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Bank of America CEO Discusses Economic Slowdown and Fed Cutting Interest Rates
22.10.2023
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan expects the U.S. economy to slow down in the middle of next year. The executive also noted that according to his bank’s research, the Federal Reserve will start cutting interest rates in the middle of next year to the latter half of next year. Bank of America Boss...
Tether to publish reserve reports in real time in 2024: Bloomberg
20.10.2023
Paolo Ardoino, Tether’s chief technical officer and upcoming CEO, said the firm plans to start publishing reserve data in real-time in 2024, according to a report
Tether Will Publish Reserve Data in Real Time in 2024: Report
20.10.2023
Stablecoin issuer Tether will publish real time data on the reserves backing USDT, the industry's largest dollar-pegged stablecoin, according to a Bloomberg report
Bitcoin eyes $30K, XRP price jumps 6% after Ripple's legal victory
20.10.2023
Bitcoin keeps heading higher as BTC price strength flies in the face of a hawkish Fed, but concerns over a retracement are building
India's Central Bank Launches Wholesale CBDC Pilot For Inter-Bank Borrowing
20.10.2023
The Reserve Bank of India has initiated a wholesale Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) pilot program for inter-bank borrowing.
The central bank had earlier announced its plans to test the wholesale CBDC, with the pilot now underway as of October. RBI’s executive director Ajay Kumar Choudhary...
Billionaire ‘Bond King’ Jeffrey Gundlach Warns US Dollar’s Reserve Currency Status at Risk Due to Rising National Debt
20.10.2023
Renowned billionaire Jeffrey Gundlach, also known as the “Bond King,” has raised concerns over the potential risk to the U.S. dollar’s reserve currency status due to rising national debt. “The future of the U.S. dollar, and possibly out-of-control inflation, depends...
Fed’s Powell Hints at Continued Elevated Rates; Fedwatch Tool Indicates Near-Certain Hike Next Month
19.10.2023
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stressed on Thursday the U.S. central bank remains committed to bringing down inflation and will maintain restrictive monetary policy until prices cool. Speaking at the Economic Club of New York, Powell hinted that further interest rate hikes may be appropriate...
Bitcoin Eyes $29K, Defying Fresh Crypto Lawsuit, Rate Fears
19.10.2023
The New York Attorney General filed early Thursday a lawsuit against Genesis, Gemini and DCG for allegedly defrauding investors of $1 billion
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell Talks US Economy and Inflation at Economic Club of New York
19.10.2023
Today, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell addressed critical economic issues facing the United States in a talk at the Economic Club of New York.
During the speech, Powell discussed the state of the U.S. economy, recent monetary policies, and future plans of the Federal Reserve. The topics that...
BTC price climbs to $28.6K as Bitcoin awaits 'very dovish' Fed Powell speech
19.10.2023
Bitcoin may witness a "very dovish" move from Powell as high U.S. bond yields cause a stir, while BTC price passes $28,600
Fed Governor Questions Need for US Central Bank Digital Currency
18.10.2023
A top Federal Reserve official said Tuesday she has yet to be convinced there is a need for the U.S. central bank to develop a digital currency. Fed Governor Remains Unconvinced on U.S. CBDC, Cites Existing Innovations and Risks In a discourse at Harvard Law School, Fed Governor Michelle Bowman...
Fed governor Bowman doubles down on CBDC skepticism, likes stablecoin no better
17.10.2023
Michelle Bowman told a university audience that financial innovation should be justified by need and be properly regulated
Mining BTC is harder than ever — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
16.10.2023
Bitcoin wakes up to near $28,000 ahead of a jump to a new BTC mining difficulty record as billionaire investor Ray Dalio conjures the chilling thought of "World War III."
US government among largest Bitcoin hodlers with over $5B in BTC: Report
16.10.2023
The $5-billion estimation is based on three major seizures linked to the Bitfinex hack and Silk Road, meaning the actual holdings could be much larger
Australia Proposes New Licensing Regime for Crypto Exchanges, Aims for Draft Legislation by 2024
16.10.2023
Australia expects to release a draft legislation which covers licensing and custody rules for crypto asset providers by 2024
Aussie crypto exchanges look to new licensing regime with cautious optimism
16.10.2023
Australian crypto exchanges have largely praised the Treasury’s latest proposal to place crypto exchanges under the existing financial services license regime, though some worry it could box the crypto industry into a TradFi-shaped box
India’s Central Bank RBI Launches CBDC Pilot in Call Money Market
14.10.2023
India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has initiated a pilot for a second use case of its wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC), focusing on the call money market. The Indian central bank reportedly plans to expand its e-rupee testing to cover the entire wholesale...
Mastercard Announces Successful Wrapped CBDC Trial in Partnership with Reserve Bank of Australia
13.10.2023
Mastercard has announced a successful demonstration of an innovative solution that enables the wrapping of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) on various blockchain networks.
This solution emerged from a collaboration between Mastercard, Cuscal, and Mintable as part of a research project...
US Inflation Rises Beyond Projections: Markets Jittery, Rate Hike in Question
12.10.2023
In September, U.S. inflation surpassed expectations, with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics revealing a 3.7% year-on-year surge in the consumer price index (CPI), as per the latest data. While core inflation slightly decreased from 4.3% to 4.1%, market pundits anticipate that the U.S. Federal...
Bitcoin’s 300% Surge From Early 2019 in Focus As Fed Officials Favor Rate Pause
12.10.2023
The 2019 playbook offers a bullish view for bitcoin as Fed officials signal pause in the rate hike cycle