If Silvergate Capital fails, it could be the first bank to be brought down by bad liabilities rather than bad assets. The bank warned in a filing last week that it might not be able to stay in business. The news pushed depositors to move their money elsewhere. Fears, under …
Read More »ECB’s Lane: More rate hikes will be needed after March
The European Central Bank will have to continue raising interest rates after this month’s meeting, in the light of strong underlying inflation, the ECB’s chief economist Philip Lane said on Monday. “The current information on underlying inflation pressures suggests that it will be appropriate to raise rates further beyond our …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 03/03/2023
The US dollar declined on Friday and dropped for the week. The Dollar Index remained in negative territory as a result of encouraging news from China and falling US yields. American stocks experienced weekly gains following February’s significant losses. After good performance in February, the dollar experienced its first weekly …
Read More »Bitcoin falls on Silvergate-linked Worries
Bitcoin as well as other cryptocurrencies are down on Friday as a result of worries over Silvergate Capital, whose distress could have an adverse effect on how the market operates and the regulatory landscape.Over the past 24 hours, the price of Bitcoin has dropped 4% to around $22,350 before recovering …
Read More »What is the Shanghai hard fork of Ethereum?
The Shanghai hard fork of Ethereum, scheduled for March, will handle developer costs and tokens staked in the ETH 2.0 deposit contract. On February 28, the Shapella hard fork, which combines the execution and consensus layer forks of Shanghai and Capella, will go live on the Sepolia testnet.After the Merge …
Read More »What altcoins benefit most from Shanghai upgrade?
Shanghai upgrade that will come in force as of Monday, February 28, is expected to make withdrawals of the staked Ethereum possible but on a test network. Ethereum is trading at 1660.20 at the time of writing versus the previous closing price at 1642.20.Some altcoins that could rally as a …
Read More »US inflation data sharply drags Bitcoin lower
Risky assets fell following Friday’s inflation report, with bitcoin losing about $762.36 to trade below $23,190.00, within a few dollars of its lowest level of this week. Nasdaq 100 futures were down 1.9%, and S&P 500 futures are lower by 1.4%.The January PCE Price Index unexpectedly rose to 5.4% on …
Read More »Explainer: What are Bitcoin put options, and why are they important?
Bitcoin is becoming an increasingly important contributor to investors’ portfolios not only because of the returns, but also because the most famous cryptocurrency is increasingly recognized as an important contributor to portfolio performance in terms of versatility.BTC puts give the holder the right to sell BTC at an agreed price …
Read More »Morgan Stanley ups 2023 oil demand growth estimate by 36%, flags Russia risk
By pointing to increasing momentum in China’s economy and a rebound in aviation, Morgan Stanley has increased its projection for this year’s global oil demand growth by approximately 36%. But, it has also noted greater production from Russia as an offsetting factor. The bank stated in a report dated Tuesday …
Read More »Bitcoin surpasses $24K hitting two-week high
Investors liquidated about $60 million of BTC short positions over the past 24 hours, pushing the price higher Wednesday, data shows. Ether also climbed. Bitcoin price chart showed the cryptocurrency’s price jump on Wednesday. Bitcoin bolted past $24,000 for the first time in two weeks after surging more than 8% …
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