{"id":563020,"date":"2023-03-13T13:21:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T10:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/fed-starts-stealth-qe-5-things-to-know-in-bitcoin-this-week\/"},"modified":"2023-03-13T13:21:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T10:21:00","slug":"fed-starts-stealth-qe-5-things-to-know-in-bitcoin-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/fed-starts-stealth-qe-5-things-to-know-in-bitcoin-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"# Fed starts \u2018stealth QE\u2019 \u2014 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a33e25a6d278\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a33e25a6d278\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/fed-starts-stealth-qe-5-things-to-know-in-bitcoin-this-week\/#%E2%80%9D_Fed_starts_%E2%80%98stealth_QE_%E2%80%94_5_things_to_know_in_Bitcoin_this_week_%E2%80%9C\" >&#8221; Fed starts \u2018stealth QE\u2019 \u2014 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week &#8220;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/fed-starts-stealth-qe-5-things-to-know-in-bitcoin-this-week\/#Fed_bails_out_Silicon_Valley_Bank_depositors\" >Fed bails out Silicon Valley Bank depositors<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/fed-starts-stealth-qe-5-things-to-know-in-bitcoin-this-week\/#Speculation_gathers_over_Fed_interest_rate_%E2%80%9Cpivot%E2%80%9D\" >Speculation gathers over Fed interest rate &#8220;pivot&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/fed-starts-stealth-qe-5-things-to-know-in-bitcoin-this-week\/#BTC_price_jumps_to_227K_in_blistering_comeback\" >BTC price jumps to $22.7K in blistering comeback<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/fed-starts-stealth-qe-5-things-to-know-in-bitcoin-this-week\/#USDC_looks_to_regain_1_peg\" >USDC looks to regain $1 peg<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/fed-starts-stealth-qe-5-things-to-know-in-bitcoin-this-week\/#Sentiment_rebounds_as_%E2%80%9Cshort_squeeze%E2%80%9D_risk_rises\" >Sentiment rebounds as &#8220;short squeeze&#8221; risk rises<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9D_Fed_starts_%E2%80%98stealth_QE_%E2%80%94_5_things_to_know_in_Bitcoin_this_week_%E2%80%9C\"><\/span>&#8221; Fed starts \u2018stealth QE\u2019 \u2014 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week &#8220;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-48054ca8>Bitcoin (BTC) begins a new week with a bullish surge above $22,000 as the Federal Reserve injects liquidity into the United States economy.<\/p>\n<p>In a move which can rival any classic Bitcoin comeback, BTC\/USD is up a full 15% off the two-month lows seen on March 10.<\/p>\n<p>The volatility \u2014 and at least temporary relief for bulls \u2014 is all due to events in the U.S. after the failure of one bank and the forced halting of another\u2019s operations.<\/p>\n<p>Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank are the latest victims in a brutal year for financial institutions under the Fed\u2019s rising interest rates \u2014 will the trend continue?<\/p>\n<p>Despite Signature being crypto focused and a major on-ramp from fiat, crypto markets have so far seen no reason to abandon optimism at the prospect of the Fed providing fresh money.<\/p>\n<p>Not everyone, however, believes that this constitutes a \u201cpivot\u201d on interest rate hikes or overall policy.<\/p>\n<p>As the dust continues to settle and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> floods in from the ongoing events, Cointelegraph breaks down the main factors moving BTC price in the short term.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fed_bails_out_Silicon_Valley_Bank_depositors\"><\/span>Fed bails out Silicon Valley Bank depositors<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The story of the moment is of course the fallout from Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) failing late last week.<\/p>\n<p>Swallowing hundreds of billions of dollars in deposits, SVB was forced to take a giant $1.8 billion loss thanks to parking consumer funds in mortgage-backed securities, the price of which also suffered thanks to the Fed\u2019s rate hikes.<\/p>\n<p>A snowball effect soon began as depositors became wary that something might be wrong in terms of liquidity. Everyone attempted to withdraw from SVB at once, and the funds were unavailable, necessitating sale of assets at a loss and an emergency funding round which ultimately failed.<\/p>\n<p>The result has come in the form of the Fed stepping in to backstop depositors\u2019 money. On March 12, it <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.federalreserve.gov\/newsevents\/pressreleases\/monetary20230312a.htm\">announced<\/a> the \u201cBank Term Funding Program\u201d (BTFP).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDepositors will have access to all of their money starting Monday, March 13,\u201d an accompanying <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.federalreserve.gov\/newsevents\/pressreleases\/monetary20230312b.htm\">joint statement<\/a> from the Department of the Treasury, Fed Board and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) confirmed.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cNo losses associated with the resolution of Silicon Valley Bank will be borne by the taxpayer.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/federalreserve?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@federalreserve<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USTreasury?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USTreasury<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FDICgov?