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Brian Brooks – Chief Executive Officer of the crypto infrastructure provider Bitfury – thinks the Federal Reserve’s approach to tackling inflation is one reason for the current downturn. He also criticized the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), claiming that it prefers to sue individuals and companies rather than outline appropriate guidelines beforehand. Inflation has been an issue for numerous countries for a while now. Leading economies like the USA, the UK, and...

The past seven days were relatively unproductive in the cryptocurrency markets – at least in terms of price development, but this doesn’t mean there wasn’t volatility. The total capitalization seems to be hanging by a thread slightly above the coveted mark of $1 trillion. This time last week, Bitcoin was trading at around $21,700 but quickly retraced below $21,000. The price spent quite some time battling with this area, and it appears that even until this moment, there’s no...

Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell spoke about FOMC’s future goals at the annual Jackson Hole symposium on Friday. He said that FOMC’s overarching directive remains to bring inflation back down to 2%, which “will likely require maintaining a restrictive policy stance for some time.”  After a preliminary pump, Bitcoin’s price swung wildly following his comments. Trading at $21,234 at 12:30 UST on Friday, Bitcoin quickly pumped to $21,819 by 13:05 UST – just an hour before...

Ben Bernanke – former chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve – does not believe Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies can succeed as an alternative money. He claims their prices are too volatile to serve as a practical means of exchange and lack the underlying use cases to serve as stores of value. Bitcoin is for Criminals, Says Bernanke In a recent interview with CNBC’s Andrew Sorkin, Bernanke claimed that cryptocurrencies have been successful as a “speculative asset”. However, as...

The Federal Reserve announced a 50 basis point interest rate hike during May’s Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) meeting. This is twice the size of the rate increase from last month, and the largest hike since May of 2000. Fed chairman Jerome Powell began his press conference following FOMC with a direct message to the American people:  “Inflation is much too high”. March’s annual CPI statistic clocked in at 8.5% last month, the highest official inflation level in over 40...

The United States continues its exploration of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) as the main processor for US securities said it is developing a prototype for studying how such an asset can work in reality. The main goal is to examine how real-time transactions through cash-like tokens can pass through in the clearing and settlement process. Project Lithium The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the country’s securities processor maintaining the...

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies could outperform bonds and stocks amid a potential recession, noted Michael Hartnett, BofA’s chief investment strategist. In a recent note, he argued that the US Federal Reserve’s new policy could push the country and most of the world into such an economic state. Crypto to Blossom Amid Upcoming Recession? After years of trying to fight the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic through enhanced expansion of its balance sheet, which is now...

The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates for the first time since 2018 after months of promising to address inflationary pressure in the United States. The hike – a moderate 25 basis point increase – was immediately followed by Bitcoin falling under $40,000 again. At the Federal Open Markets Committee meeting on Wednesday, the Fed cited rising concern over inflation in the context of supply chain difficulties and the new war in Ukraine as justification for its move. In...

Jeremy Siegel – Finance Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania – said the Federal Reserve needs to tighten its interest rates fast. With inflation spinning rapidly out of control, he called on the central bank to protect the dollar from devaluation, and from a possible Bitcoin “take over”. Dollar in Danger, Says Siegel In conversation with Rebecca Quick of CNBC’s Squawk Box on Thursday, Siegel discussed Fed chairman Jerome Powell’s policy response...

Jerome Powell – Chairman of the Federal Reserve –  recently testified in front of the House Financial Services Committee on the state of the economy, and future monetary policy. Given the various sanctions placed on Russia during its conflict with Ukraine, he said the conflict “underscores” the need for crypto regulation that he’s advocated for months. Maintaining Effective Sanctions Following his testimony on Wednesday, Powell was asked whether Russia could potentially use...