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Dollar Cost Averaging or Lump-sum: Which Bitcoin strategy works best regardless of price?

A dollar invested into Bitcoin every month since December 2017 has provided investors a cumulative return of $160. Bitcoin (BTC) has declined by more than 55% six months after it reached its record high of $69,000 in November 2021. The massive drop has left investors in a predicament about whether they should buy BTC when…
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Ethereum hits 3-week high vs. Bitcoin amid Fed-led market rout

Ether could continue dropping against the U.S. dollar in a high interest-rate environment. Ethereum’s native token Ether (ETH) tumbled to its worst levels in almost two months against the U.S. dollar on May 6 as the rout in financial markets rippled across the cryptocurrency sector. Nonetheless, ETH did fare better than Bitcoin (BTC) with the…
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Russia’s Central Bank Slashes Benchmark Rate, Pegs RUB to Gold — Ruble Rebounds to Pre-War Levels

Amid the Ukraine-Russia conflict, the Russian ruble has managed to rebound despite the strict sanctions imposed against the Russian Federation. The country’s central bank has taken a few steps to protect the nation’s currency as the Bank of Russia revealed a fixed price for gold and rubles. Furthermore, after pegging the fiat currency to gold,…
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Avalanche price can double by summer as AVAX’s 20% weekly rally rekindles ‘bull flag’

But a near-perfect correlation between Avalanche and Bitcoin so far this year could spoil the bullish outlook. A sharp upside retracement in the Avalanche (AVAX) market this week has raised its possibilities to rise by another 100% in Q2. Avalanche chart painting a ‘bull flag’ The bullish outlook primarily appears in the wake of AVAX’s…
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IMF Warns Ongoing War in Europe Will Have a ‘Severe Impact on the Global Economy’

In a report published on Saturday, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that an ongoing war in Europe and associated sanctions will have a “severe impact on the global economy.” The IMF’s report says there is “extraordinary uncertainty” in the air, and the international financial institution believes “economic consequences are already very serious.” IMF’s…
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Hedge fund report says Bitcoin price is ‘at a relatively inexpensive place’

A recent report from Pantera Capital said moves in the debt market and the Fed’s shifting monetary policy could be the fodder that fuels Bitcoin’s next monster rally. There has been a lot of focus on the performance of the stock and cryptocurrency markets over the past year or two as the trillions of dollars…
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Bitcoin on-chain data hints at institutions ‘deploying capital’ at expense of ‘hodlers’

On-chain metrics detect strong “sophisticated passive buying” on spot exchanges and a rise in the movements of Bitcoin to whale wallets. “Sophisticated passive buying” on Bitcoin (BTC) spot exchanges coincides with the trend of BTC leaving exchanges to cold storage. Adjusted Bitcoin supply shock. Source: Willy Woo The price recovery witnessed in the Bitcoin market…
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Analysts expect Bitcoin trend change after Fed lays out its 2022 roadmap

Traders look for a market-wide recovery now that the Fed confirmed at least three rate hikes and a wind-down of its bond purchasing policy in 2022. The year-long calls for a $100,000 Bitcoin (BTC) price have fallen to the wayside since the asset struck a new all-time high at $69,000, but traders are not completely…
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Fed expects near 0% interest rates for years, potentially boosting BTC’s value proposition

Bitcoin keeps looking better and better each time the U.S. devalues its own currency. The U.S. Federal Reserve’s game plan going forward includes short-term interest levels between 0% and 0.25%, as decided by Fed brass in a Sept. 15 and 16 gathering.  The independent body plans to maintain low interest rates in order to increase…
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Fed Chair Teases Use of Ethereum-Based Interest Reference Rates

U.S. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said an Ethereum-based interest reference rate works, but maybe not for everyone. In a May 28 letter to Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR), Jerome Powell, Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, described an interest reference rate based on the Ethereum blockchain, called Ameribor, as effective for some, but not all.  Ameribor…
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