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FDICgov<\/a> issue statement on actions to protect the U.S. economy by strengthening public confidence in our banking system, ensuring depositors&#8217; savings remain safe: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YISeTdFPrO\">https:\/\/t.co\/YISeTdFPrO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Federal Reserve (@federalreserve) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/federalreserve\/status\/1635043996321067008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As market commentators were quick to point out, the decision effectively marks a return to Fed liquidity injections \u2014 quantitative easing (QE) \u2014 whereas before, liquidity was being withdrawn from the U.S. economy.<\/p>\n<p>Risk assets rallied instantly on the news, as increasing liquidity ultimately increases investor <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>etite for risk.<\/p>\n<p>Crypto was no exception, despite U.S. authorities announcing the sudden closure of Signature Bank in a move which some argue was a direct attempt to stop crypto markets capitalizing on the SVB aftermath.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are also announcing a similar systemic risk exception for Signature Bank, New York, New York, which was closed today by its state chartering authority. All depositors of this institution will be made whole. As with the resolution of Silicon Valley Bank, no losses will be borne by the taxpayer,\u201d the same joint statement read.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to the creation of the BTFP, popular commentator Tedtalksmacro <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8MfJWLUq2P0\">described<\/a> it as a form of \u201cstealth QE.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnofficial quantitative easing begins on Monday. This is so bullish,\u201d part of subsequent <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> posts <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tedtalksmacro\/status\/1635059947242418183\">added<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cTL;DR the Fed\u2019s balance sheet will expand and that will increase USD liquidity.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>As Cointelegraph reported, crypto as a whole is highly sensitive to central bank liquidity trends \u2014 and not just those in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>Among those underlining this is Arthur Hayes, former CEO of derivatives exchange BitMEX, who in a blog post earlier in the year spelled out how changing liquidity conditions would likely impact Bitcoin and altcoin performance.<\/p>\n<p>Now, he was conspicuously bullish.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGet ready for a face ripping rally in risk assets. MONEY PRINTER GO BRRR!!!\u201d he <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CryptoHayes\/status\/1635035654106087425\">told<\/a> Twitter followers about the BTFP in one of several posts on March 12.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Speculation_gathers_over_Fed_interest_rate_%E2%80%9Cpivot%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Speculation gathers over Fed interest rate &#8220;pivot&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>With liquidity returning to the market, it was not just crypto wondering about the fate of the Fed\u2019s quantitative tightening (QT) policy in place for the past 18 months.<\/p>\n<p>Speculation was rampant on the day that this month\u2019s decision on interest rate adjustments may yield either a reduction or see the Fed leave the current rate unchanged.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, markets had been swinging between a 0.25% and a 0.5% increase to the benchmark rate at the March 22 meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn light of the stress in the banking system, we no longer expect the FOMC to deliver a rate hike at its next meeting on March 22,\u201d Goldman Sachs economist Jan Hatzius wrote in a note on March 12 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2023\/03\/13\/goldman-sachs-no-longer-expects-the-fed-to-hike-rates-in-march.html\" data-amp=\"https:\/\/www-cnbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org\/c\/s\/www.cnbc.com\/amp\/2023\/03\/13\/goldman-sachs-no-longer-expects-the-fed-to-hike-rates-in-march.html\">quoted<\/a> by CNBC and others.<\/p>\n<p>David Ingles, chief markets editor at Bloomberg TV, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidInglesTV\/status\/1635119367926214656\">interpreted<\/a> the comments as Goldman considering CPI a \u201cnon event.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cointelegraph contributor Micha\u00ebl van de Poppe, founder and CEO of trading firm Eight, looked closer to home, noting that the coming week would produce another price catalyst in the form of February\u2019s Consumer Price Index (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/cpi\/\">CPI<\/a>) inflation data.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c&#8217;QE&#8217; and &#8216;Bailout&#8217; for the banks, which means temporary relief + potential good CPI and no more rate hikes (or 25bps) is fuel,\u201d he <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CryptoMichNL\/status\/1635168613060730880\">wrote<\/a> as part of Twitter comments on March 13.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMarkets now waiting for CPI to give the green light,\u201d popular trading and analytics account Daan Crypto Trades <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DaanCrypto\/status\/1635191863794880512\">continued<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIf CPI comes in hot we&#8217;ll see some chaos as we&#8217;d basically have an increasing CPI + Easing Fed. If CPI comes in below estimates I don&#8217;t see a reason for the market to hold back.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>More cautious was Alasdair Macleod, who in light of the BTFP decision warned against assuming that the Fed had abandoned QT for good.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInitial market reaction to banking crisis is based on perceived Fed pivot. But this could be a mistake,\u201d he <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MacleodFinance\/status\/1635192764513288192\">tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIrrespective of Fed monetary policy, contracting bank credit forces up the price of loans, if you can get one. Monitor money markets!