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Crypto Investors Unmoved by Revised Jobless Data

Jobless claims beat expectations by an even wider margin than in the initial report, after a revision Thursday. Crypto investors largely ignored the change, although the increasing jobless figures bode well for the market.

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Markets

Bitcoin, Ether Prices Flatten During Week of Financial Turmoil

Despite banking unrest and increased regulatory scrutiny, bitcoin and ether were trading roughly where they started the week.

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Markets

Bitcoin, Ether Diverging Paths Show Resilience and Opportunity

Bitcoin’s outperformance relative to ether highlights a flight to safety. The assets’ normally tight correlation has decoupled periodically in recent weeks.

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Markets

Bitcoin Inches Toward $28K as Traders See $260M in Futures Liquidations

Some remain upbeat about the medium-term outlook for bitcoin and the broader market.

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Markets

Short-Term BTC Holders, Stablecoin Supplies Could Indicate Cryptos' Future Price Direction

The two data points may show whether bitcoin moves higher or declines further in the aftermath of the U.S. central bank's 25 basis point rate increase Wednesday.

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Finance

Federal Reserve Hikes Rates by 25 Basis Points

Recent bank failures had market participants questioning if the U.S. central bank would follow through with its previous intention to further tighten monetary policy.

The Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C. (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

Opinion

Does Bitcoin’s Rally Vindicate the ‘Inflation Hedge’ Thesis – or Is Risk Back on the Menu?

Two views on why bitcoin's price rose by so much this month amid bank runs and uncertainty on whether the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates.

The Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C. (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin, Ether Trade Lower After Breaching Technical Indicator

The proximity of the breach to the upcoming Federal Reser ve rate decision could stymie activity in the short term. BTC is also showing an increasingly inverse relationship to the U.S. dollar ahead of the announcement

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Markets

Bitcoin, Ether Shrug Off U.S. Jobs Data

The two largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization also recently appear to have decoupled from equity indexes.

The price of ether has risen 16% in the past week. (Getty Images)

Videos

Fed's Powell: No Decision yet on Size of March Rate Hike

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell stressed that the central bank has yet to decide on the size of the rate hike when the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meets later in March. Testifying before the House Financial Services Committee for his semi-annual monetary policy report on Wednesday, Powell made a notable change from Tuesday's Senate testimony in his prepared remarks.

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