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Crypto Investors Unmoved by Revised Jobless Data
Jobless claims beat expectations by an even wider margin than in the initial report, after a revision Thursday. Crypto investors largely ignored the change, although the increasing jobless figures bode well for the market.
Bitcoin, Ether Prices Flatten During Week of Financial Turmoil
Despite banking unrest and increased regulatory scrutiny, bitcoin and ether were trading roughly where they started the week.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Does Bitcoin’s Rally Vindicate the ‘Inflation Hedge’ Thesis – or Is Risk Back on the Menu?
Two views on why bitcoin's price rose by so much this month amid bank runs and uncertainty on whether the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates.
Bitcoin, Ether Trade Lower After Breaching Technical Indicator
The proximity of the breach to the upcoming Federal Reser ve rate decision could stymie activity in the short term. BTC is also showing an increasingly inverse relationship to the U.S. dollar ahead of the announcement
Bitcoin, Ether Shrug Off U.S. Jobs Data
The two largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization also recently appear to have decoupled from equity indexes.
Fed's Powell: No Decision yet on Size of March Rate Hike
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell stressed that the central bank has yet to decide on the size of the rate hike when the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meets later in March. Testifying before the House Financial Services Committee for his semi-annual monetary policy report on Wednesday, Powell made a notable change from Tuesday's Senate testimony in his prepared remarks.
