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Good news for crypto traders as they remain optimistic about the Fed skipping a rate hike. According to Edward Moya, a Senior Market Analyst with OANDA, the cooling inflation report is fueling the bull market, making it likely for the Fed to skip a rate hike on Wednesday. The prediction markets are giving it a 96% chance of happening, and this is expected to increase regulatory scrutiny of altcoins as fuel for bitcoin’s support. Despite a bearish moving average convergence divergence (MACD) indicator, Bitcoin is maintaining support at $25K.
On the downside, disinflation, alongside the likely rate hike skip, is causing a decrease in the dollar’s value, which could limit gold’s rise. Additionally, Hong Kong’s framework for crypto trading platforms is not attractive to crypto exchanges. The number of tokens available to trade will be limited, and there needs to be a 12-month cooling-off period between token launch and listing. Stablecoins are banned, as are crypto derivatives, earn or lend programs, and likely staking services too, making it highly unattractive to crypto exchanges.
However, according to Leo Weese, co-founder, and President of the Bitcoin Association of Hong Kong, Hong Kong would be attractive to those tokens that are not deemed securities. Coinbase had been invited to set up shop in Hong Kong, but Weese notes that the Asian markets are “fundamentally different” from their Western counterparts, and moving to Hong Kong will not automatically shield Coinbase from U.S. regulation or the arm of the SEC.
The Bottom Line
Traders need to be cautious and keep an eye on the Fed’s rate hike decision and the regulatory scrutiny of altcoins, which could impact Bitcoin’s price performance. The limited availability of tokens available to trade in Hong Kong and the 12-month cooling-off period between token launch and listing make it highly unattractive to crypto exchanges. The Bottom Line is that traders need to stay informed of the latest developments in the crypto market and make their investment decisions based on careful analysis and interpretation of market trends.
