Bitcoin Summer 2024: What to Expect
BTC is currently flat, caught in a plateau between narratives. What factors could wake the bull again? Alexander Blume, CEO of Two Prime, looks ahead.
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Jul 17, 2024 at 3:32 p.m. UTC
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The Bullish Fed Rate-Cut Play in Bitcoin Is Not as Straightforward as You Think
At first glance, a Fed interest-rate cut appears to be a bullish signal, but that's not necessarily true.
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Jul 12, 2024 at 11:11 a.m. UTC
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U.S. Added 272K Jobs in May, Blowing Past Estimates; Bitcoin Pulls Back From 2-Month High
Recent soft economic and inflation data combined with rate cuts this week in Europe and Canada had investors rethinking expectations about Fed policy.
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Jun 7, 2024 at 12:37 p.m. UTC
Jun 7, 2024
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Goldman Sachs Sees Fed Delivering First Rate Cut in Q3 2024: Reuters
The Fed's benchmark interest-rate range is currently 5.25% to 5.5%.
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Dec 11, 2023 at 9:28 a.m. UTC
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Bitcoin Holds $28K as Stocks Buckle Under Interest Rate Concerns
Also, there's a growing consensus that SEC approval of a spot bitcoin ETF is surely in the cards.
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Oct 18, 2023 at 5:20 p.m. UTC
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Bitcoin Barely Holds $26K as Interest Rate Surge Continues
Higher yields are taking a toll on traditional assets as well, with the Nasdaq sinking another 1% to its lowest level since early June.
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Sep 26, 2023 at 4:58 p.m. UTC
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2024 Is Shaping Up to Be a 'Good Year' for Bitcoin: Galaxy Asset Management Head
Bitcoin is hovering around $29,000 as traders await another key interest rate decision from the U.S. Federal Reserve. Galaxy global head of asset management Steve Kurz discuss...
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Jul 25, 2023 at 2:38 p.m. UTC
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Bitcoin Sinks Below 25K, Altcoins Tumble, as Investors Shrug Off Fed Rate Hike Pause
Ether declined more than 3% to $1,650 less than three hours after the Fed ended its more than year-long diet of interest rate increases. ADA plunged more than 5%, while SOL a...
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Jun 14, 2023 at 8:37 p.m. UTC
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Fed Leaves Policy on Hold, Ending Long String of Rate Hikes
The U.S. central bank had previously raised rates at 10 consecutive meetings spanning the previous 15 months.
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Jun 14, 2023 at 6:04 p.m. UTC
Jun 14, 2023
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Bitcoin Hovers Below $27K as Fed Chair Powell Makes Modestly Dovish Comments
Nearly 4 out of 5 traders now expect the U.S. central bank to pause its series of rate hikes at its upcoming June meeting.
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May 19, 2023 at 7:57 p.m. UTC
May 19, 2023