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Bitcoin and Gold: Evaluating Hard-Cap Currencies in Times of Financial Crisis
How would a bitcoin economy react to coronavirus? For now, we don’t know. However, we can turn to a proxy for insight: gold.
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By William Foxley
Mar 23, 2020 at 10:21 p.m. UTC
Mar 23, 2020
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Into the Unknown: No Limit on Fed Money Injections
Drastic measures are being taken by the Federal Reserve as Wall Street reels from fresh predictions of a steep drop-off in economic output due to coronavirus-related lockdowns...
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By Bradley Keoun
Mar 23, 2020 at 4:49 p.m. UTC
Mar 23, 2020
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Bitcoin, Gold Spike as Fed Unveils Unlimited Coronavirus Stimulus Package
The Federal Reserve has announced a quantitative easing package with no upper limit to support the U.S. economy amid the coronavirus crisis.
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By Omkar Godbole
Mar 23, 2020 at 1:40 p.m. UTC
Mar 23, 2020
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The Fed doesn't think destroying bills is necessary to stop COVID-19, but it has infection-free bills waiting in the wings. (Image by Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
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Fed Stands Ready to Replace Infected Greenbacks With Clean Bills
The Fed doesn’t plan to destroy banknotes as China did, but it has a stockpile of fresh greenbacks should it need to replace what’s in circulation.
The Fed doesn't think destroying bills is necessary to stop COVID-19, but it has infection-free bills waiting in the wings. (Image by Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
By Danny Nelson
Mar 20, 2020 at 8:25 p.m. UTC
Mar 20, 2020
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After a Wild Ride, Stocks Take a Breather and Crypto Bounces Back
Cryptocurrency markets stabilized somewhat as traditional financial markets found some footing Tuesday.
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By Daniel Cawrey
Mar 17, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 17, 2020
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The Fed's $700B Bazooka Misfires, Feat. CoinDesk's Michael Casey and Noelle Acheson
Far from reassuring the markets, the Fed’s dramatic action over the weekend seems to have spooked them instead.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Mar 16, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 16, 2020
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QE4 Begins: Fed Cuts Rates, to Buy $700B in Bonds
Effectively, this is “QE4,” the fourth major round of quantitative easing by the American central bank since the global financial crisis a little more than a decade ago.
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By Lawrence Lewitinn
Mar 15, 2020 at 10:13 p.m. UTC
Mar 15, 2020
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The U.S. Federal Reserve is taking a more cautious approach towards CBDCs than in many other countries, including China.
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In Echo of 2008, Fed Pledges $1.5 Trillion Injection to Aid Reeling Markets
The pumping of trillions of dollars of fresh liquidity into the financial system recalled the central bank’s unprecedented efforts during the last crisis.
The U.S. Federal Reserve is taking a more cautious approach towards CBDCs than in many other countries, including China.
By Bradley Keoun
Mar 12, 2020 at 8:09 p.m. UTC
Mar 12, 2020
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As NY Fed Promises More Cash, What Will Christine Lagarde Do?
Bitcoin prices slid for a fifth straight day, but the bigger news is what the N.Y. Fed and Christine Lagarde's ECB do next.
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By Bradley Keoun
Mar 11, 2020 at 9:44 p.m. UTC
Mar 11, 2020
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That Noise You're Hearing? Central Banks Struggling to Evolve
Noelle Acheson looks at the evolving role of central banks in the context of the current crisis, and what that could mean for crypto.
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By Noelle Acheson
Mar 11, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
Mar 11, 2020
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