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Bitcoin (BTC) headed to new nine-month highs after the March 21 Wall Street open as a crucial Federal Reserve interest rate decision loomed. Bitcoin price climbs despite conservative Fed view Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD approaching $28,500 on Bitstamp. The latest in a succession of multi-month highs, the latest BTC price

Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week in an unmistakably bullish position as it passes $28,000. Crypto markets continue to climb on the back of the banking crisis, which still rages in the United States and abroad — where will they go next? After a week of chaos for macro markets and solid gains as a

Top Stories This Week Sam Bankman-Fried petitions court to prioritize reimbursing his legal fees Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) is seeking to use FTX’s corporate insurance policies to cover his legal expenses, according to a court filing on March 15. As per the filing, the policies provide “priority of payment” to insured individuals such as Bankman-Fried. The

In 2023, Bitcoin (BTC) and Cathie Wood’s Coinbase investment are finally outperforming Warren Buffett’s popular “crypto bet” in Brazil’s fintech giant Nubank. Bitcoin vs. crypto-exposure stocks NU and COIN As of March 17, Bitcoin’s price is up nearly 55% year-to-date (YTD). In comparison, Nubank — trading as NU — has risen only 26%. Meanwhile, another crypto-exposure stock, Coinbase —

Bitcoin (BTC) hit new nine-month highs on March 17 as the latest events in the growing United States banking crisis boosted crypto markets. Banking crisis volatility sees $27,000 BTC price Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD hitting $27,025 on Bitstamp before consolidating. At the time of writing, the pair circled $26,500 with

Bitcoin (BTC) received a substantial boost this week as United States inflation levels for February were in line with market expectations. On March 14, the BTC/USD pair surged to a 2023 peak at $26,550 after the news. But, while the macroeconomic conditions may currently favor risk-on buyers, certain on-chain and market indicators hint at a potential correction

The previous six months should have been extremely beneficial to Ether’s (ETH) price, especially following the project’s most significant upgrade ever in September 2022. However, the reality was the opposite: Between Sept. 15, 2022 and March 15, 2023, Ether underperformed by 10% against Bitcoin (BTC). The ETH/BTC price ratio of 0.068 had been holding since

Bitcoin (BTC) spiked above $26,000 on March 14 as United States Consumer Price Index (CPI) data showed mixed inflation signals. CPI fuels 9-month BTC price highs Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC/USD as sudden volatility kicked in on the release of February’s CPI numbers. Inflation climbed 6% year-on-year, while the month-on-month figure was

The price of Bitcoin (BTC) increased by 28% between March 12 and 14, reaching $26,500, its highest level since June 2022. Some may attribute the gains to the Consumer Price Index’s (CPI) 6% year-over-year increase in February, even though the figure was in line with expectations. The inflation metric reached its lowest level since September

The panic caused due to USD Coin’s (USDC) depeg from the U.S. dollar manifested itself in a wrong order, costing traders $50,000 per Bitcoin (BTC), albeit for several minutes. Bitcoin price sees $50K in “fat finger” error  The BTC/USDC pair on Binance flash spiked to $50,000 on March 12 around 7:00 pm UTC. The reason for

Bitcoin (BTC) hit its highest since the start of the month on March 13 as U.S. bank stocks saw the largest mass halt in history. BTC price sees “phenomenal” rebound Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView tracked a thoroughly bullish hourly candle for BTC/USD, which reached $23,725 on Bitstamp. The move was eagerly anticipated by

Bitcoin (BTC) struggled to reclaim $20,000 support at the March 10 Wall Street open as fears mounted over Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) contagion. Trader targets $18,000 BTC price Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC/USD as it nursed fresh losses, reaching $19,569 on Bitstamp.  The pair had seen further downside prior to the open

March started off on a low due to a resurrection of inflationary fears. On March 7, hawkish comments from United States Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell amplified the market’s expectation of a 50-basis point hike in the upcoming policy rate meeting on March 22 to March 23.  On March 8, the U.S. government’s $1 billion

Bitcoin (BTC) rested at multi-week support at the March 9 Wall Street open as concerns over a deeper BTC price drop increased. Trader: $19,700 “on the table” Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD circling $21,800 on Bitstamp. With $22,000 in danger of flipping from support to resistance, popular trader Pentoshi was among

Bitcoin (BTC) fell below a four-day narrow trading range near $22,400 on March 7 following comments by United States Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell before the Senate Banking Committee. During the congressional appearance, the Fed chairman warned that he bank is prepared to tame inflation by pushing for more significant interest rate increases. Powell added

Bitcoin (BTC) fell to three-week lows on March 8 as stronger-than-expected employment data from the United States dampened risk assets. Employment stats boost Fed hawks, BTC price dips Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD dipping to $21,858 on Bitstamp. The pair was attempting to preserve $22,000 as support at the time of

The total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance applications on Arbitrum, the layer-2 Ethereum network blockchain, has doubled since the start of 2023. While investors’ hope of an ARBI token airdrop is a major factor attracting activity to the Ethereum scaling network, the ecosystem’s DeFi growth is also showing robust growth.  Arbitrum has become a

Bitcoin (BTC) would need to return below $20,000 to reset a key metric that covers speculative profit-taking, data shows. In the latest edition of its weekly newsletter, “The Week On-Chain,” analytics firm Glassnode revealed that short-term holders (STHs) might be dictating BTC price resistance. Profit-taking reinforces resistance levels As BTC/USD climbed toward $25,000, STHs —

The Frax community recently approved a proposal to make its FEI stablecoin fully backed by USD equivalents, rather than maintaining a partially backed and semi algorithmic stablecoin. With Frax’s decision, the days of experimentation with algorithmic stablecoins could finally be behind us. The decentralized stablecoin space has only proved effective with ETH, USDC and BTC

Bitcoin (BTC) stayed lower into the weekend as ongoing problems at Silvergate bank pressured markets. Bad news holds Bitcoin back Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD lingering at around $22,350 on March 4. The pair had managed to avoid further losses after the initial shock around Silvergate wiped 5% off the spot price in