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In a CNBC interview over the week, a major hedge fund manager predicted that “massive inflation” will lead the Fed to hike interest rates six times by 2024. Crypto traders are keeping a close watch on the macro-financial environment as they wrap up another volatile month. Federated Hermes has over $600 billion in assets under management. Phil Orlando, the investment firm’s chief equity strategist, has been a long-time stock market bull but expects the big changes at the...

Jerome Powell has been nominated to lead the Federal Reserve in 2022, and many analysts believe this could bear serious repercussions for the cryptocurrency space. Powell Might Not Be Great for Crypto, Analysts Claim While Powell is all set to lead the Federal Reserve, his counterpart vice chairwoman may be Lael Brainard. Both nominations will need to be confirmed by a majority vote in the Senate. Powell served as the Federal Reserve chair under President Donald Trump,...

Moon Pay – a crypto and fintech firm – is only three years old and one of the newest players in the digital currency industry. However, the company is already valued at more than $3.4 billion thanks to its first ever funding round, which took place two Mondays ago. Moon Pay Has Come a Long Way in a Short Time During this round, the company managed to add more than half a billion to its overall market valuation. The event was led by Tiger Global. The company has been...

Coinbase – a popular cryptocurrency exchange – recently acquired the Israel-based cryptographic security company, Unbound Security. The exchange notes that this gives them an all-new presence in the region, which is “a well-established and rapidly growing technology hub.” How Unbound Helps Coinbase Coinbase announced its latest acquisition in a blog post earlier today. The company said Unbound is a first-mover on cryptographic security technology, including a new area called...

The digital asset exchange – CryptoCom – has partnered with Silvergate to enable USD deposits and withdrawals to the bank’s institutional customers. The Collaboration with Silvergate According to a press release seen by CryptoPotato, the feature is an additional on/off-ramp solution on the CryptoCom Exchange. Via Silvergate – a leading US bank – institutional clients can now transfer American dollars from their bank accounts to the trading venue and vice versa. The...

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ADA price is trading in a bearish zone below the $1.70 and $1.60 resistance levels against the US Dollar. The price is now trading below $1.60 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $1.65 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Bitfinex). The price might start a fresh increase if it manages to clear the $1.75 resistance zone. Cardano price is struggling below the $1.75 resistance against the US Dollar,...

Ethereum price started a fresh increase from the $3,915 support against the US Dollar. ETH price is now trading above $4,300 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $4,480 on the 4-hours chart (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could start a fresh increase if it clears the $4,500 resistance zone. Ethereum price is showing positive signs above $3,300 against the US Dollar. ETH/USD could start a major...

Deutsche Borse – a German stock market operator – recently announced the listing of a Bitcoin Spot ETN on its digital stock exchange “Xetra.” The product comes from Invesco, an American investment management company that filed for a Bitcoin futures ETF in the US in August but recently dropped. Invesco’s Spot ETN Deutsche Borse revealed the new product in a press release on Monday. Accordingly, the “Invesco Physical Bitcoin” ETN (ticker: BTIC) offers “physically secured access...

Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are becoming far more popular as of late, but as this space grows, it is becoming clear that cash is still at the top of the financial ladder. Fiat currencies like USD are the primary tools that Americans rely on, and Coinme – a digital currency platform – is recognizing this. Thus, the company wants to make transfers between both cash and crypto as smooth and as easy as possible. Coinme Still Believes Cash Is at the Top Neil Bergquist – the...