Interest Rates

Bitcoin Little-Changed After Fed Rate Hike; Federal Prosecutors Want to Jail Sam Bankman-Fried
Bitcoin Little-Changed After Fed Rate Hike; Federal Prosecutors Want to Jail Sam Bankman-Fried
“CoinDesk Daily” host Jennifer Sanasie dives into today’s hottest stories in the cryptocurrency industry, as the U.S. Department of Justice wants FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried...
Bitcoin Little-Changed After Fed Rate Hike; Federal Prosecutors Want to Jail Sam Bankman-Fried

U.S. Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Federal Reserve Hikes Fed Funds Rate by 25 Basis Points
The move was fully anticipated by market participants who will now look to Chairman Jerome Powell’s imminent post-meeting press conference for clues about whether the central...
U.S. Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington, D.C. (AgnosticPreachersKid/Wikimedia)
Fed Preview: Crypto Observers See Powell Keeping Door Open for Rate Hikes Beyond July
A 25 basis point rate increase on Wednesday is a foregone conclusion. The question is whether the Fed will continue to raise rates in subsequent months.
The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington, D.C. (AgnosticPreachersKid/Wikimedia)

The Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C. (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)
Soft Science Economics Struggles With Hard Money Bitcoin
The Federal Reserve is talking a pause on raising interest rates to reflect on the impact of its aggressive inflation fighting strategy.
The Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C. (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

Chain of Demand CEO AJ Mak (Chain of Demand)
ChatGPT-Style Crypto App Sets AI Loose on Fed Rate-Bitcoin Price Relationship
The team behind Hong Kong-based Chain of Demand has built investment analytics engines for financial institutions and data providers like Bloomberg.
Chain of Demand CEO AJ Mak (Chain of Demand)

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Voltz Protocol Brings a Wall Street Rates Stalwart to DeFi
SOFR – which Voltz’s new product is tied to through the Avalanche blockchain – is used to set interest rates on TradFi loans, bonds and other products in the U.S.
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Bitcoin Falls Slightly After Fed Rate Hike
BTC was down about 1% after the U.S. central bank boosted the federal funds rate by 25 basis points. Fed Chair Jerome Powell noted the central bank had omitted language signal...
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Federal Reserve Board Building (AgnosticPreachersKid/Wikimedia)
Federal Reserve Raises Fed Funds Rate by 25 Basis Points, Signals Possible Pause
This latest move comes as the U.S. central bank battles stubbornly high inflation while dealing with a string of high-profile bank failures.
Federal Reserve Board Building (AgnosticPreachersKid/Wikimedia)

The Federal Reserve Has a ‘Math Problem’: Analyst
The Federal Reserve Has a ‘Math Problem’: Analyst
DFD Partners President Bilal Little explains the Federal Reserve's "math problem" and why it is unlikely for the central bank to raise interest rates continuously. 
The Federal Reserve Has a ‘Math Problem’: Analyst

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Crypto Exchange Mango Markets Considers Raising Interest Rates for Popular Tokens
Only the pool for borrowing and lending SOL tokens would be affected by the proposed changes.
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