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How Markets Are Interpreting the Fed’s First Hike Since 2018

By Nathaniel WhittemoreMar 17, 2022

How Markets Are Interpreting the Fed’s First Hike Since 2018
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Big Banks Are Entering the Metaverse

By Nathaniel WhittemoreMar 16, 2022

Big Banks Are Entering the Metaverse
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The Potential Consequences of a New China COVID-19 Lockdown

By Nathaniel WhittemoreMar 15, 2022

The Potential Consequences of a New China COVID-19 Lockdown
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The EU’s Near Miss on a Proof-of-Work Ban

By Nathaniel WhittemoreMar 14, 2022

The EU’s Near Miss on a Proof-of-Work Ban
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The True Implications of Seizing Russia’s Foreign Reserves

By Nathaniel WhittemoreMar 13, 2022

The True Implications of Seizing Russia’s Foreign Reserves
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The Looming Recession Narrative Is Growing

By Nathaniel WhittemoreMar 12, 2022

The Looming Recession Narrative Is Growing
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The Bretton Woods III Thesis

By Nathaniel WhittemoreMar 11, 2022

The Bretton Woods III Thesis
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With Inflation at 40-Year Highs, How De-Russianization Has Changed the Narrative

By Nathaniel WhittemoreMar 10, 2022

With Inflation at 40-Year Highs, How De-Russianization Has Changed the Narrative
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A Watershed Moment: Everything You Need to Know About Biden’s Crypto Executive Order

By Nathaniel WhittemoreMar 9, 2022

A Watershed Moment: Everything You Need to Know About Biden’s Crypto Executive Order
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What a DeFi Developer Departure Means for the Crypto Market Cycle

By Nathaniel WhittemoreMar 8, 2022

What a DeFi Developer Departure Means for the Crypto Market Cycle
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Latest Crypto News

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9:54 AM
Negative
Crypto exchange Luno cuts 20% of staff amid automation push and retail trading slumps
The DCG-owned company previously cut 35% of staff in January 2023 citing tough market conditions.
Updated 1 hour ago
Live updates: Bitcoin holds near $64,000 as Microsoft's AI payoff lifts stocks
S&P 500 futures gained 0.2% and Nasdaq 100 contracts rose 0.4% after the index had slipped into a correction, with Microsoft up 8% in premarket after its cloud unit grew at the fastest pace in four years while it held the line on spending.
9:00 AM
Neutral
Bitcoin and ether markets are ruled by perps. SpaceX showed how far their influence can go
Perpetual futures drive much of the price discovery for bitcoin and ether. When traders pointed the same machinery at a private company, they priced the biggest IPO in history more accurately than Wall Street, and then watched the stock walk away from them.

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