordinals annoying. But they are a good thing for the network in the long run.

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First Mover Asia: CBDCs Are the Hottest Issue in Florida Politics; Bitcoin Falls Slightly

PLUS: Cryptos were down as Asian markets opened, and investors try to figure out which narrative to believe.

Miami Beach (Antonio Cuellar/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin Holds Near $29K as Investors Weigh Rate Increases, Banking Contagion

BTC traded flat after a slight dip early Thursday. Ether also traded in a narrow range.

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Bitcoin, Ether Trade Flat After Mildly Encouraging Jobs Data

The two largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization were changing hands in a tight range after jobless claims were slightly higher than expected, a small sign the jobs market is cooling.

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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Recovers From Fed Dip

PLUS: The MadLads hype appears to be over, although it hasn't dragged down the price of Solana.

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Bitcoin, Ether Decouple From Stocks: What's Next for Crypto After Fed Rate Hike?

The recent decoupling indicates the assets will trade on their own merits.

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Bitcoin Falls Slightly After Fed Rate Hike

BTC was down about 1% after the U.S. central bank boosted the federal funds rate by 25 basis points. Fed Chair Jerome Powell noted the central bank had omitted language signaling additional rate hikes at upcoming meetings.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Tech

CoinDesk Validator ‘Zelda’ Successfully Exits Ethereum as Withdrawal Queue Shrinks to 9 Days

It took about 12 days for Zelda to fully exit the Ethereum blockchain. For any new staking withdrawal requests, the wait to get out has shrunk to nine days from 17 days.

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