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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. (Shutterstock)
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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Price Jump Fades After US Inflation Spike
Buyers failed to sustain a brief recovery in BTC, while altcoins underperformed.
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. (Shutterstock)
By Damanick DantesAngelique Chen
Feb 10, 2022 at 9:27 p.m. UTC
Feb 10, 2022
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Avanti CEO Caitlin Long (CoinDesk archives)
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Regulations
Caitlin Long's Wyoming Crypto Bank Takes a Step Toward Fed Membership
It's no guarantee of Fed approval, but Avanti Bank now has a routing number through the American Bankers Association.
Avanti CEO Caitlin Long (CoinDesk archives)
By Nikhilesh De
Feb 10, 2022 at 12:28 a.m. UTC
Feb 10, 2022
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(Beyond by Ken/Wikipedia)
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Stablecoins
NY Fed: Stablecoins Are Not the Future of Payments
Researchers at the New York branch of the U.S. central bank think tokenized deposits are the better way to go.
(Beyond by Ken/Wikipedia)
By Helene Braun
Feb 7, 2022 at 8:27 p.m. UTC
Feb 7, 2022
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Large group of business people (gremlin/Getty)
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Economics
US Jobs Report Shows Gain of 467,000 in January, Exceeding Expectations
Bitcoin traded slightly lower after the report, as the number keeps pressure on Fed to tighten.
Large group of business people (gremlin/Getty)
By Helene Braun
Feb 4, 2022 at 2:01 p.m. UTC
Feb 4, 2022
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Boston skyline (todd kent/Unsplash)
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Regulations
Boston Fed, MIT Publish Open-Source CBDC Software
The white paper caps off nearly two years of research.
Boston skyline (todd kent/Unsplash)
By Nikhilesh De
Feb 3, 2022 at 8:06 p.m. UTC
Feb 3, 2022
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The ECB building (Source: Pixabay)
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Bitcoin
ECB, BOE Have Scant Leeway to Influence Bitcoin
While all macro decisions matter, the Fed is the most important as it drives the global policy, one observer said.
The ECB building (Source: Pixabay)
By Omkar Godbole
Feb 3, 2022 at 11:40 a.m. UTC
Feb 3, 2022
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Sarah Bloom Raskin, governor of the U.S. Federal Reserve, listens during an open meeting of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Federal Reserve Board Nominees Bring Blank Slate on Crypto Views
Industry observers will be watching the Senate Banking Committee hearing for clues on future monetary policy and regulation.
Sarah Bloom Raskin, governor of the U.S. Federal Reserve, listens during an open meeting of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
By Helene Braun
Feb 2, 2022 at 10:16 p.m. UTC
Feb 2, 2022
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As markets swoon in the face of the Federal Reserve's renewed effort to tackle inflation, some crypto analysts are already calling the U.S. central bank's bluff. (Unsplash)
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Fed's Hawkish Pivot May Not Last, Bitcoin Analysts Say
The Fed might not act as decisively in tightening monetary policy if financial stability concerns start to outweigh the risk of fast inflation.
As markets swoon in the face of the Federal Reserve's renewed effort to tackle inflation, some crypto analysts are already calling the U.S. central bank's bluff. (Unsplash)
By Angelique Chen
Feb 2, 2022 at 7:18 p.m. UTC
Feb 2, 2022
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(Andriy Blokhin/Shutterstock)
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Federal Reserve Bank of NY Lays Out Possible Stablecoin Scenarios
Researchers look at how the digital assets could be part of the traditional banking system.
(Andriy Blokhin/Shutterstock)
By Helene Braun
Feb 2, 2022 at 6:33 p.m. UTC
Feb 2, 2022
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