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The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday increased interest rates by 0.5%, bringing the target range to the highest level in 15 years but slowing down from the previous 0.75% steps. The news prompted #Bitcoin to drop by 3.5% and #Ethereum losing 4% by Thursday morning.
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