Analysis


Markets

Bitcoin Surges as Bank Client Rescue Eases Contagion Fears, Fuels Hopes for Fed Dovishness; Binance's $1B Conversion Helps, Too

Investment banking giant Goldman Sachs analysts have predicted the U.S. central bank will not raise interest rates at its next FOMC meeting on March 22, according to a report.

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Policy

Is This a Crypto Banking Bailout?

It depends on who you ask, but this round of government interventions doesn’t yet resemble the large-scale, taxpayer-involved rescue in the wake of the 2008 financial meltdown.

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Markets

Bitcoin, Ether Fall for Third Consecutive Week

A toxic cocktail of inflationary fears, crypto industry contagion and concerns about a possible U.S. government bitcoin sale has pressured market prices.

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Policy

What Happens if Ether Is a Security?

A recent suit filed by the New York Attorney General could have far-ranging complications for crypto exchanges that list ether.

New York Attorney General Letitia James (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin Whales Have Been Swimming in Different Directions

While the number of smaller whales has declined, the number of larger bitcoin whales has risen. What do the trends mean?

“Whales” are removing BTC from exchanges en masse. (Nitesh Jain/Unsplash)

Markets

Fed Chair Powell's Comments Shift Rate Projections; Bitcoin Holds Warily

U.S. central bank Chair Jerome Powell indicates rates may need to move higher than was previously expected; risk assets decline accordingly

The Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C.. (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

A Closer Look at FTX’s Most Recent Bankruptcy Documents

The exchange owes customers $1.6 billion in bitcoin, and only has $6 million of it on hand.

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Markets

Bitcoin, Ether Start the Week Slowly, With Fed’s Powell Testimony Looming

Cryptos’ declines last week appear to be a re-pricing of risk rather than an exit from the space.

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Policy

The Rise and Fall of Silvergate’s Crypto Business

The bank’s own data shows the rapid acceleration of its novel crypto-banking business and how leaning into digital assets made it vulnerable to the industry’s drama.

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