Bitcoin, Dogecoin, and Ethereum were muted on Wednesday evening, with the global cryptocurrency market cap edging 0.4% lower to $2 trillion, as the U.S. Federal Reserve stuck to a hawkish tone even as war raged on in Ukraine.
| Coin | 24-hour | 7-day | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) | -0.6% | 17.8% | $43,999.10 |
| Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) | 0.9% | 14.3% | $2,966.70 |
| Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) | -0.1% | 4.3% | $0.13 |
| Cryptocurrency | 24-Hour % Change (+/-) | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Anchor Protocol (ANC) | +20% | $4.49 |
| Convex Finance (CVX) | +13.1% | $21.27 |
| JUNO (JUNO) | +12.3% | $45.16 |
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Why It Matters: The U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, in his semi-annual address to the Congress, said that rate hikes were coming despite the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine.
“The bottom line is we will proceed, but we will proceed carefully as we learn more about the implications of the Ukraine war for the economy,” said Powell.
“We will avoid adding uncertainty to what is already an…
