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<h2 id="quick-take">Quick Take</h2>
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 <li>The Fed’s 25bps hike was expected, with a hawkish tone: “Some additional policy firming may be warranted.”</li>
 <li>That takes the fed funds rate to 5.00-5.25% — the highest level since the GFC 2008.</li>
 <li>After Powell spoke, regional banks continued their spectacular collapse, and PacWest more than halved in extended trading when news came out about strategic options, including a sale.</li>
 <li>During this current banking crisis, Bitcoin reclaimed $29,000 — while Gold printed a new all-time high.</li>
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<figure style="width: 1274px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img src="https://cryptoslate.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/fe.jpg" alt="Fed Funds: (source: ZeroHedge)" width="1274" height="683">
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  Fed Funds: (source: ZeroHedge)
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<figure style="width: 1533px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img src="https://cryptoslate.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/gd.png" alt="BTC + Gold : (Source: Trading View)" width="1533" height="869">
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  BTC + Gold : (Source: Trading View)
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As Fed hikes rates to highest since 2008, Bitcoin and gold shine amid banking crisis

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