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>According to CME Group\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cmegroup.com\/markets\/interest-rates\/cme-fedwatch-tool.html\">FedWatch Tool<\/a>, overall expectations still favored a further hike rather than a stagnating benchmark rate on March 22. 0.5%, however, was off the table.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2023-03\/4374c8ba-53f0-4942-b8bb-e06395e131c3.png\"><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Fed target rate probabilities chart. Source: CME Group<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"BTC_price_jumps_to_227K_in_blistering_comeback\"><\/span>BTC price jumps to $22.7K in blistering comeback<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>With that, Bitcoin was in a clearly bullish mood during the Asia trading session on March 13.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the Wall Street open, BTC\/USD traded at around $22,100 at the time of writing, having hit local highs of $22,775 on Bitstamp, according to data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/symbols\/BTCUSD\/?exchange=BINANCE\">TradingView<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The bulk of the recovery from its March 10 lows of under $20,000 came following the Fed liquidity announcement, but this nonetheless fully erased any trace of the SVB implosion.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1533\" height=\"867\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2023-03\/288d0602-ae12-44a4-aaa5-cfb95d7d26ba.png\"><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>BTC\/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cBitcoin recovered from the biggest US bank collapse since 2008&#8230; in just 3 days,\u201d popular commentator Bitcoin Archive <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BTC_Archive\/status\/1634994341071712257\">summarized<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Among traders, targets remained varied as volatility still moved BTC\/USD up and down prior to the open.<\/p>\n<p>Van de Poppe argued that $21,300 must hold in order to facilitate a long trade, this nonetheless potentially reaching $23,700.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c22.7K liquidity looks ripe for the taking,\u201d fellow trader Crypto Chase <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Crypto_Chase\/status\/1635063551433019392\">continued<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cFor any local longs, stops below 21K should be safe IMO. Back below there wouldn&#8217;t make much sense to me if this is going to keep ripping.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Full-time trader Jackis meanwhile <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i_am_jackis\/status\/1635046188117557248\/photo\/1\">noted<\/a> that last week\u2019s low had exactly matched the 0.618 Fibonacci retracement level from the 2023 highs above $25,000.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo surprise we are pumping off of major monthly support,\u201d Credible Crypto <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CredibleCrypto\/status\/1635052358597246977\">added<\/a> about current price behavior on 4-hour timeframes.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin\u2019s weekly close thus came in far higher than expected at more than $22,000. For trader and analyst Rekt Capital, this \u201clikely\u201d put pay to the bearish double top pattern previously playing out on weekly timeframes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWeekly Close above $21770 likely invalidates the Double Top,\u201d part of a tweet on March 12 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rektcapital\/status\/1635020401024860161\">read<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Further analysis nonetheless gave April as the nearest point that Bitcoin could begin to effect a longer-term trend change.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGreat BTC reaction from ~$20000, the Range Low of this Macro Range,\u201d Rekt Capital <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rektcapital\/status\/1635011379882250240\/photo\/1\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cAs long as ~$20000 holds, $BTC has a chance at challenging the Macro Downtrend in the coming weeks once again At the earliest this April.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1850\" height=\"1352\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2023-03\/a88cad8d-0e3a-4605-8663-ffb4cb52fc29.png\"><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>BTC\/USD annotated chart. Source: Rekt Capital\/ Twitter<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"USDC_looks_to_regain_1_peg\"><\/span>USDC looks to regain $1 peg<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In what could make investors breathe a sigh of relief this week, an early crypto casualty of the SVB implosion was back in the running on March 13.<\/p>\n<p>USD Coin (USDC), the second-largest stablecoin by market cap, had practically regained its U.S. dollar peg at the time of writing.<\/p>\n<p>Having previously dipped 20%, USDC traded at $0.99 on Bitstamp, as assurances from issuer Circle helped calm existing panic.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1533\" height=\"867\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2023-03\/498dbe8f-bde2-4789-8ecd-b4c28f573f09.png\"><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>USDC\/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jerallaire\/status\/1635059024050937856\">Twitter thread<\/a> on March 12, CEO Jeremy Allaire confirmed that BNY Mellon and an unnamed new banking partner would take over from where Signature and SVB, which swallowed over $3 billion of its reserves, abruptly left off.