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'Disinflationary' Trends Will Soon Hit a Wall: Analyst

"It's going to be very hard to get to 2% [inflation]," OANDA Senior Market Analyst Edward Moya said, reacting to the U.S. Federal Reserve's latest interest rate hike and Chair Jerome Powell's comments that "disinflation" has started. Plus, he shares insights on how traders are reacting to the "hot" labor market.

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Bitcoin Falls After Jan. Jobs Report; Charlie Munger Hasn't Taken the Time to Study Bitcoin: Michael Saylor

Bitcoin (BTC) fell after the U.S. economy added 517,000 jobs in January, massively beating economist forecasts of 185,000. CoinDesk Co-Regional News Chief for the Americas Stephen Alpher discusses bitcoin's reaction to the jobs report and Federal Reserve's interest rate hike earlier in the week. Plus, CoinDesk Editor at Large Christie Harkin explains how the debut of the Ordinals protocol, which stores non-fungible tokens (NFT) on the Bitcoin blockchain, has created a major debate in the community.

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Fed Policy Win Could Harm Bitcoin’s Wall Street Narrative

The January rebound in equities and knockout employment report may have undermined a few buy-bitcoin narratives, but the real value proposition behind bitcoin lies far beyond Wall Street in emerging markets, where bitcoin is in strong demand.

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Bitcoin Falls After 517,000 Jobs Added in January, Beating Expectations

The U.S. government also reported the unemployment rate fell to 3.4%, below the forecast of 3.6%.

The U.S. government released its latest jobs figures Friday (David McNew/Getty Images)

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Charlie Munger Calls for US Crypto Ban; Coinbase Shares Jump as Crypto-Related Stocks Continue Post-Fed Rally

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK) Vice Chairman and staunch bitcoin skeptic Charlie Munger has called for the United States to follow in the footsteps of China and ban cryptocurrencies. And, the latest on Coinbase (COIN) shares jumping more than 20% after the Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate hike.

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Market Is Revisiting Pre-Pandemic Sentiment: Portfolio Manager

In his post-FOMC meeting press conference, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the disinflationary process has started. NewEdge Wealth Senior Portfolio Manager weighs in on that statement, saying, "not this year, maybe not even next year, but the year after we'll be in some mild deflation scenario."

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Bitcoin Flirting With $24K After Fed’s Rate Hike

Bitcoin (BTC) is testing the $24,000 level as traders react to another rate hike of 25 basis points from the Federal Reserve. NewEdge Wealth Senior Portfolio Manager Ben Emons discusses bitcoin's price action and Fed Chair Jerome Powell's statement that the "disinflationary process" has started.

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When Regulating Crypto, Please Target the Bad Actors, Not the Asset

Glenn Williams Jr. shares his thoughts as the Biden administration and others in Washington gear up to respond to the crypto disasters of 2022. The bottom line: Keep the focus on the people who did bad things, and don’t punish the asset class.

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Fed Chair Powell Says Disinflationary Process Has Started

During a press conference, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell shares his insights on why declines in goods prices signal the official start of the "disinflationary process."

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