Rodney Ramcharan, Associate Professor of Finance and Business Economics, the University of Southern California.________ After about three decades of relatively low inflation, consumer prices are skyrocketing again in the US. … Read More: How Raising Interest Rates Curbs Inflation – and What Could Possibly Go Wrong Read more »Pay, Trade, Buy Bitcoin with Credit…
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The US Federal Reserve (Fed) is set to hold an unscheduled meeting on Monday to discuss interest rates, described by some as an “emergency meeting” and others as a fairly “regular occurrence.” Regardless, the Fed’s unexpected notice has sparked debate in the crypto community over whether the central bank would announce a rate hike…
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The number of Bitcoin addresses holding at least 1,000 BTC has risen in recent weeks. Bitcoin (BTC) addresses holding at least 1,000 BTC, the so-called whales, have started accumulating more tokens during the recent market recovery. As of Feb. 10, the total supply in these addresses was 8.096 million BTC versus 7.95 million on Jan.…
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Inflation in the United States continues to rise as it climbed at its fastest rate in 40 years since February 1982. Statistics from the U.S. Labor Department’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) jumped 7.5% higher than it was a year ago. US Inflation Continues to Surge On Thursday, the U.S. Labor Department published its CPI report…
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Ethereum price is back above its 50-week exponential moving average, a credible support level from the 2020-2021 market boom. Ethereum’s native token Ether (ETH) looks poised to hit $3,500 in the coming sessions as it reclaimed a historically strong support level on Feb. 5. Ethereum price back above key trendline ETH price rising above its…
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The researchers published results from “Project Hamilton,” which was first announced in 2020 to explore the use of existing and new tech to build and test a hypothetical CBDC platform. Theoretical research into a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in the U.S. has found that distributed ledger architecture has “downsides.” The Federal Reserve Bank of…
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Purpose Bitcoin ETF attracted over 1,000 BTC in inflows on Tuesday, its third-largest daily inflow since launch. Canada-based Purpose Bitcoin ETF attracted over $38 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC) this Tuesday, its third-largest daily inflow to date. According to data provided by Glassnode, investors poured about 1,054 BTC into the fund, marginally lower than the…
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The co-founder and managing partner of Nexo, a major cryptocurrency lender, has predicted that the price of bitcoin will be $100K by mid-2022. He highlighted “two simple reasons” why he is bullish about the price of bitcoin this year. Bitcoin Expected to Reach $100K by Mid-Year Antoni Trenchev, the co-founder and managing partner of Nexo,…
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A mix of technical, macroeconomic and on-chain indicators point toward a price rally in the Ethereum market this quarter. Ethereum’s native token Ether (ETH) has plunged by more than 20% after establishing its record high at around $4,867 on Nov. 10, 2021. Nonetheless, the sharp price pullback does not mean ETH can’t pursue a new…
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Could Bitcoin be any less interesting for the average hodler? The remarkable split between BTC price action and network fundamentals continues into 2022. Bitcoin (BTC) begins its first full week of 2022 in familiar territory below $50,000. After ending December at $47,200 — far below the majority of bullish expectations — the largest cryptocurrency has…
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