Federal Reserve

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is speaking to lawmakers about his semi-annual monetary policy report and explains why "the ultimate level of interest rates is likely to be higher than previously anticipated," as the battle against inflation drags on.

7 de mar. de 2023

Maple Finance Head of Capital Markets Quinn Thompson discusses his outlook for the crypto markets as BTC, ETH, and most other major cryptocurrencies continue to trade flat ahead of U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaking before Congress on Tuesday. Plus, insights into the stablecoin market.

7 de mar. de 2023

Investors poured money into short bitcoin funds last week as upbeat U.S. economic data and the prospect of renewed outsized rate increases by the Federal Reserve weakened the appetite for risky assets. Separately, bitcoin's correlation with ether has strengthened since mid-January, a sign of a renewed focus on macroeconomic factors. "All About Bitcoin" host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

27 de fev. de 2023

Bitcoin (BTC) briefly dipped below $23,000 as the PCE Price Index for January unexpectedly rose to 5.4%. CoinDesk Managing Editor of Tech and Protocols Brad Keoun weighs in on bitcoin's price action amid looming inflation worries. Plus, his outlook on the Federal Reserve's rate hike cycle and its impact on the largest token by market capitalization.

24 de fev. de 2023

Bitcoin's recent price action is largely ignoring the broader market concerns surrounding the path of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes. That story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

24 de fev. de 2023

The Federal Reserve Board announced it had again rejected crypto bank Custodia's bid for Fed supervision, after previously denying the application last month. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De explains the latest developments.

24 de fev. de 2023

The Federal Reserve and other U.S. banking agencies are warning banks that crypto poses significant liquidity dangers. Separately, the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Executive Board said in a statement that cryptocurrency should, in general, not be granted legal tender status.

23 de fev. de 2023

The Federal Reserve and other U.S. banking agencies are warning banks that crypto poses significant liquidity dangers, further reinforcing their campaign to generally steer lenders away from digital assets. Former FDIC Chief Innovation Officer Sultan Meghji explains why this warning is a "nothing burger" and whether US regulators' approach to crypto regulation will have a chilling effect on financial innovation. Plus, why FDIC could never insure bitcoin the way US dollars are insured.

23 de fev. de 2023

Coinbase (COIN) reported Q4 net revenue of $605 million, ahead of analyst estimates of $588 million and up 5% from $590 million in Q3. Pastel Network co-founder Anthony Georgiades discusses the crypto exchange's latest earnings report and its implications for the crypto industry. Plus, the minutes of the Fed's February 1st meeting will be published later today. 

22 de fev. de 2023

Custodia Bank filed an amended complaint against the Federal Reserve last Friday, weeks after the Fed rejected the bank's effort to secure a "master account" and become a member of the Federal Reserve System. Founder and CEO Caitlin Long said Custodia Bank has been "disparaged by powerful regulators and politicians," adding, "we did nothing wrong."

21 de fev. de 2023