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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Inches Higher but Sluggish Volume Shows Reluctance to Invest

While BTC technical indicators are signaling traders to buy, Fed actions and the strength of the U.S. dollar suggest that traders should wait.

Trading volume for BTC was sluggish. (Jorge Coromina/Unsplash)

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Hawkish Fed Chatter Has Wall Street Betting on Big Rate Hike, Crypto Traders Shorting Bitcoin

Some of the central bank's officials want to see "several months" of low inflation to gain confidence that price pressure is easing.

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Bitcoin Bets Look Bearish as Futures Trading Hits Record Level

The number of outstanding futures and perpetual contracts on bitcoin rises to a record, and traders are paying up to bet on further price declines – in a market that's already bearish.

El mercado de futuros de bitcoin se inclina hacia la baja. (Unsplash)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Now Below $19K as Merge-Fueled Ethereum Classic Hype Unwinds

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 7, 2022.

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Bernstein: Bitcoin’s Correlation With Other Tokens Will Weaken as Its Dominance Declines

The BTC to ETH market cap ratio has fallen to around 1.9 from as high as 20 in 2016, the report said.

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Ether, ADA Lead Steep Crypto Slide Amid Dollar Strength

Some analysts said impending monetary tightening could add to a global rout across major asset classes such as equities and crypto.

GMX tokens are serving as a proxy bet for Arbitrum investors. (Jason Briscoe/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin Dips Below $19K, Hitting Lowest Point in Two Months

The price fell to $18,680 on Tuesday, a point not seen since late June.

Bitcoin price chart shows a big drop on Tuesday. (CoinDesk)

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Takes Late Dive Below $19K, Ether Falls as Merge Countdown Begins

The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization was down more than 4% over the past 24 hours.

Ether shows more price movement than bitcoin. (Towfiqu Barbhuiya/Unsplash)

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The Fed Wants You to Lose Money in Stocks and Probably Crypto, Too

Monetary policy works through financial conditions, including equities and consequently crypto, which has been highly correlated with the equity market.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will speak at a press conference after this week's FOMC meeting. (Federal Reserve via Wikimedia Commons)

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First Mover Americas: Ether Outshines Bitcoin as Ethereum Merge Nears

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 6, 2022.

ETH was up 7% over the last 24 hours, outperforming BTC. (Chris Gorman/Getty Images)