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Bitcoin Price Volatility Likely to Stay Depressed After Fed Rate Decision

The Fed will announce its rate decision on Wednesday at 14:00 ET. The way bitcoin options are priced suggests the cryptocurrency may not move more than 3% by Friday.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell speaks Wednesday at a virtual press conference. (Federal Reserve, modified by CoinDesk)

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Ether Drops to 14-Month Low Against Bitcoin as Vitalik Buterin, Whales Send $60M ETH to Exchanges

The recent decline in the ETH/BTC ratio continues a trend that began more than a year ago.

ETH-BTC price chart (TradingView)

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Binance’s Bitcoin Trading Volume Plunges 57% as Regulatory Pressure Mounts

Coinbase may be a beneficiary, with volumes at that exchange higher by 9% this month.

CEO of Binance Changpeng Zhao at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Hits $27K for First Time in Two Weeks

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 19, 2023.

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Bitcoin’s Crypto Market Dominance Rises to 50% and It Could Go Higher, Say Analysts

Hopes for a spot bitcoin ETF and the latest regulatory actions could prove to be further catalysts.

(Yuichiro Chino / Getty Images)

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Bitcoin Gives Up $27K in Sharp Tumble as Crypto Liquidations Top $100M

The price earlier on Monday had risen to above $27,400, its highest level since late August.

Bitcoin slides back below $27K (CoinDesk)

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First Mover Americas: Friend.tech Drives Up Coinbase’s Base Blockchain Activity

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 18, 2023.

Base's daily transaction hit record high (IntoTheBlock)

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Bitcoin Tops $27K a Week After Death Cross Formation With Fed Likely to Extend Rate Pause

The cryptocurrency is up nearly 8% since the ominous-sounding technical analysis pattern appeared on the daily price chart.

(CoinDesk/Highcharts.com)

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Bitcoin Punches Above $27K, but Analysts Have Bearish Price Predictions

Bitcoin shot up to $27,000 in European afternoon hours on Monday, adding over 2% in the past 24 hours.

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Crypto Whale Trades $150M in ETH Call Options, Trading Data Tracker Shows

The large flow was concentrated in the so-called out-of-the-money calls, indicating a bullish outlook on the second-largest cryptocurrency by market volume, according to Greeks.Live

(Todd Cravens/Unsplash)