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Mr. Powell, If You Want Higher Inflation, Give People Money
29.8.2020
The Federal Reserve wants a little more inflation to keep the economy buoyant. That's hard to achieve when Main Street is so under water
Ripple Sued by 13 Australian Banks for Trademark Infringement
29.8.2020
Ripple Labs Inc. is being sued in an Australian court for allegedly infringing a trademark belonging to several local banks. A lawsuit filed by the New Payments Platform Australia (NPPA), a joint venture between the Reserve Bank of Australia and 13 domestic banks, claims that Ripple copied...
Free Market Family: Goldbug Peter Schiff Asks the Bitcoin Community to Gift Crypto to His Son
29.8.2020
The American libertarian, economist and financial commentator Peter Schiff has been criticizing bitcoin for years, as he believes “bitcoin has no real value.” However, on Thursday Schiff asked the crypto community to give some bitcoin to his 18-year old son Spencer for his birthday...
Visa Exec Says ‘Opt Out With Bitcoin’ Slamming Fed’s Policy Change Toward Inflation
29.8.2020
On Thursday, 17 top Federal Reserve officials explained that the committee plans to let inflation run hotter than usual, or above the benchmark 2% rate for a duration of time. Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s speech was considered a “major policy shift” and a number of economists...
Federal Reserve’s Major Policy Shift to ‘Push Up Inflation’ Could Send Bitcoin Price to $500K
28.8.2020
The U.S. Federal Reserve has announced a significant policy change to push up inflation. Bitcoin is set to greatly benefit from this policy change. Not only the price of bitcoin could surge past $500K, but a number of companies have also begun moving their reserves into the cryptocurrency to hedge...
Bitcoin balks as the Fed talks, DeFi surge continues: weekly recap
28.8.2020
This week the Fed signaled that further monetary expansion is planned, meanwhile interest in Bitcoin and DeFi continues to skyrocket
Fed Chair Powell’s Flexible Inflation Views Were Already Priced In
28.8.2020
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell did not raise many eyebrows Thursday morning when he announced the U.S. central bank would encourage some periods of inflation above its 2% target in certain circumstances to boost the long-term economy
First Mover: Binance’s Shrinking Trading Spreads and Bitcoin’s Jackson Hole Fizzle
28.8.2020
Traders are getting better fills due to shrinking bid-ask spreads on Binance and other cryptocurrency exchanges. It's a sign of a healthy market
Visa exec says buy Bitcoin as dollar index nears $12.5K BTC trigger
28.8.2020
A key bull trigger for Bitcoin reemerges as even a Visa executive pours scorn on the Fed and calls on consumers to “opt out with Bitcoin.”
Zimbabwe’s Mobile Money on Life Support as Central Bank Tightens Screws: Restrictions to Affect P2P Bitcoin Trading
28.8.2020
Zimbabwe’s Mobile Money Operators (MMO) say they will comply with the latest directive by the central bank to shutdown mobile money agents. In addition, the MMOs will also limit mobile money transactions to $50 (Zwl $5,000) per day while users are now restricted to one mobile money account...
Market Wrap: Bitcoin’s Powell-Induced Price Swing; Ethereum Still High on Gas
27.8.2020
Bitcoin's price gyrated by over $450 during and after Fed Chair Powell’s comments while Ethereum’s gas congestion continues
Everything You Need to Know About Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole Speech
27.8.2020
The Federal Reserve Chair announced a slate of new policy approaches, but are they inspired or impotent?
Bitcoin Pops and Drops After Powell Introduces Average Inflation Targeting
27.8.2020
Bitcoin whipsawed on Thursday after the Federal Reserve’s chairman signaled tolerance for high inflation, as expected
Bitcoin price hits $11.6K as Fed says it will let inflation pass 2%
27.8.2020
Loosening of inflation handling boosts Bitcoin in line with expectations that the Fed would inadvertently support safe havens with its decision
LIVE: CoinDesk Covers Fed Chair Powell’s Jackson Hole Speech
27.8.2020
CoinDesk live-blogs Fed Chair Jerome Powell's Jackson Hole speech on inflation and the economy
First Mover: Monetary Challenges Aren’t Just Virtual as Fed’s Powell Returns to Jackson Hole
27.8.2020
Crypto traders are prepping for a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where inflation is on the agenda
Bitcoin’s Implied Volatility Falls Sharply Ahead of Jerome Powell Speech
27.8.2020
Bitcoin’s options market foresees little price turbulence in the short-term, even as markets await a key speech from the chairman of the Federal Reserve
WATCH: Fed Chair Powell Lays Out Economic Policy Approach
27.8.2020
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is expected to announce new measures to control inflation at his annual speech on the U.S. central bank's policy approach during the Jackson Hole symposium Thursday
Fed Chair Powell’s Jackson Hole Speech Could Hint at US Dollar’s Future
26.8.2020
Fed Chair Jerome Powell's speech Thursday at the annual Jackson Hole Economic Symposium highlights how much has changed over the past year
Tyler Winklevoss says US Fed is the ‘biggest booster’ of Bitcoin price
26.8.2020
The upcoming Fed speech, which many suggest will focus on raising inflation, is only good news for BTC/USD, Winklevoss argues