Jerome Powell

Bitcoin Price Index

Bitcoin Slips as Traders Shrug Off Latest MicroStrategy Buy

Muyao ShenMar 5, 2021

Bitcoin’s increasing reliance on purchase announcements for short rallies may not be an entirely healthy trend.

Cryptocurrencies

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Falls to $48K as Fed’s Powell Makes No New Promises; Ether Drops

Bradley KeounMar 4, 2021

Bitcoin prices quadrupled last year and have rallied 66% this year on speculation the cryptocurrency could serve as an inflation hedge.

Digital Dollar

Federal Reserve’s Powell Says CBDCs ‘Need to Coexist With Cash’

Nate DiCamilloMar 18, 2021

The Fed chairman spoke at a virtual payments conference hosted by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.

Digital Dollar

Fed Chairman Powell: We Will Engage the Public on the Digital Dollar This Year

Nate DiCamilloFeb 24, 2021

“This is going to be an important year,” Powell said of the digital dollar project.

Bitcoin Markets

Bitcoin Retakes $50K as Powell Eases Market Jitters, Bond Yields Drop

Omkar GodboleFeb 24, 2021

"The economic recovery remains uneven and far from complete, and the path ahead is highly uncertain," the Fed chairman said.

Jerome Powell

Market Wrap

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Settles Around $47K After Biggest 2-Day Rout in 11 Months

Muyao Shen

Bitcoin's price has declined 20% since Sunday.

Janet Yellen

State of Crypto: The US Government Keeps Mentioning Terrorism

Nikhilesh De

Congress is holding a hearing on financing for domestic terrorism this week. What role will bitcoin play?

CBDCs

Jerome Powell on CBDCs: ‘We Don’t Feel a Need to Be First’

Nate DiCamillo

He estimated it will take “years rather than months” before the Fed releases a CBDC.

Jerome Powell

Fed’s Powell Wins Forbes’ Crypto Person of the Year Honors; Do They Give Awards for Snark?

Kevin Reynolds

A side effect of the Fed's medicine for the pandemic-stricken U.S. economy was to create conditions ideal for the rise of cryptocurrencies.

CBDCs

Major Meeting of Central Banks Produces Same Old ‘Evaluating’ CBDCs Refrain

Nikhilesh De

CBDCs continue to draw attention from central bankers, but panelists at an IMF event – including the Federal Reserve – do not expect to see their nations launch one soon.

Digital Currency

Fed Chairman Powell to Speak About Digital Currencies Next Week at IMF

Kevin Reynolds

It is not immediately known if Powell’s remarks will include his thoughts on a digital dollar.

Podcasts

Let Them Eat Equities! The Economic Chickens Come Home to Roost, Feat. Luke Gromen

Nathaniel Whittemore

One of the best-known macro analysts breaks down last week’s Jerome Powell speech and whether it truly represents a new policy era for the Federal Reserve.