Fed Preview: Crypto Observers See Powell Keeping Door Open for Rate Hikes Beyond July

A 25 basis point rate hike on Wednesday is a foregone conclusion. The question is whether the Fed will continue to raise rates in subsequent months.

• 2023-07-25
• Jerome Powell Federal Reserve interest rate hike interest rate decision

First Mover Asia: Large Bitcoin Holders Content to Hold Long Positions Amid Regulatory Turmoil

Balances for whale investors indicate that investors are holding on to their crypto assets, despite recent uncertainty; BTC regains $25K.

• 2023-06-15
• Jerome Powell Bitcoin Ruslan Lienkha

Fed Preview: Bitcoin Market Skews Bearish as Analysts Anticipate 'Hawkish Rate-Hike Pause'

Options market shows a bias for puts, or bearish bets, tied to bitcoin ahead of the pivotal Fed meeting.

• 2023-06-14
• Jerome Powell interest rates Bitcoin Fed QCP

Bitcoin Hovers Below $27K as Fed Chair Powell Makes Modestly Dovish Comments

“The financial stability tools helped to calm conditions in the banking sector. Developments there, on the other hand, are contributing to tighter credit conditions,” says U.S. central bank chair Jerome Powell in a Friday panel.

• 2023-05-20
• Jerome Powell Ben Bernanke Thomas Laubach Research Conference rate hikes banking sector Bitcoin market capitalization CoinDesk

Bitcoin back above $29,000, Ether gains; Matic leads winners on Polygon tools update

Bitcoin and Ether rose in early Thursday morning trading in Asia, with most other top 10 non-stablecoin cryptocurrencies mixed.

• 2023-05-04
• Jerome Powell Federal Reserve bank failures Bitcoin stock futures interest rates market capitalization NFT Polygon network updates

Fed Preview: Crypto Observers Believe Bitcoin Rally May Stall if Powell Does not Signal End of Tightening

We expect that Chair Powell may shy away from being definitive when it comes to a pause which may disappoint the market, one crypto trader said.

• 2023-05-03
• Jerome Powell Bitcoin Federal Reserve interest rate decision Chris Weston

Bitcoin Slips to 3-Week Low as Market Sees Federal Reserve Lifting Rates to 5.65%

The Fed funds futures show traders pricing in a higher-for-longer interest rates mantra by the Fed.

• 2023-03-08
• Jerome Powell CoinDesk the Fed basis points

Bitcoin Rebounds Above $22K, Equities Struggle After Fed Chair Powell Says Rates Are ‘Likely to Be Higher’

Over 70% of traders now see the possibility of a 50-basis point rate hike in the March FOMC meeting. Bitcoin has dropped 1.6% in the past 24 hours but remained in range-bound.

• 2023-03-08
• Jerome Powell market capitalization Bitcoin

Powell acknowledges crypto risks, but warns against regulations that could ‘stifle innovation’

The chairman added separately in a Senate hearing on Tuesday that the Fed could accelerate rate hikes in the coming year.

• 2023-03-08
• Jerome Powell Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation digital assets crypto the Fed financial institutions

Bitcoin treads water below US$22,500, Ether dips with other top 10 cryptocurrencies

Bitcoin and other top 10 cryptocurrencies fell on Monday morning amid concern about the troubled crypto bank Silvergate.

• 2023-03-06
• Jerome Powell Fed Chairman Silvergate Bank Bitcoin cutting ties