In Long-Awaited CBDC White Paper, Fed Flags Privacy, Financial Stability Risks
The Fed does not commit to launching (or not launching) a CBDC in the long-anticipated document.
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Jan 20, 2022 at 7:37 p.m. UTC
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Bitcoin Nears $42K as Bond Yields Rise
Bitcoin and traditional market risk assets remain under pressure as bond yields continue to rise on expectations of earlier and quicker rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve....
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Jan 20, 2022 at 1:08 p.m. UTC
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US Lawmaker Proposes Bill to Prohibit Fed From Issuing CBDCs Directly to the Public
Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) has introduced a bill aimed at preventing the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) directly to U.S. consumers. “The Hash”...
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Jan 14, 2022 at 7:59 p.m. UTC
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After Bitcoin’s Weak Start to the Year, Analysts Now Predict Price Increase
One analyst sees stubbornly high inflation numbers coupled with a continuation of negative real interest rates as key market catalysts.
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Jan 14, 2022 at 2:16 p.m. UTC
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Biden to Tap Sarah Bloom Raskin for Fed's Powerful Vice Chair for Supervision: Report
The U.S. president will also nominate Lisa Cook and Philip Jefferson as Federal Reserve governors, sources told CNBC.
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Jan 14, 2022 at 4:48 a.m. UTC
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Bitcoin, Inflation and the Expectations Game
For stocks, new data is often already "priced in." For bitcoin, it seems, things are different.
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Jan 12, 2022 at 6:24 p.m. UTC
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Impact of Fed’s December Meeting on Global Financial Markets
According to crypto trading data firm Kaiko, the impact of the Federal Reserve’s December meeting has sent the correlation between bitcoin and traditional assets to the highes...
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Jan 12, 2022 at 2:37 p.m. UTC
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Powell Says Fed Will Release Crypto Report 'Within Weeks'
During his Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday, the Fed chairman also said a CBDC wouldn't necessarily lead to a ban on private stablecoins.
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Jan 11, 2022 at 10:18 p.m. UTC
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Traders Will Be Watching if December CPI Confirms Inflation at 4-Decade High
Tighter Fed monetary policy could put more downward pressure on risky assets from stocks to cryptocurrencies.
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Jan 11, 2022 at 9:05 p.m. UTC
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LIVE BLOG: Fed Chair Jerome Powell Appears Before the Senate Banking Committee
CoinDesk follows Powell’s confirmation hearing live.
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Jan 11, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 11, 2022