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Bitcoin Holds $28K as Stocks Buckle Under Interest Rate Concerns

Also, there's a growing consensus that SEC approval of a spot bitcoin ETF is surely in the cards.

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Bitcoin Barely Holds $26K as Interest Rate Surge Continues

Higher yields are taking a toll on traditional assets as well, with the Nasdaq sinking another 1% to its lowest level since early June.

Bitcoin slips as rates stay high (CoinDesk)

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2024 Is Shaping Up to Be a 'Good Year' for Bitcoin: Galaxy Asset Management Head

Bitcoin is hovering around $29,000 as traders await another key interest rate decision from the U.S. Federal Reserve. Galaxy global head of asset management Steve Kurz discusses what to expect from the Fed and the implications for the crypto markets. Plus, Kurz's take on how dogecoin (DOGE) is performing amid excitement about Twitter's new look.

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Bitcoin Sinks Below 25K, Altcoins Tumble, as Investors Shrug Off Fed Rate Hike Pause

Ether declined more than 3% to $1,650 less than three hours after the Fed ended its more than year-long diet of interest rate increases. ADA plunged more than 5%, while SOL and Matic each dropped over 4%.

Bitcoin daily chart (CoinDesk)

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Fed Leaves Policy on Hold, Ending Long String of Rate Hikes

The U.S. central bank had previously raised rates at 10 consecutive meetings spanning the previous 15 months.

Federal Reserve Board Building (AgnosticPreachersKid/Wikimedia)

Markets

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

Nearly 4 out of 5 traders now expect the U.S. central bank to pause its series of rate hikes at its upcoming June meeting.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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Bitcoin Sinks Below $27K as Federal Reserve, Powell Keep Focus on Inflation

The central bank confirmed most expectations with its decision to raise the interest rate by 25 basis points. Other major cryptos were largely in the red.

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Traders Await Fed's Decision

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for March 22, 2023.

Tokens de XRP aumentan tras la presentación de la CFCT contra el destacado exchange de criptomonedas Binance. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Holds Steady at $28K Before Fed Meeting

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for March 21, 2023.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at the Brookings Institute in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 30, 2022. (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

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