Gold Slides on Higher US Treasury Yields, Dollar

April 19, 2023 Bitcoin.com

Prices of gold, and other precious metals, fell on Wednesday due to stronger U.S. yields and national currency. The decline comes on the backdrop of expectations of new interest rate increases next month amid persistent inflation in the United States and elsewhere. Gold and Silver Slip as Investors Bet on Another Rate Hike in May […]

Bitcoin rallies to 4.7K after Fed FOMC ‘nothing burger’ lines up with market expectations

Bitcoin rallies to $104.7K after Fed FOMC ‘nothing burger’ lines up with market expectations

Europeans to See More Interest Rate Hikes, Central Bank Governors Indicate

April 14, 2023 Bitcoin.com

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Further rate hikes are warranted by persisting inflation in the eurozone, according to members of its monetary authority’s decision-making body. Two central bank governors, with different opinions about how aggressive the European Central Bank should be, nevertheless agree that more increases of key interest rates are yet to come. ECB Has Some Hikes Left to […]

Bitcoin rallies to $104.7K after Fed FOMC ‘nothing burger’ lines up with market expectations

Biden Budget Proposal Targets Crypto Investors Using Like-Kind Exchange Provision; Plan Aims to Tax Crypto Miners 30%

March 10, 2023 Bitcoin.com

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On Thursday, the Biden administration released the U.S. president’s 182-page budget proposal for the fiscal year 2024, which aims to “grow the economy from the bottom up and middle out.” The budget includes an $835 billion increase in military spending, but the administration claims it will reduce the deficit by $3 trillion over the next […]

Bitcoin rallies to $104.7K after Fed FOMC ‘nothing burger’ lines up with market expectations

US Markets Tumble as Real Estate Weakens, Putin Suspends Nuclear Treaty, Morgan Stanley Warns of Stock Market ‘Death Zone’

February 22, 2023 Bitcoin.com

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On Tuesday, all four major U.S. benchmark stock indexes fell as real estate data showed home sales dropped by 0.7% last month and Russian President Vladimir Putin suspended the nuclear arms control treaty with the United States. Additionally, the chief U.S. equity strategist at Morgan Stanley said the stock market is in a “death zone” […]

Bitcoin rallies to $104.7K after Fed FOMC ‘nothing burger’ lines up with market expectations

Russia’s Yandex Search Engine Adds Cryptocurrencies to Its Converter

February 20, 2023 Bitcoin.com

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Yandex, the largest Russian search engine, has updated its currency converter, adding cryptocurrencies. The widget now shows the rates of these coins in a number of fiat currencies, with plans to introduce crypto-to-crypto pairs in the future as well. Yandex Integrates Leading Cryptocurrencies Into Its Currency Converter Users of Russia’s leading search engine, Yandex, can […]

Bitcoin rallies to $104.7K after Fed FOMC ‘nothing burger’ lines up with market expectations

Crypto Miners in Kazakhstan Start Paying Higher Electricity Fees

January 7, 2023 Bitcoin.com

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Since the beginning of 2023, cryptocurrency miners operating in Kazakhstan are obliged to pay new fees for the power they need to mint digital coins. A surcharge introduced in 2021 now depends on the price of electricity consumed by bitcoin farms and can be much higher than the original levy. New Year Brings Higher Costs […]

Bitcoin rallies to $104.7K after Fed FOMC ‘nothing burger’ lines up with market expectations

Rate Hikes Needed to Reduce Eurozone Inflation Despite Recession, Top ECB Official Says

December 22, 2022 Bitcoin.com

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Interest rates will continue to rise while the euro area falls into recession, a high-ranking executive at the European Central Bank (ECB) has indicated. His statements follow the latest rate increase announced by the monetary authority last week and revised projections showing higher than previously expected inflation in Europe ahead. ‘We Have No Choice But […]

Bitcoin rallies to $104.7K after Fed FOMC ‘nothing burger’ lines up with market expectations

Fed Hikes Rates by Only 50 Basis Points, but Remains Hawkish

December 14, 2022 The Crypto Briefing

The Fed will only be raising interest rates by 50 basis points, instead of 75 basis points like in previous months. Fed Softens Its Approach to Monetary Policy The Federal...

Bitcoin rallies to $104.7K after Fed FOMC ‘nothing burger’ lines up with market expectations

Russia Cracking Down on Crypto Miners Minting in Residential Areas

December 14, 2022 Bitcoin.com

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Russian authorities are now prosecuting miners extracting cryptocurrency using subsidized electricity for the population, according to a top official from the energy ministry. Power utilities are detecting their increased consumption and trying to make them pay at commercial rates. Amateur Crypto Miners in Russia Under Pressure Despite Lack of Regulation for Home Mining Electricity distribution […]

Bitcoin rallies to $104.7K after Fed FOMC ‘nothing burger’ lines up with market expectations

Bank of England Hikes Repo Rate by 75bps — UK’s 30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rate Jumps to 7%

November 3, 2022 Bitcoin.com

On Nov. 3, 2022, the Bank of England followed the U.S. Federal Reserve by codifying the eighth consecutive benchmark bank rate hike by 75 basis points (bps). The increase brings the United Kingdom’s main lending rate to 3%, after a majority of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) members voted in favor of the 75bps increase. […]

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