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Interest rate hikes may pause very soon — Here’s why

On this week’s episode of The Market Report, analyst Marcel Pechman discusses Bitcoin’s (BTC) strength ahead of the United States Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, with investors betting on an interest rate freeze.Pechman expresses skepticism about the claim that recent inflation data indicated the Federal Reserve’s 2% target

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Bitcoin futures open interest jumps by $1B: Manipulation or hedge?

Bitcoin's (BTC) open interest on derivatives exchanges experienced a sudden surge of $1 billion on Sep. 18, prompting investors to question whether whales were accumulating in anticipation of the unsealing of Binance's court filings. However, a closer look at derivatives metrics suggests a more nuanced picture, as the funding rate

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BTC price hits $27.4K as Bitcoin open interest matches Grayscale peak

Bitcoin (BTC) hit new month-to-date highs on Sep. 18 as a strong weekly close cemented a bullish start to Wall Street trading. BTC/USD 1-day chart. Source: TradingViewTrader cautions on surging Bitcoin open interestData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView tracked over 3% BTC price gains on the day, with Bitcoin breaking

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Coinbase increases USDC interest rate after SEC confirms stance on stablecoins

Coinbase has reportedly increased interest rates on USDC holdings to 5%, marking a notable improvement from the 4% rate introduced earlier in the year.  The San Francisco-based crypto exchange hiked the interest offered to holders of its USD Coin (USDC) to 5%, only months after effecting another increase that doubled the

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Enterprise blockchain, Bitcoin staking and Web3 pique investors’ interest

The sharp increase in global interest rates may have limited investors’ appetite for crypto ventures, but new projects are still flourishing and attracting capital to speed up growth. Data from the Cryptox Research Venture Capital Database shows June closed out with a 29.73% decrease in venture capital investments, with just

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