The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates for the first time since 2018 in a bid to begin curbing inflationary pressures it blames on supply and demand imbalances and rising energy prices. The U.S. central bank hiked its target range for the federal funds rate by 0.25 basis points and anticipates further, ongoing increases … Read more
The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is seeking senior executives with cryptocurrency-related expertise as the regulator is preparing to launch a new crypto department to regulate the industry. According to FCA’s job postings on LinkedIn, the authority is now hunting for a head of the digital assets department and a director of the … Read more
Bitcoin has shown itself to be wanting yet again, at the first signs of geopolitical problems. Furthermore, there is some noise coming out of Canada that Bitcoin wallets have been seized by the Canadian government. If that is in fact the case, it for the most part wipes out the entire argument of “being … Read more
Bitcoin (BTC) has been relatively calm during the weekend, indicating that traders are playing it safe and not waging large bets before the upcoming Federal Open Market Committee meeting on March 15 and March 16. The quantum of the rate hike could act as the next trigger for the crypto markets. The current neutral … Read more
Bitcoin (BTC) bulls jumped in to defend the $40,000 level after a devastating retest of the $38,000 support on March 7. The confidence and momentum that was building up earlier in the month was suddenly shattered after BTC failed to break $44,500 for the third time this month on March 2. The Bitcoin price … Read more
Bitcoin (BTC) reversed in classic fashion on March 10 after bulls failed once again to hold higher levels. Bart‘s back on the Bitcoin chart The pair had managed to pass $42,000 before consolidating, but a lack of support meant that a drop back to its previous trading zone below $40,000 was the grimly familiar … Read more
Volatility and choppy price action continued to dominate the cryptocurrency market on March 7 as news that United States President Joe Biden plans to sign an executive order later this week. This outline for the government‘s strategy for cryptocurrencies was added to the list of factors weighing down crypto prices. Data from Cointelegraph Markets … Read more
Bitcoin remained under the $40,000 level on Sunday, as bears continued to pressure cryptocurrency markets. This pressure also kept ethereum lower, with the world’s second-largest crypto hovering around its long-term support level. Bitcoin Sunday saw the price of bitcoin (BTC) trade lower for a fifth consecutive session, as it was unable to shake off … Read more
Following Tuesday’s price surge, bitcoin was trading lower during today’s session, as markets hit a key resistance point. This comes as ETH was once again trading below the $3,000 level. As of writing, the crypto market cap is down 1.87%. Bitcoin BTC bulls ran into a stumbling block on Wednesday, as traders appeared to … Read more
Veteran investor and fund manager Bill Miller explains why he thinks that it is currently “very bullish for bitcoin.” Miller noted that Russia has almost 50% of its reserves in currencies that are controlled by people who want to do them harm. Bill Miller’s Crypto Outlook: ‘It’s Very Bullish for Bitcoin’ Famed value investor … Read more