Bitcoin fell after the Fed’s pause, but blaming interest rates misses the Binance shock
The Federal Reserve asked for more information before changing interest rates. Eighteen and a half hours later, the economy supplied it: growth was strong, inflation remained elevated, and households were spending more w...
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The Federal Reserve asked for more information before changing interest rates. Eighteen and a half hours later, the economy supplied it: growth was strong, inflation remained elevated, and households were spending more without buying much more. But before investors could settle what that combination meant for Bitcoin, a Binance security breach raised a more immediate…
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