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Bitcoin Rebounds as Coronavirus-Infected Stocks Get Jolt From Fed, BOJ

Bitcoin jumped the most in two weeks Monday, surging alongside U.S. stocks amid speculation that the Federal Reserve and other central banks will support markets as the coronavirus spreads.

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Bitcoin's Coronavirus Sell-off Throws Cold Water on Safe-Haven Argument

As U.S. stocks tumbled on Monday by the most in six months amid renewed coronavirus fears, bitcoin barely budged - at least in terms of the notoriously volatile cryptocurrency’s trading history.

Already this year, bitcoin has suffered seven price declines of 3 percent or greater. Source: TradingView

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Mainstream Moments and the CompuServe of Crypto, Feat. Andreas M. Antonopoulos

With the price of bitcoin headed up again, the idea of blockchains and digital currencies has never been more palatable to the mainstream. We've seen this cycle before, but could this time be different?

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The Top Narratives Driving Crypto Market Growth, Feat. Travis Kling

The halving? Coronavirus and volatility? Fed action? Listeners vote on what's driving crypto growth.

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Crypto News Roundup for Feb. 13, 2020

With bitcoin bouncing off $10,500, Markets Daily is back with another time-saving crypto update.

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Policy

Could a Digital Dollar Compete on Privacy? Fed Chairman Powell Hints It Might

Fed Chairman Powell has given financial privacy advocates a glimmer of hope – and hinted at how the U.S. might competitively position a digitized dollar.

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Bitcoin Price Hits 5-Month High Above $10,350

Bitcoin’s price is trending solidly back above the five-digit figure mark.

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The Federal Reserve Has Its ‘Come to Satoshi’ Moment

Shifting a stance of mostly ignoring CBDCs, a Federal Reserve governor says the Fed is now actively studying the possibility of a US digital currency.

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Fed Reserve Is Researching DLT-Based Digital Dollar, Says Governor

Lael Brainard said in a speech the Federal Reserve is looking at digital ledger use cases including for a possible central bank digital currency.

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Libra Lacks Clarity on 'Opaque' Currency Basket, Says Fed Reserve Governor

Federal Reserve governor Lael Brainard has warned that the Facebook-led Libra project faces stiff regulatory challenges and that there's a question mark over one of its core concepts.

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