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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
US Fed Chair Powell Urges Caution on Regulating DeFi
Some policymakers are keen to press new rules on the decentralized finance sector following the collapse of Do Kwon's terraUSD stablecoin.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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Is Powell 2022’s Paul Volcker? The Answer Matters to Bitcoin
Bitcoin's success depends on whether Powell, like Volcker, can successfully moderate inflation and restore trust in the fiat system.
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Republican Lawmakers File Amicus Brief to Back Custodia Bank in Legal Battle With the Fed
Republican Lawmakers File Amicus Brief to Back Custodia Bank in Legal Battle With the Fed
Seven U.S. Republican lawmakers, including Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), have submitted an amicus brief in support of Custodia Bank in its ongoing legal battle to get a master...
Republican Lawmakers File Amicus Brief to Back Custodia Bank in Legal Battle With the Fed

Outlook for Crypto Market Sectors After Fed’s Hawkish Rate Hike, Inflation Data
Outlook for Crypto Market Sectors After Fed’s Hawkish Rate Hike, Inflation Data
Bitcoin (BTC) flirts around $19,000 as the Federal Reserve announced the latest 75-basis-point interest rate hike while ether (ETH) price continues to drop since the Merge. Co...
Outlook for Crypto Market Sectors After Fed’s Hawkish Rate Hike, Inflation Data

Bank of England lifted rates by 50 basis points on Thursday. (PeterRoe/Pixabay)
Bitcoin Steady as BOE Hikes Rates by 50 Basis Points, 'Reverse Currency Wars' Gain Steam
The race among central banks to lift rates and support their currencies to keep inflation in check suggests the path of least resistance for risky assets is to the downside.
Bank of England lifted rates by 50 basis points on Thursday. (PeterRoe/Pixabay)

Fed's Powell: Without Price Stability, the Economy Doesn't Work For Anyone
Fed’s Powell: Without Price Stability, the Economy Doesn’t Work For Anyone
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell holds a press conference to discuss the central bank’s latest interest rate decision. This is the third consecutive time that members of...
Fed's Powell: Without Price Stability, the Economy Doesn't Work For Anyone

Bitcoin Outlook as Fed Hikes Rates to Highest Since 2007
Bitcoin Outlook as Fed Hikes Rates to Highest Since 2007
The Federal Reserve announced the third consecutive 75-basis-point rate hike. Michele Schneider, managing director at MarketGauge Group, and Reflexivity Research co-founder Wi...
Bitcoin Outlook as Fed Hikes Rates to Highest Since 2007

Bitcoin Bounces Back After Fed’s 75-Basis-Point Rate Hike
Bitcoin Bounces Back After Fed’s 75-Basis-Point Rate Hike
Bitcoin (BTC) slipped below $19,000 briefly, but then reversed losses following the Federal Reserve’s announcement of a third consecutive rate hike of 75 basis points. “All Ab...
Bitcoin Bounces Back After Fed’s 75-Basis-Point Rate Hike

Tech stocks rose following the Federal Reserve's decision to boost interest rates 75 basis points. (Getty Images)
Crypto-Linked Stocks Rally After Fed Rate Hike
Cryptocurrency-exposed stocks rose along with bitcoin and ether following the Federal Reserve's announcement Wednesday to boost the interest rate 75 basis points.
Tech stocks rose following the Federal Reserve's decision to boost interest rates 75 basis points. (Getty Images)

The Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Fed Hikes Rates to Highest Since 2007; Bitcoin Slides Toward $19K
This is the third consecutive time that members of the Federal Open Market Committee raised rates by 75 basis points, signaling how serious inflationary pressures have gotten...
The Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)