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Bitcoin Nears $42K as Bond Yields Rise

Bitcoin and traditional market risk assets remain under pressure as bond yields continue to rise on expectations of earlier and quicker rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve. “All About Bitcoin” host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

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US Lawmaker Proposes Bill to Prohibit Fed From Issuing CBDCs Directly to the Public

Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) has introduced a bill aimed at preventing the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) directly to U.S. consumers. "The Hash" hosts break down the proposal and what it could mean for crypto regulation in the potential issuance of a digital dollar.

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Markets

After Bitcoin’s Weak Start to the Year, Analysts Now Predict Price Increase

One analyst sees stubbornly high inflation numbers coupled with a continuation of negative real interest rates as key market catalysts.

Bitcoin dropped below $40,000 on Monday (CoinDesk)

Policy

Biden to Tap Sarah Bloom Raskin for Fed's Powerful Vice Chair for Supervision: Report

The U.S. president will also nominate Lisa Cook and Philip Jefferson as Federal Reserve governors, sources told CNBC.

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Opinion

Bitcoin, Inflation and the Expectations Game

For stocks, new data is often already "priced in." For bitcoin, it seems, things are different.

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Videos

Impact of Fed’s December Meeting on Global Financial Markets

According to crypto trading data firm Kaiko, the impact of the Federal Reserve’s December meeting has sent the correlation between bitcoin and traditional assets to the highest in more than a year. “All About Bitcoin” host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

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Policy

Powell Says Fed Will Release Crypto Report 'Within Weeks'

During his Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday, the Fed chairman also said a CBDC wouldn't necessarily lead to a ban on private stablecoins.

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 11: Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during his re-nominations hearing of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill, January 11, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski-Pool/Getty Images)

Markets

Traders Will Be Watching if December CPI Confirms Inflation at 4-Decade High

Tighter Fed monetary policy could put more downward pressure on risky assets from stocks to cryptocurrencies.

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Videos

Senate Banking Committee to Hold Nomination Hearings for Jerome Powell, Lael Brainard

The Senate Banking Committee will hold a hearing for Jerome Powell Tuesday on his nomination to a second term as Federal Reserve chair. It will hold a separate hearing Thursday to consider the nomination of Fed Governor Lael Brainard to be vice chair. CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De discusses what we know and what we can expect.

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