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Fed’s Jerome Powell Expected Announce Raise Hikes Plan Today

The Federal Reserve is expected to announce plans for interest rate hikes today amid soaring inflation in the U.S. CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De gives a preview on what to expect from the news conference. Plus, a preview of Thursday’s Senate Banking Committee hearing on the role of digital assets in illicit finance.

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Markets

Fed Raises Benchmark Interest Rate by 25 Basis Points

The prospect of higher rates has weighed on bitcoin and other risky assets.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell (Brendan Smialowski-Pool/Getty Images)

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Fed’s First Interest Rate Hike Since 2018, What That Means For Crypto

The Federal Reserve is expected to announce a quarter-point rate hike today. Ben Emons, managing director of Medley Global Advisors, discusses the potential impact of the Fed’s policy decisions on the crypto markets and the larger financial world.

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Finance

NY Fed Staffer Jumps Into DeFi as Euler COO

A permissionless lending protocol has brought on a former Federal Reserve employee in a key position.

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Finance

First Mover Americas: Focus on Fed's Inflation Take

The latest moves in crypto markets in context for March 16, 2022.

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BTC Implied Volatility Ticks Higher Ahead of Fed Meeting

Investors’ expectations for BTC price turbulence over the next four weeks, known as implied volatility, is creeping higher ahead of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision tomorrow. This is a sign that traders could be setting up options positions that would benefit from BTC price swings.

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Bitcoin's Next Move Ahead of Tomorrow's Fed Interest Rate Decision

Prime Trust Chief Product Officer Sara Xi discusses her outlook for bitcoin as investors await the interest rate decision from the Federal Reserve's two-day meeting. Plus, why China's latest COVID outbreak could cause inflationary pressure, and what Saudi Arabia's potential oil sale to China in Chinese yuan could mean for bitcoin.

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Here’s Why the Crypto Market Remains Flat

Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies continue to flatline amid the growing Russia-Ukraine crisis and rising inflation in the U.S. Michael Safai, managing partner at quantitative trading firm Dexterity Capital, discusses his reading of the crypto markets and where we’re headed next. Plus, what to expect as investors await the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision tomorrow.

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Markets

Bitcoin Breakout Elusive as Traders Price In 7 Fed Rate Hikes for 2022

The Federal Reserve is likely to raise rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday, the first hike since 2018.

Bitcoin's price narrowly missed the $40,000 mark late Monday. (Source: CoinDesk, Highcharts.com)