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The Federal Reserve’s policies shape the global financial system, influencing inflation, interest rates, and market stability. Federal Reserve news covers rate hikes, economic forecasts, and their impact on both traditional and crypto markets. As digital assets grow, the Fed’s stance on regulation and CBDCs remains a key focus.
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Chainalysis alleges ICE improperly awarded a $94.7 million blockchain analytics contract to TRM Labs ahead of a Sept. 2 hearing.
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Bitcoin’s ability to extend its August rally has come under a fresh test as analysts have pointed to sustained spot ETF demand as a key requirement for overcoming rising expectations of a September Federal Reserve rate hike. According to Bitfinex…
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A Ninth Circuit ruling against Kalshi raises legal risks for CFTC prediction-market rules but does not invalidate the agency’s proposal.
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A research paper published this week quantifies what happens when bank deposits move at blockchain speed. The number is large enough to reshape how banks fund the economy, and the crypto industry is building the pipes without acknowledging the consequences.…
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Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh has put another interest-rate increase on the table after saying inflation remains well above the Fed’s 2% target, sending Bitcoin below $80,000 as traders raised their rate-hike bets. Warsh says inflation must return to 2%…
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Truflation has called for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates after its July forecast came within 0.01 percentage point of the official monthly headline PCE reading and matched the other three published figures. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis…
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The symposium theme is "Financial Innovation: Implications for Payments and Policy." Warsh divested a dozen blockchain positions before taking office. He appointed Marc Andreessen to co lead the Fed's AI task force. Friday's speech could move crypto markets on policy content alone.
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Moon Pursuit Capital has urged professional crypto investors to use systematic strategies instead of relying on Federal Reserve forecasts after Bitcoin gained 22.1% in seven days and approached $80,000. Moon Pursuit Capital Principal Courtney Olujobi told crypto.news that Jackson Hole…
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A Cleveland Fed paper found return beliefs strongly predict crypto ownership, while Bitcoin performance data increased subsequent purchases.
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Goldman Sachs Vice Chairman Rob Kaplan has backed the Federal Reserve’s 9–3 decision to hold interest rates at 3.50%–3.75% in July while urging policymakers to keep their options open before September. Why Kaplan supports the Fed’s July rate hold Bloomberg…
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For the third consecutive month, a major inflation print failed to move Bitcoin in either direction. The asset that was supposed to trade on rate cut expectations is trading on something else entirely, and the market has not yet agreed…
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The Blockchain Association has backed Custodia Bank’s Supreme Court petition challenging the Federal Reserve’s refusal to grant the Wyoming-chartered digital asset bank direct access to its payment system. According to a Wednesday amicus filing, the Blockchain Association asked the U.S.…
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Bitcoin reclaimed $64,000 after U.S. inflation eased to 3.4% in July, while market leaders said the in-line reading left the Federal Reserve’s policy outlook largely unchanged. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Aug. 12 that the Consumer Price…
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Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee has identified inflation above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target as the main U.S. economic problem while officials debate whether to raise rates from 3.50%–3.75%. Why Goolsbee sees inflation as the main challenge Wired released Goolsbee’s…
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Arthur Hayes says an expanded Fed FIMA facility for Japan could boost dollar liquidity and support Bitcoin, Ether and gold as yen policy shifts.
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A Bitcoin strategic reserve is a government-held stockpile of Bitcoin treated as a national asset alongside gold, oil, and foreign currency reserves. The United States signed an executive order creating one in March 2025, and at least a dozen other countries are now exploring the same idea.
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