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The Federal Reserve announced another small increase to its benchmark rate on Wednesday, bringing it between 5% and 5.25%.  Bitcoin’s price remained relatively flat on the announcement, fluctuating between $28,000 and $28,500.  The increase was largely in line with expectations, with the market only pricing in an 11.8% chance that the Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) would keep its rate flat, per the CME FedWatch tool.  The central bank has been increasing its interest...

With several market analysts giving their takes on the key driver behind this renewed surge, MicroStrategy’s former CEO, Michael Saylor, recently expressed his view on the matter. Inflation and Counterparty Risks Drive Bitcoin Adoption In a recent CNBC interview, Saylor noted that two dynamics are pushing the broad adoption of Bitcoin. He revealed that the first one is the concern about inflation. Saylor believes these issues result in the loss of confidence in fiat...

Bitcoin’s price has been consolidating between the 50-day moving average at $28,310 and the $30K resistance region. However, it seems likely to break out of this decisive range, determining its upcoming rally’s direction. By Shayan The Daily Chart After finding support at the 50-day moving average of roughly $27K, the price started a steady uptrend, aiming to surpass the $30K region for the second time. However, Bitcoin failed to surpass this crucial resistance zone,...

Coinbase hat am gestrigen Dienstag die Bitcoin-Derivatebörse eröffnet. Und eines kann man sagen, wenn Coinbase mal ein Projekt anfasst, dann geht es schnell: Die nötige Lizenz dazu hat Coinbase erst vor knapp einem Monat erhalten, Reuters berichtete. Coinbase wird for allem Futures anbieten, also Produkte, die in anderen Ländern schwierig einzuführen sind. Was aber noch viel interessanter ist, nun folgt mit Coinbase eine der grösste Bitcoin-Börsen der Strategie: Möglichst viele juristische...

The Coinbase International Exchange will provide institutional clients outside of the US with BTC and ETH contracts and up to 5x in leverage. Crypto exchange Coinbase has launched an international exchange to offer its teeming institutional clients an expanded portfolio of crypto services. According to the company, the new Coinbase International Exchange lists contracts for Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) perpetual futures. In an official announcement, Coinbase said it received a...

PacWest and Western Alliance banks recorded heavy losses on Tuesday as the market is still reeling from problems caused by recent collapses. Shares of bank holding company PacWest (NASDAQ: PACW) led a heavy crash in bank stocks on Tuesday. The stock tumbled nearly 28% as the general banking clime continues to sour following bank failures plaguing the sector. PacWest stock closed at $6.55 after falling 27.78% on the day. In addition to PacWest, Arizona-based Western Alliance Bancorp...

The company has promised its customers that it will be expanding its derivatives offering with additional perpetual contracts, dated futures, and options in the coming weeks. One of the top traded centralized crypto exchanges, Gemini Trust Company LLC, has announced the launch of its non-United States entity to serve markets outside the European market and the United Kingdom. According to the announcement, Gemini Foundation will begin to offer individual and institutional investors a...

Chegg is facing massive disruptions in its education business amid the rapid growth of AI platforms. To contain this, Chegg is building its own AI platform CheggMate in collaboration with OpenAI. The introduction of ChatGPT by OpenAI has certainly created a massive disruption in the tech world while giving other tech giants like Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) a run for their money. Now, AI chatbot ChatGPt is causing a major disruption in the education industry as well, and online education firm...

Tron price started a fresh increase from the $0.0670 level against the US Dollar. TRX price is now trading above $0.0680 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There is a major bullish trend line forming with support near $0.0685 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Kraken). The pair could continue to move up if it breaks the $0.070 resistance zone. TRON price started a fresh increase above $0.0685 against the US Dollar, outperforming Bitcoin. TRX’s price could rise...

Bitcoin price started a fresh decline from the $30,000 zone against the US Dollar. The price is now trading below $29,500 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $29,200 on the 4-hour chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could extend its decline toward the $27,000 and $26,000 levels. Bitcoin price is declining below $29,500 against the US Dollar. BTC might extend losses if it...