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'Coin days destroyed' spike hinting at BTC price bottom? 5 things to watch in Bitcoin this week
21.2.2022
Large and smaller hodlers alike are seizing the chance to stack, figures show, as on-chain data hints that the bottom is in at $38,000
Can Bitcoin break out vs. tech stocks again? Nasdaq decoupling paints $100K target
20.2.2022
Bitcoin's growth has quickly outpaced Nasdaq's in the past ten years
Fed Bans Senior Officials From Cryptocurrency Investing
19.2.2022
The Federal Reserve has banned its senior officials from investing in cryptocurrency. “Officials covered by the new rules will have 12 months from the effective date of the rules to dispose of all impermissible holdings,” said the Federal Open Market Committee. Senior Federal Reserve...
Russian Finance Ministry to Draft 2 Crypto Laws as Central Bank Prepares Own Bills
19.2.2022
The Russian Ministry of Finance has proposed the adoption of two pieces of legislation aimed at regulating cryptocurrencies. The drafts will be presented for public discussions expected to continue until March 18. Media reports have revealed that Bank of Russia has been working on alternative...
UAE Prepares to Launch Nationwide Crypto Licensing System in Line With Global Standards
19.2.2022
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is getting ready to start issuing federal licenses to cryptocurrency service providers in the first quarter. The UAE crypto regulation will take a hybrid approach. The government hopes that a nationwide crypto licensing system will attract big companies to the region....
FBI Launches ‘Virtual Asset Exploitation Unit’ With Specialized Team of Crypto Experts
19.2.2022
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has launched a new unit to tackle crypto exploitation. The new team will work with the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to combat “the criminal misuse of cryptocurrencies.” FBI Establishes New Crypto...
Keep Your Coins Act: US Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Protect Privacy in Cryptocurrency Transactions
19.2.2022
A U.S. congressman has introduced the “Keep Your Coins Act” in order to “preserve Americans’ right to privacy in transacting with crypto assets.” The lawmaker says, “this legislation would prohibit any federal agency from promulgating a rule that would...
Fed's Lael Brainard hints at US playing a lead role in development of CBDCs
18.2.2022
“A U.S. CBDC may be one ... way to ensure that people ... can ... rely on ... U.S. currency to ... conduct business," said Brainard
Fed senior officials will soon not be allowed to trade crypto, stocks, and bonds
18.2.2022
The rules were intended to “support public confidence in the impartiality and integrity of the Committee's work by guarding against even the appearance of any conflict of interest.”
US Senator Lummis Thinks ‘Bitcoin Is Something That the Fed Should Hold on Its Balance Sheet’
18.2.2022
Cynthia Lummis, the U.S. Republican senator from Wyoming, believes the Federal Reserve should consider holding bitcoin on its balance sheet. Speaking on the Orrin G. Hatch Foundation’s crypto webinar panel, Lummis said that once a regulatory policy is in place it “will make a lot...
Crypto 'best place' to store wealth during Fed rate hike: Pantera CEO
18.2.2022
"I think when all’s said and done, investors will be given a choice: they have to invest in something, and if rates are rising, blockchain is going to be the most relatively attractive," said Dan Morehead
Bitcoin extends decline below $42K ahead of fresh Fed comments on inflation
17.2.2022
Short-term Bitcoin price action looks unappetizing thanks to a macro cocktail of downward triggers
Bitcoin 'whales' and 'fishes' pause accumulation as markets weigh March 50bps hike odds
17.2.2022
If Bitcoin benefited from quantitative easing, will it be hurt by quantitative tightening?
UAE reportedly plans to issue federal crypto license for VASPs
17.2.2022
The crypto license legislation might be the first nationwide crypto-focused regulation. However, various free zones in the country had introduced crypto regulations as early as 2018
Bitcoin briefly dips below $43K as Fed says rate hike 'soon appropriate'
17.2.2022
The odds are on for a March rate increase after Wednesday's FOMC minutes, but stocks also fear geopolitical instability this week
Bitcoin price is ‘likely starting the next push up’ if $42K holds as support
17.2.2022
Multiple technical indicators suggest that BTC is preparing for a breakout, despite concerns about rising inflation and conflict in Ukraine
US Senate Banking Chief Criticizes Super Bowl Crypto Ads, Claims ‘Big Crypto Companies Are Desperate’
16.2.2022
The United States senator from Ohio and Senate Banking Committee chief Sherrod Brown is not a fan of cryptocurrencies. This week during Tuesday’s stablecoin hearing, Brown criticized all the cryptocurrency companies who advertised during the Super Bowl this past weekend and stressed that...
Bitcoin dips before Fed rate hike cues amid warning over $9T balance sheet
16.2.2022
Reducing the balance sheet may spark bigger Bitcoin losses than a rate hike, one analyst warns
Fed never did it: US Senate Banking head lashes out at Super Bowl crypto ads
16.2.2022
The lawmaker claimed that crypto is not real money and companies splurging millions on advertisements proves that
St. Louis Fed President Says Central Bank’s ‘Credibility Is On the Line’ as US Inflation Surges
16.2.2022
Inflation continues to grip American wallets, according to a recent economic analysis from Moody’s Analytics, which shows inflation is likely costing the average U.S. household between $250 to $276 per month. Meanwhile, the U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to raise the benchmark interest...