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Consensus 2023
Consensus 2023: Regulation, Regulation, Regulation, With Senator Cynthia Lummis; What’s the Holdup?
With other countries including Japan, the U.K. and France making moves to be crypto hubs, why would the U.S. choose to fall behind?
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By Michele Musso
May 1, 2023 at 8:20 p.m. UTC
May 1, 2023
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Bitcoin Outlook as Yellen Says US Economy Not in Recession
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Bitcoin Outlook as Yellen Says US Economy Not in Recession
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the US economy is not in a recession, despite GDP falling 0.9% in the second quarter. Tactive Wealth Advisor Eddy Gifford reacts to Yellen...
Bitcoin Outlook as Yellen Says US Economy Not in Recession
By CoinDesk Staff
Jul 28, 2022 at 8:26 p.m. UTC
Jul 28, 2022
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Janet Yellen, U.S. Treasury secretary, speaks during an interview at the National Association of Business Economics (NABE) annual meeting in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., on Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. Yellen today warned that her department will effectively run out of cash around Oct. 18 unless Congress suspends or increases the federal debt limit, putting pressure on lawmakers to avert a default on U.S. obligations. Photographer: Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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Debt
Stand-Off Over $28T of US Government Debt Could Rattle Bitcoin Market
The American government has never defaulted on its debts, but congressional gridlock over raising the debt ceiling is making investors question what would happen if it did.
Janet Yellen, U.S. Treasury secretary, speaks during an interview at the National Association of Business Economics (NABE) annual meeting in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., on Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. Yellen today warned that her department will effectively run out of cash around Oct. 18 unless Congress suspends or increases the federal debt limit, putting pressure on lawmakers to avert a default on U.S. obligations. Photographer: Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/Bloomberg via Getty Images
By Nate DiCamillo
Sep 29, 2021 at 7:22 p.m. UTC
Sep 29, 2021
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks Wednesday at a press conference, following the U.S. central bank's two-day meeting.
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Bitcoin Pares Losses as Fed’s Powell Sees No Rate Hike Anytime Soon
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell assures markets that monetary policy will stay loose "as long as it takes."
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks Wednesday at a press conference, following the U.S. central bank's two-day meeting.
By Nate DiCamillo
Mar 17, 2021 at 6:15 p.m. UTC
Mar 17, 2021
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