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Key Events To Impact Bitcoin, Ethereum Price Bitcoin and Ethereum prices fell slightly today as investors turn cautious ahead of key crypto news and events this week. US treasury yields continue to climb amid new T-bills issue by the US Treasury Dept. Meanwhile, the US dollar remains weak after a “hawkish pause” by the US Fed, with the US dollar index (DXY) sliding below 102.50. Bitcoin price typically moves opposite to the US treasury yields and the US dollar. advertisement Investors look for fresh guidance on monetary policy in the coming months from US Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s testimony in the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday and the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday. Fed officials Lisa Cook and Philip N. Jefferson will also testify before the US Congress. Also, six Fed officials including James  Bullard, John Williams, and Raphael Bostic speeches are scheduled for this week. Moreover, the Bank of England will announ...

Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome Powell, was tricked by Russian pranksters posing as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Moreover, the Fed chair conducted a fake call with the supposed president in a new video that surfaced today.  The chairman was under the assumption that he was speaking to Zelenskiy, according to a Fed spokesperson. Moreover, the video that has been posted shows Powell answering a host of questions regarding things like inflation and the Russian Central Bank.  Powell Gets Pranked In a rather interesting turn of events, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was tricked by Russian pranksters posing as Ukrainian President Zelenskiy. Subsequently, a video of the fake call depicted two Russian pranksters posing as Zelenskiy in several clips. The footage shows Powell talking to the pranksters under these now-revealed false pretenses. Additionally, a Fed spokesperson said, “Chair Powell participated in a conversation in January with someone who misrepr...