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The feds are coming for the metaverse — from Axie Infinity to Bored Apes
1.10.2022
NFTs in the metaverse should generally be considered securities, but developers have been slow to recognize that fact. Expect a regulatory reckoning to come swiftly for Axie Infinity, Bored Apes, and other projects that have thrown caution to the wind
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Steady at $19K as Traders Wait for Fed's Decision
21.9.2022
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Sept. 21, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Crypto, Stocks, PMs Sink Lower — All Eyes on the Fed’s Next Rate Hike as Ethereum’s Merge Hype Wavers
15.9.2022
The crypto economy has slipped under the $1 trillion range once again after briefly rising to a high of $1.16 trillion on September 14. Signs show that Ethereum’s Merge hype has seemingly left the building and market participants are now waiting for the upcoming Federal Reserve meeting next...
A Full Percentage Point Rate Hike? Bitcoin Traders Size Up Fed’s Desperation on Inflation
14.9.2022
Get ready for the feds to start indicting NFT wash traders
31.8.2022
Securities and Exchange Commission regulators should move to protect investors from traders who distort the NFT market with manipulative trades — and they probably will soon
Powell Says Fed’s Battle With Inflation Will Bring ‘Some Pain,’ After Insisting Last Year Elevated Inflation Is ‘Likely to Prove Temporary’
27.8.2022
On Friday, Jerome Powell spoke at the annual Jackson Hole Economic Symposium and the Federal Reserve chair explained that the U.S. central bank is focused on fighting the country’s red-hot inflation. Powell stressed at the event that strict monetary policy is necessary, and his commentary...
Wounded Crypto Traders Desperate for Clues From Fed’s Big Meeting This Week
24.8.2022
Aggressive Rate Hikes Still Necessary, Say Fed’s Evans and Kashkari
10.8.2022
Rate Hike at Fed's July Meeting Provides a Credibility Test, With Cuts Already on Horizon
26.7.2022
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Fed’s Brainard Calls for Sound Regulation of Crypto Financial System to Be Established ‘Now’
10.7.2022
Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard has stressed the importance of establishing sound regulation for the crypto financial system “now before the crypto ecosystem becomes so large or interconnected that it might pose risks to the stability of the broader financial system.”...
Mad Money’s Jim Cramer Says Crypto Immolation Shows the Fed’s Job to Tame Inflation Is Almost Complete
4.7.2022
The host of Mad Money, Jim Cramer, claims that “With the immolation of crypto, the Fed’s job is almost complete.” He stressed that “one front in the war on inflation that’s been an outstanding total victory for the Fed” is the battle against financial...
We Now Understand How Little We Understand About Inflation – Fed’s Powell
29.6.2022
The current high levels of inflation in both the US and Europe have given central bankers an opportunity to “understand better how little we understand about inflation,” US Federal Reserve (Fed) chair Jerome Powell said.
Speaking at the European Central Bank’s (ECB) Forum on Central Banking...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Struggle a Day After Fed's Record Rate Hike as Analysts Hope for a Bounce
16.6.2022
The bitcoin (BTC) and broader crypto market failed to recover higher and returned to the selloff on Thursday, after a brief rally following the US Federal Reserve’s (Fed) announcement on Wednesday that it had raised rates by 75 basis points, its largest rate hike since 1994....
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US Central Bank Hikes Benchmark Rate by 75 bps, Fed’s Largest Increase Since 1994
15.6.2022
The U.S. Federal Reserve raised the federal funds rate by 75 basis points (bps) on Wednesday, and it was the largest increase since 1994. According to the Fed member’s expectations, the central bank will likely add another 1.5 percentage points by the year’s end. Fed Hikes Rate by...
How the Feds Are Prosecuting NFT Insider Trading Scheme as Wire Fraud – and Why That Matters
11.6.2022
If successful, the DOJ could theoretically use the case as a model to police market manipulation for other assets, regardless of whether they are considered securities. Regulators are watching
The Fed’s Christopher Waller Wants 50 bps Rate Hikes Until Inflation Subsides, US Savings Data Plummets
31.5.2022
Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller has detailed he is ready to get behind 50 bps rate hikes until the extreme inflationary pressures plaguing the U.S. economy subsides. Waller stressed that until inflation is reduced he doesn’t “see the point of stopping” 50 bps rate...
US Central Bank Raises Rates by Half a Percentage Point, Fed’s Powell Says Similar Hikes Are on the Table
4.5.2022
The U.S. Federal Reserve raised the benchmark interest rate on Wednesday and the increase was the biggest rate hike in two decades. “Inflation is much too high,” the central bank’s chair Jerome Powell said after the Fed raised rates by 0.5%. FOMC Decides to Hike Rate by 3/4...
Fed's Powell Says 50 Basis Point Hike ‘On The Table’
21.4.2022
The Federal Reserve chair spoke on a panel about the global economy presented by the International Monetary Fund
Fed’s Bostic Cautious About Rate Hikes as President Biden Blames Higher Prices on Covid-19 and Putin
20.4.2022
As inflation continues to wreak havoc on the lives of ordinary American citizens, all eyes are focused on the U.S. Federal Reserve’s plans to fix the situation. Meanwhile, as the St. Louis Fed president James Bullard wants to aggressively hike the benchmark bank interest rate, Atlanta...
Fed’s Bullard Wants to Raise Bank Rate to 3.5% by Year’s End, Hints at 75 Basis Point Rate Hike
19.4.2022
The 12th president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, James Bullard, thinks the U.S. central bank can increase the benchmark bank interest rate by 75 basis points this year. Bullard believes the Fed could raise rates to 3.5% by the fourth quarter of 2022 to combat the red hot inflation...