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Watch these Bitcoin price levels ahead of Fed Chair Powell's speech
17.6.2025
Bitcoin price remains stuck below $110,000 ahead of the FOMC, with big overhead resistance at $112,000 in place and several key support levels below
Bitcoin Dips and Trump Calls Jerome Powell a ‘Numbskull’
12.6.2025
Another inflation indicator, the Producer Price Index (PPI) came in lower than expected for May, prompting a verbal assault on Jerome Powell by the president, as bitcoin shed roughly 1%. Trump Roasts Jerome Powell As Bitcoin Drops “We’re going to spend $600 billion a year because of one numbskull.”...
Trump Prepares to Oust Fed Boss Powell, Says New Chair Decision ‘Very Soon’
7.6.2025
U.S. President Donald Trump is expressing growing dissatisfaction with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, and just ahead of the weekend, he informed reporters aboard Air Force One that a decision regarding the next Fed chair will be “coming out very soon.” Rate Cut Demanded: Trump Slams Powell...
Bitcoin Trades Sideways After Trump Calls Out Powell, Again
4.6.2025
U.S. President Donald Trump has criticized Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell multiple times over the past few months for not cutting interest rates. BTC Treads Water as Trump Demands Rate Cut The U.S. Federal Reserve maintained its target range for the federal funds rate between 4.25% and 4.5%...
Wall Street Giant Cantor Debuts Bitcoin Lending Business With First Tranches to FalconX, Maple
27.5.2025
The financing will help Maple Finance, a major crypto lending platform itself, to speed up its growth, CEO Sidney Powell said
Trump Rips Fed Chief as ‘Fool’ After Rate Freeze, Declares ‘Golden Age’ Is Coming
8.5.2025
On Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump blasted the Federal Reserve and its Chair, Jerome Powell, after the central bank kept the federal funds rate unchanged the day prior. He hopped onto social media via Truth Social and branded Powell a “fool.” Trump Torches Fed Boss Over Inflation Moves...
Fed Holds Rates Steady, Says Risks of Higher Unemployment, Higher Inflation Have Risen
7.5.2025
All eyes will now turn to Fed Chair Jerome Powell's post-meeting press conference for further clues about the central bank's thinking on monetary policy
Crypto Daybook Americas: Powell Will Set the Tone While Markets Eye Asia Battles, Trade
7.5.2025
Your day-ahead look for May 7, 2025
Bitcoin Traders Seek Downside Protection Ahead of Fed Chair Powell’s Comments
6.5.2025
We have only seen some nuanced demand for protective BTC puts, reflecting limited caution among sophisticated traders, Deribit's CEO told CoinDesk
Markets Bet on Fed Pause in May Even as Trump Rattles the Cage
30.4.2025
On April 12—just over two weeks prior—expectations surrounding a potential cut to the federal funds rate were in flux, with markets assigning a 39.8% probability that the U.S. Federal Reserve would lower the rate by 25 basis points. Fast forward to seven days ahead of the next Federal Open Market...
I’m Tired Boss
27.4.2025
Last week marked three weeks of tariff drama, rate cut speculation, and crypto chaos, leaving markets—and market watchers—exhausted. This editorial is from last week’s edition of the Week in Review newsletter. Subscribe to the weekly newsletter to get the editorial the second it’s finished. Markets...
If Trump fired Powell, what would happen to crypto?
25.4.2025
Recent months have seen the ebb and flow of a certain pattern: US President Donald Trump will take some objectively harmful action to the US economy, and the markets will crash. Seeing this, Trump has turned to Jerome Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, and now demands he lower the Fed Funds Rate...
If Trump fired Powell, what would happen to crypto?
25.4.2025
Recent months have seen the ebb and flow of a certain pattern: US President Donald Trump will take some objectively harmful action to the US economy, and the markets will crash. Seeing this, Trump turns to Jerome Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, and demands he lower the Fed Funds Rate —...
Fed Joins OCC, FDIC in Withdrawing Crypto Warnings for U.S. Banks
25.4.2025
Like the other U.S. bank agencies, the Fed has swept the decks of previous directives to bankers that they get sign-offs from the regulator for crypto activity
Maple Finance CEO Sidney Powell on Building the DeFi-Bond Bridge
23.4.2025
Powell, a speaker at Consensus 2025, sat down with CoinDesk to chat about his work on the blockchain capital platform, its expansion in Asia and Latin America, focus on bitcoin yield products, and more
Bitcoin Futures Open Interest Surge Shows Investor Confidence on Trade Deals, Powell
23.4.2025
Bitcoin and ether saw notable price gains Tuesday as U.S. officials raised hopes for a U.S.-China trade deal
US dollar, stocks tumble and crypto gains as Trump amps up pressure on Fed
22.4.2025
Crypto markets avoided the fallout caused by US President Donald Trump’s latest salvo against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, which saw the US stock market slump and the dollar continue to weaken over uncertainty. Stock markets across the United States ended April 21 in the red, with...
Can Bitcoin Benefit From Trump Firing Powell? Turkey's Lira Crisis May Provide Clues
21.4.2025
Turkey's President Erdogan's experience with central bank interference serves as a warning, as it led to a currency collapse and increased investment in bitcoin and stablecoins
Bitcoin Holding Near $87k While Stocks Slump a 'Strong Sign' of Maturing BTC Sentiment
21.4.2025
The top cryptocurrency has never held so well with volatility being so high, according to macroeconomic expert Lawrence McDonald
US Dollar Risks Breakdown if Fed Chair Is Fired, Warns French Official
21.4.2025
Ousting the Fed chair could shatter U.S. credibility and rattle global markets, the French finance minister warned, citing spiraling instability threatening dollar dominance and investor confidence. Global Markets at Risk as Trump Eyes Removal of Fed Chair Jerome Powell French Finance Minister Eric...