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The Fed

The Fed's announcement this week might have seemed "meh," but it points to the agency's changing role, and that has big implications for crypto. (Brooks Kraft/Getty Images)
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Crypto Long & Short: What Changes at the Fed and the SEC Mean for Crypto
Chairman Powell’s speech on Thursday highlighted how much the Fed’s role is changing, and that's an opportunity for the crypto industry.
The Fed's announcement this week might have seemed "meh," but it points to the agency's changing role, and that has big implications for crypto. (Brooks Kraft/Getty Images)
By Noelle Acheson
Aug 30, 2020 at 9:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 30, 2020
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The End of an Era? Why Bitcoin and MMT Won the Week
Fed Chair Jerome Powell tried to make it seem like the end of an era, but didn’t inspire confidence in the central bank’s ability to lead in the era that comes next.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Aug 29, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 29, 2020
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Everything You Need to Know About Jerome Powell's Jackson Hole Speech
The Federal Reserve Chair announced a slate of new policy approaches, but are they inspired or impotent?
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Aug 27, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 27, 2020
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Is Scam Selling Suppressing the Price of Bitcoin?
Scam selling, a big win for privacy from Apple, new jobless claims in the “whack-a-mole” economy and the biggest BTC options expiry ever.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Jun 25, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 25, 2020
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Why the Fed Keeps Denying Its Role in Increasing Inequality
The Federal Reserve expects low inflation, says rates will stay close to zero through 2022 and keeps lying about the role of central banks in increasing inequality.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Jun 11, 2020 at 7:15 p.m. UTC
Jun 11, 2020
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The Mirage of the Money Printer: Why the Fed Is More PR Than Policy, Feat. Jeffrey P. Snider
The meme is “money printer go brrr,” but according to this macro expert, central banks have almost no power to actually influence money itself.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Jun 4, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 4, 2020
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From Corrupt to Broken: An Insider’s Analysis of the Fed, Feat. Danielle Dimartino Booth
An advisor to the Fed through the Great Financial Crisis to 2015 examines the latest in the largest monetary policy experiment in human history.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Apr 30, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Apr 30, 2020
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