Ether (ETH) price is down on Dec. 16 and the pre-FOMC rally to $1,350 was obliterated after Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell issued hawkish statements following a 0.50% hike in interest rates.
Ether price was dealt another blow when Silvergate Capital (NYSE:SI) Corporation decided to voluntarily liquidate Silvergate Bank. Silvergate Bank was one of the major crypto-friendly banks before a wave of companies dropped their services due to liquidity concerns.
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