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Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (right) ahead of India’s G20 Presidency with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. (Indian Finance Ministry)
G20 Set to Crystalize Global Crypto Rules as India Wraps Up Presidency
G20 nations, supported by the FSB and IMF under India’s presidency, are set to bring into implementation perhaps the first global crypto regulations ahead of the Leaders’ Summ...
Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (right) ahead of India’s G20 Presidency with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. (Indian Finance Ministry)

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First Mover Americas: Europe's First Spot Bitcoin ETF Opens in Holland
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for August 15, 2023.
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Hedera’s Token Surges on Federal Reserve's Latest Instant Payment Service Move
Hedera’s Token Surges on Federal Reserve's Latest Instant Payment Service Move
Hedera Hashgraph’s HBAR token took the lead among major cryptocurrencies over the last 24 hours, after the U.S. Federal Reserve’s FedNow added a Hedera Hashgraph-based micropa...
Hedera’s Token Surges on Federal Reserve's Latest Instant Payment Service Move

The Federal Reserve will use a Hedera-based payments system, news that sent Hedera's token up 15% on Monday. (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)
First Mover Americas: Hedera’s Token Gains on Fed Move
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for August 14, 2023.
The Federal Reserve will use a Hedera-based payments system, news that sent Hedera's token up 15% on Monday. (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

CPI rose 0.2% in July from June. (Getty Images)
U.S. July CPI Matches Estimates With 0.2% Monthly Growth
The number may decrease the chance the Fed will raise rates next month, a potential catalyst for bitcoin.
CPI rose 0.2% in July from June. (Getty Images)

Federal Reserve Begins New Program for Overseeing Banks’ Crypto Activity
Federal Reserve Begins New Program for Overseeing Banks’ Crypto Activity
The U.S. Federal Reserve is kicking off a new program for overseeing banks’ crypto activity, and it further clarified its requirement that the lenders under its authority get...
Federal Reserve Begins New Program for Overseeing Banks’ Crypto Activity

The Federal Reserve has announced a new program to help it oversee banks' involvement in cryptocurrencies. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Fed Starts New Program to Oversee Crypto Activity in U.S. Banks
Fresh crypto guidance from the U.S. central bank doesn’t represent a departure from previous policy, but it provides more details on what the Federal Reserve expects from bank...
The Federal Reserve has announced a new program to help it oversee banks' involvement in cryptocurrencies. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

CPI data for July is scheduled to be released later this week. (Getty Images)
CPI Preview: Bitcoin Unlikely to Get Bullish Catalyst From July Inflation Data
Markets are already expecting the Fed to refrain from more rate hikes this year and have begun pricing in rate cuts in 2024.
CPI data for July is scheduled to be released later this week. (Getty Images)

Fed's liquidity tightening cycle may have peaked. (stevepb/Pixabay)
Fed's Rate Hike Cycle Has Peaked, Investment Banks Say
The end of the tightening cycle, however, doesn't necessarily imply a quick pivot toward zero interest rate policy, meaning animal spirits may not return to the crypto market...
Fed's liquidity tightening cycle may have peaked. (stevepb/Pixabay)