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrust, safety and 1:1 redeemability of all USDC in circulation is of paramount importance to Circle, even in the face of bank contagion affecting crypto markets,\u201d he <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.circle.com\/en\/pressroom\/3.3-billion-of-usdc-reserve-risk-removed-dollar-de-peg-closes\" data-amp=\"https:\/\/www-circle-com.cdn.ampproject.org\/c\/s\/www.circle.com\/en\/pressroom\/3.3-billion-of-usdc-reserve-risk-removed-dollar-de-peg-closes?hs_amp=true\">added<\/a> in a press release, praising the actions of the Fed and U.S. lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p>Largest U.S. exchange Coinbase meanwhile <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/coinbase\/status\/1635066151758594048\">confirmed<\/a> that USDC conversions would begin on March 13.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite the turbulence we have seen in the traditional banking sector recently, Coinbase continues to operate as usual. At Coinbase all client funds continue to be safe and accessible including USDC conversions which will resume on Monday,\u201d it tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>Other major stablecoins which had come unstuck in step with USDC also attempted to regain their dollar pegs, with Dai (DAI) at $0.989 and USDD (USDD) at $0.986, respectively.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Given the changes in stable coins and banks, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Binance?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Binance<\/a> will convert the remaining of the $1 billion Industry Recovery Initiative funds from BUSD to native crypto, including <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BTC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BTC<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BNB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BNB<\/a> and ETH. Some fund movements will occur on-chain. Transparency.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CZ Binance (@cz_binance) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cz_binance\/status\/1635131601884700674?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Changpeng Zhao, CEO of largest global exchange Binance, additionally announced the conversion of some of its own stablecoin, Binance USD (BUSD) to Bitcoin, Ether (ETH) and its in-house Binance Coin (BNB) as part of its existing \u201cIndustry Recovery Fund.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith nearly $1B untapped, this means the market will have extreme buying pressure soon,\u201d part of a reaction from on-chain data researcher The Data Nerd <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OnchainDataNerd\/status\/1635143683380248576\">read<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sentiment_rebounds_as_%E2%80%9Cshort_squeeze%E2%80%9D_risk_rises\"><\/span>Sentiment rebounds as &#8220;short squeeze&#8221; risk rises<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In a reflection of the extent to which crypto market sentiment remains extremely sensitive to macro events, the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/alternative.me\/crypto\/fear-and-greed-index\/\">Crypto Fear &amp; Greed Index<\/a> returned to \u201cfear\u201d for the first time in two months on March 10.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related:\u00a0Watch these 5 cryptocurrencies for a potential price rebound next week<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The latest events saw a dramatic turnaround, with the Index\u2019s score going from 33\/100 to 49\/100 \u2014 classed as \u201cneutral\u201d \u2014 in a single day.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1132\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2023-03\/cbc8a726-1811-486e-b8b6-080dff95e469.png\"><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Crypto Fear &amp; Greed Index (screenshot). Source: Alternative.me<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On derivatives exchanges, however, bearishness remains. Over the weekend, funding rates hit their lowest since the aftermath of the FTX implosion in November 2022, data from on-chain analytics firm <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/studio.glassnode.com\/metrics?a=BTC&amp;category=&amp;m=derivatives.FuturesFundingRatePerpetual&amp;s=1666121969&amp;u=1678665600&amp;zoom=\">Glassnode<\/a> shows.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLongs are being paid to be long,\u201d Tedtalksmacro <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tedtalksmacro\/status\/1635105582935072768\">summarized<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1013\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2023-03\/b97e3338-6cd5-40a3-accb-252c8549cebb.png\"><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Bitcoin futures funding rates chart. Source: Glassnode<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Overly negative funding rates have the ability to spark a \u201cshort squeeze\u201d \u2014 an event where shorts are liquidated en masse in a cascade-like domino effect as the market majority expects price to continue falling.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1370\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2023-03\/94216088-95f7-4151-8d97-ff097bdcbf79.png\"><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Crypto liquidations chart. Source: Coinglass<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cross-crypto short liquidations already totaled more than $150 million on March 12 alone, according to data from <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coinglass.com\/LiquidationData\">Coinglass<\/a>, with the March 13 tally at $39 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content__disclaimer\">The views, thoughts and opinions expressed here are the authors\u2019 alone and do not necessarily reflect or represent the views and opinions of Cointelegraph.<\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"markets_outlook\"><\/template><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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