Bitcoin casts off dip, climbs past $45K as Fed signals rate hike coming in March

 Bitcoin (BTC) hit daily lows then bounced strongly on March 2 as fresh comments by the United States Federal Reserve added to macro volatility.

BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView

Powell: March rate hike expected "appropriate"

Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD dipping to $43,350 on Bitstamp before the Wall Street open Wednesday.Read more