The Federal Reserve left its benchmark rate unchanged Wednesday, holding the federal funds target range at 3.75% to 4%. The bitcoin price showed some volatility around $81,000. The decision passed 10-2, and the dissents carry …
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Fed Holds Rates but Quietly Rewrites One Line. Bitcoin and Gold React
by adminby adminThe Federal Reserve (Fed) kept interest rates on hold at 3.75% to 4% on Wednesday. But two of its 12 voters wanted a hike, and they said so on the record. That split matters …
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Bitcoin’s (BTC) recent macro relief faces a challenge from Japanese interest rates
by adminby adminJapanese bonds are challenging the boost bitcoin BTC$63,284.17 has received from shifting interest-rate expectations that lifted the price of the largest cryptocurrency by 8% in fewer than seven days. The 10-year Japanese government bond …
ETH is down 7% on the week as the Fed signals the bar for rate cuts has risen, and ETF outflows top $350 million over two days. Bitcoin is trading at $75,282 as of …
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Selloff likely as demand falters and ‘real’ interest rates surge
by adminby adminBitcoin BTC$67,446.83 has jumped 2% this week, but shaky demand-supply dynamics and rising “real” interest rates could limit the rally. Last week, CoinDesk noted that inflows into spot ETFs have cooled, pointing to renewed …
Semilore Faleti is a cryptocurrency writer specialized in the field of journalism and content creation. While he started out writing on several subjects, Semilore soon found a knack for cracking down on the complexities …
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Bitcoin Funding Rates Improve, But Signal Still Not Decisive: Glassnode
by adminby adminAnalytics firm Glassnode has highlighted how the Bitcoin Funding Rates have increased across the various exchanges, but still not to a high degree. Bitcoin Perps Funding Rates Have Surged In a new post on …
XRP Price Prediction: Funding Rates Have Been Negative for 3 Months While XRP Is Up 27%
Ripple (XRP) is showing a rare divergence in the derivatives market: funding rates have remained negative for nearly three consecutive months, while the token’s price has recovered approximately 27% since the sharp correction in …
Trump’s State of the Union Signals No Relief on Rates, Ignores Crypto
The US President Donald Trump delivered a nearly two-hour State of the Union address on Tuesday — the longest in US history — touting economic gains, warning Iran against pursuing nuclear weapons, and defending …
Bitcoin price surged above $94,000 today following a 25-basis-point rate cut by the Federal Reserve. The Fed lowered its benchmark interest rate to 3.50%–3.75% to support maximum employment and contain somewhat elevated inflation amid …