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PortuguêsCryptocurrency stablecoins could become systemically important overnight, says United States Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, and that’s why the Fed is determined to get its own central bank digital currency…
Continue ReadingSpeaking at an online event hosted by Princeton University, the chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve said, “We don’t feel an urge or need to be first,” on CDBCs. “Effectively,”…
Continue ReadingWith a runway of a year or more before the Federal Reserve and other major central banks can launch digital currencies, bitcoin and other private cryptocurrencies could gain a foothold…
Continue ReadingFormer Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh is bullish on bitcoin. He sees all assets that are not controlled by the U.S. government “going through the roof,” unlike those the Fed…
Continue Reading2020 was unforgettable, especially for Bitcoin. To help memorialize this year for our readers, we asked our network of contributors to reflect on Bitcoin’s price action, technological development, community growth…
Continue ReadingThis week the U.S. Federal Reserve met for two days at the Federal Open Market Committee meeting and detailed that it would keep short-term borrowing rates at near zero. Meanwhile,…
Continue ReadingListen To This Episode: The dynamic duo of “Fed Watch” is back in another episode. This time, Christian Keroles and I walk through policy updates from the three major central…
Continue ReadingThe Federal Reserve said Thursday said it would hold U.S. interest rates at their current level, close to zero, and added qualitative criteria to govern how long it will keep…
Continue ReadingBitcoin (BTC) surged 6% Wednesday to a new all-time high price, clearing the key psychological threshold of $20,000 that had acted as a market ceiling in recent weeks. “If history…
Continue ReadingThe highly anticipated Bank of America fund manager survey has been published, and this December fund managers who participated in the survey are sweeping up risk assets. The asset managers…
Continue ReadingNever underestimate American ingenuity, especially when it comes to the Federal Reserve’s ability to invent monetary policy on the fly. The U.S. central bank’s top officials, led by Chair Jerome…
Continue ReadingWhy A Bitcoin Investment Is A Massively Underrated Opportunity In Today’s Macro Landscape Preface We live in interesting times. With the advances in technology and the proliferation of the internet…
Continue ReadingGoldman Sachs is reportedly one of several financial institutions to sign on to JPMorgan’s custom blockchain service — a sign that more broker-dealers were looking to take advantage of digital…
Continue ReadingCentral banks across the world have been increasing stimulus and letting inflation run high in order to combat the disastrous economic effects of the coronavirus outbreak response. The Bank of…
Continue ReadingListen To This Episode: For this episode of Bitcoin Magazine’s Fed Watch, my cohost Christian Keroles and I get into specifics on the plans of the European Central Bank (ECB)…
Continue ReadingThe American publishing executive, Steve Forbes, recently published a video concerning his thoughts on bitcoin and told viewers that the popular crypto asset is “not yet” the new gold. The…
Continue ReadingCBDC stands for “central bank digital currency,” a new type of currency that governments around the world are experimenting with. What sets a CBDC apart from established currencies is that…
Continue ReadingAs some start to wonder about a post-Bretton Woods economic system, macro analyst Luke Gromen explains how that post-World War II system came to be. One of the most significant…
Continue ReadingIf history serves us well, 2020 is likely a precursor to a long and dreadful economic depression throughout a myriad of countries worldwide. During the last year, economists and analysts…
Continue ReadingAs President-Elect Biden continues to round out his roster of appointees, he has tapped an Obama-era chair of the Federal Reserve to lead his administration’s economic policy. According to a…
Continue ReadingSince the U.S. Federal Reserve and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network opened a proposed rule to acquire more information on smaller international transactions, many crypto users have labeled the measure as…
Continue ReadingCash usage has lost a ton of ground to digital payments as the pandemic has changed the way people transact worldwide. Some experts have recently argued that central bank digital…
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Federal Reserve and the rise of “zombie companies” is prompting investors scramble to hedge against inflation using bitcoin and gold. That’s according to Mark Yusko, founder and CEO…
Continue ReadingListen To The Episode: This episode of Bitcoin Magazine’s Fed Watch is a cosmic ride though the broad topics of money, central banks, and bitcoin. My co-host Christian Keroles and…
Continue ReadingFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told participants at the Bay Area Council Business Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony on Tuesday that the economy will never be the same after Covid-19.…
Continue ReadingThe nation and world are on the brink, awaiting official Electoral Collegevotes to be cast on December 14, despite convincing conjectural consensus on the champion. But either way, 2020’s highly-contested…
Continue ReadingRobert Bench, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston’s director of applied research, thinks privacy should be a focus during the creation of digital money, not an afterthought. “Privacy is a…
Continue ReadingBitcoin was lower after surging nearly $600 on Thursday to climb above $16,000 for the first time in almost three years. “Investors should plan for volatility as well as price…
Continue ReadingEuropean Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said she believes the region’s monetary authority will move to launch a digital version of the euro in the next two to four years.…
Continue ReadingPresident of the Dallas Federal Reserve Robert Kaplan believes the US central bank should begin work on a digital currency immediately, a clear indicator that some policymakers view this as…
Continue ReadingAs Bitcoin (BTC) blasted through the $14,000 level its market capitalization surpassed the monetary base of the Russian ruble. This measure includes both physical currency and bank reserves, both of…
Continue ReadingThe Federal Reserve has broadened its research on central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs, in a new review that was posted to its website Monday. In a report titled, “Central…
Continue ReadingWith record U.S. money printing failing to achieve much-needed economic stimulus, some observers now expect creation of a “digital dollar” central bank digital currency (CBDC) will not only speed payments…
Continue ReadingWhile American citizens wait for bureaucrats to pass a new coronavirus relief package, the Federal Reserve has continued to serve corporate interests and the banking cartel. Behind the curtains from…
Continue ReadingThe United States is girding its loins for an election that has cast a pall over a far longer timeframe than we ever should have let it. But, then again,…
Continue ReadingAn astonishing 80% of central banks are engaging in work around central bank digital currencies, from research to experimentation and pilot programs. A recent Bank for International Settlements, or BIS,…
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Federal Reserve Board and Fincen are seeking feedback on their proposal to lower the threshold at which financial institutions must collect and retain information on funds transfers. In…
Continue ReadingThe Bitcoin community is cringing as the Federal Reserve and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, a branch of the U.S. Treasury, looking to decrease the reporting requirements imposed on financial…
Continue ReadingThe Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and Federal Reserve are looking to get more information on smaller transactions than ever before. According to a notice of proposed rulemaking published on Friday, the…
Continue ReadingThe Federal Reserve, the U.S.’s central bank, published a proposed rule change Friday asking about the recording requirements for money transfers involving virtual currencies. According to the rule change proposal, the…
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