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Rapid Bank Runs Reveal Deposits Are Now Magic Internet Money, Too

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says the speed of the Silicon Valley Bank run was “very different from what we’ve seen in the past.” However, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she is not considering a "blanket" deposit guarantee.

Internet-era bank runs don't look anything like this. (National Archives via Wikipedia, modified by CoinDesk)

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Fed Preview: Powell Likely to Raise Rates by 25 Basis Points Against Crypto Market's Hope for Status Quo

Not raising rates now may make it more difficult later, some analysts say.

U.S. Federal Reserve Board in Washington (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Is Benefiting From Crypto’s Flight to Quality: Matrixport

Investors are shifting into the cryptocurrency from stablecoins and more volatile cryptocurrencies, a report from the firm said.

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Bitcoin Nears $25K as Interbank Funding Stress Indicator Surges to Highest Level Since COVID Crash

Banking sector stress strengthens the case for the Federal Reserve to pause its campaign of raising interest rates next week.

Bitcoin's daily price chart (CoinDesk/Highcharts.com)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Belted by Rate Fears

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for March 8, 2023.

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

Finanza

Bitcoin Price Remains Lower After Release of FOMC Minutes

The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark fed funds rate by 25 basis points at its most recent meeting.

Hawkish remarks by a Fed official sent bitcoin falling.(Getty Images/Tim Chapman)

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Bitcoin Briefly Tops $23.3K as Powell Repeats 'Disinflationary Process' Comment

Umee Founder and CEO Brent Xu discusses his outlook for bitcoin (BTC) as investors mull recent remarks by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. The Fed leader spoke days after the central bank last hiked interest rates.

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Bitcoin Rises to $23.3K as Jerome Powell Repeats 'Disinflationary Process' Comment

The Fed chair spoke days after the central bank last hiked interest rates.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

Finanza

Federal Reserve Lifts Interest Rates Another 25 Basis Points

Bitcoin's price was little changed in the minutes following the announcement.

U.S. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

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Fed Preview: Powell to Trigger 'Healthy Pullback' in Bitcoin, Experts Say

Financial conditions have loosened to a point where the Fed chair may detail the extent of easing is unwarranted, one observer said, warning of a pullback in risk assets.

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is leading a program to test the use of digital tokens to settle transactions among financial institutions. (Shutterstock)