Bitcoin Is Steady Ahead of Fed Decision on Rates. Dogecoin Rises.

Bitcoin continues to trade in a narrow band ahead of the Federal Reserve decision on interest rates, while Dogecoin gains on speculation about Elon Musk's plans for his X social network.Read the full ...

• 2023-07-26
• Federal Reserve Elon Musk interest rates Dogecoin narrow band

Crypto Catalysts: Rate Hike Looms as FOMC Begins Latest Monetary Policy Deliberations

The U.S. central bank has been telegraphing its intent to renew rate hikes for weeks. The Personal Consumption Expenditures report arrives Friday, but cryptos and other risk-on assets have been largely immune to macro events.

• 2023-07-25
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Bitcoin Has Momentum as It Rises on Inflation Data. It Could Be the Push to $32,000.

Digital assets have stagnated for weeks. Traders are eyeing key U.S. inflation data due Wednesday as the possible catalyst for a big move.

• 2023-07-12
• Federal Reserve interest rates headline inflation inflation data Bitcoin

Bitcoin Rises. BlackRock’s ETF Filing Is Boosting Cryptos.

Cryptocurrencies get a boost after BlackRock filed an application with regulators to create a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund.

• 2023-06-16
• Federal Reserve interest rates interest-rate increases

Bitcoin Rises. BlackRock ETF Filing Boosts Cryptocurrencies.

Cryptocurrencies get a boost after BlackRock filed an application with regulators to create a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund.

• 2023-06-16
• Federal Reserve interest rates interest-rate increases

Bitcoin Price Cuts Below $25,000 After Fed Rate Decision; NFTs Slip Off The Radar

Bitcoin price, ethereum dive below key levels to three-month lows after the Federal Reserve rate decision. NFT interest dwindles.

• 2023-06-15
• Federal Reserve

Bitcoin and Other Cryptos Fall Sharply After Fed’s Hawkish Outlook

and other cryptocurrencies retreated Thursday after the Federal Reserve signaled higher interest rates ahead even after pausing its campaign of hikes this month. The Fed’s aggressive rate hikes since March of last year have undercut higher-risk assets such as cryptocurrencies. Hopes that the cycle had peaked, and that rate cuts may come into play in the foreseeable future, were effectively dashed by Fed Chairman Jerome Powell.

• 2023-06-15
• Federal Reserve Fed Chairman

Crypto Markets Drop After Fed Leaves Rates Unchanged

Ether Dives 5%

• 2023-06-15
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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Traders Await Fed Decision

The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for June 14, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

• 2023-06-14
• Federal Reserve Bitcoin digital assets

Bitcoin Slips Ahead of Fed Decision. Where Prices Could Go Next.

and other cryptocurrencies were declining ahead of the Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rates Wednesday. Digital assets may be particularly vulnerable to comments from the central bank suggesting that more interest-rate increases could lie ahead. The price of has retreated 1.3% over the past 24 hours to about $25,920, slipping below the $26,000 and $27,000 range that has dominated for much of the period since the largest digital asset hit a 10-month high above $30,000 in April.

• 2023-06-14
• Federal Reserve Digital assets Federal Reserve Chairman Alex Kuptsikevich interest rates interest-rate increases