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Bitcoin Slips as Traders Shrug Off Latest MicroStrategy Buy

Bitcoin’s increasing reliance on purchase announcements for short rallies may not be an entirely healthy trend.

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Powell Remarks Suggest Inflation Is Ahead; Here’s What That Means for Crypto Markets

Chair Jerome Powell indicated today the Federal Reserve will maintain easy-money policies, leading many to fear excessive U.S. inflation. Kevin Kelly, head of Global Macro Strategy at Delphi Digital, discusses what inflation could mean for the crypto market.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Falls to $48K as Fed's Powell Makes No New Promises; Ether Drops

Bitcoin prices quadrupled last year and have rallied 66% this year on speculation the cryptocurrency could serve as an inflation hedge.

Bitcoin's price over the past day.

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Key Takeaways From Powell’s Testimony to Congress and Implications for the Crypto Industry

Jerome Powell speaks at a House Financial Services Committee hearing today as he continues his semi-annual testimony before Congress. As CoinDesk Managing Editor, Global Policy & Regulation Nikhilesh De reports, at the Senate Banking Committee hearing yesterday Powell addressed questions about inflation, economic inequality and the digital dollar.

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Fed Chairman Powell: We Will Engage the Public on the Digital Dollar This Year

“This is going to be an important year,” Powell said of the digital dollar project.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

Markets

Bitcoin Retakes $50K as Powell Eases Market Jitters, Bond Yields Drop

"The economic recovery remains uneven and far from complete, and the path ahead is highly uncertain," the Fed chairman said.

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Policy

State of Crypto: The US Government Keeps Mentioning Terrorism

Congress is holding a hearing on financing for domestic terrorism this week. What role will bitcoin play?

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has brought up crypto's use in terrorism on three different occasions since Jan. 6, 2021.

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Bitcoin Expected Topic at Thursday's Congressional Hearing on Domestic Terror Financing

CoinDesk regulatory reporter Nik De joins "First Mover" to discuss several important Congressional hearings coming up this week, including a hearing Thursday on the financing of domestic terror after the January 6th insurrection. "My expectation is that crypto will come up," De said.

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Jerome Powell on CBDCs: ‘We Don’t Feel a Need to Be First’

He estimated it will take “years rather than months” before the Fed releases a CBDC.

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