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The U.S. stock market is suffering from huge losses in its value due to coronavirus fears that have gripped investors. The U.S. stock market has received a huge blow due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) outside mainland China. In just two days, the sell-off wiped out more than $1.7 trillion from the market value, a rare case that was observed four years ago.According to an indices analyst, most investors who had their money in the stock market fled the riskier assets due to the...

The bears seem to be taking control of the crypto markets as Bitcoin and altcoins, including Ethereum and XRP, are losing heavily to wipe out all the last week’s gains. But technical indicators suggest good days ahead of this market correction.Bitcoin which was on an upswing last week took the beating on the weekend. The Bitcoin price nose-dived below $10,000 levels on Sunday, February 16, losing more than $300 in an hour.Having broken this crucial support, the world’s largest cryptocurrency...

The U.S. policymakers believe that a digital dollar could have to preserve the primacy of their currency worldwide.The U.S. policymakers have recently been pushing the country to adopt a digital currency that is backed by the dollar. Led by the treasury secretary, Steven Mnuchin and Arkansas Republic Senator, Tom Cotton, they have been very vocal at the U.S. senate-house regarding the digital currency matter.Another important figure pushing for the same is the nominee for the Federal Reserve...

Dow Futures tanked in as the health officials from China’s Hubei city have arrived with a new “clinical diagnosis” methodology which has suddenly shot the tally of a total number of infected cases above 60,000.On Wednesday, February 12, China reported an additional 14,840 cases of coronavirus in its Hubei province. As the Hubei health officials tweaked their methods of diagnosing the virus, the total number of registered coronavirus cases shot above 60,000. This has sent its ripples across...

The growing U.S. workforce and retirement of the boomers will force the Fed to double its balance sheet. The expansion of the Fed’s balance sheet will lead to low or even negative yields. These conditions will drive investors to seek assets that are scarce and bitcoin is the number one candidate. By now, it’s no longer a secret that the Federal Reserve is responsible for pushing the stock market into all-time highs. The Fed continues to pump billions into the...

Bitcoin price and the overall crypto market reacted positively after Fed Chairman Jerome Powell recently stressed on the importance of private crypto-based transactions. He said that the Fed is working on a number of projects for digital currencies.Bitcoin price surged over 5% on Tuesday, February 11, pushing it to a five-month high above $10,300 levels. With this move, BTC has surged nearly 50% since the beginning of 2020. At press time, BTC is trading 5.6% up for a price of $10, 304 with a...

Lael Brainard’s remarks suggest the Fed’s more openness to digital currencies. The U.S. Federal Reserve is studying the feasibility of issuing a digital currency and the risks associated with that.United States Federal Reserve is researching the opportunities that central banks may get issuing their digital currencies. It was revealed by Lael Brainard, a member of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors.According to her, the digitalization of payments could be beneficial, but at the...

The U.S. Federal Reserve is experimenting with blockchain technology to establish potential use cases for a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Fed’s Governor Lael Brainard said this in a recent speech, but she also noted that risks still exist, and they have to be addressed before launching a digital currency.The U.S. Contemplating A CBDCAs reported by Reuters, Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard recently mentioned the country’s potential involvement in central bank digital currencies,...

At its first policy meeting of 2020, the Federal Reserve didn’t change much. As expected, the Federal Open Market Committee decided not to raise interest rates. The Fed will keep repo operations in overnight money markets going until April.But Fed Chair Jerome Powell did walk somewhat of a tightrope trying to explain what the Fed is doing. The U.S. central bank has expanded its balance sheet by $390 billion since September. But one cryptocurrency has done the opposite.Many market watchers...

The U.S. Digital Dollar concept is being pushed by the former CFTC chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo. Reports indicate that he, Daniel Gorfine and Charles Giancarlo are planning to do this privately. Daniel Gorfine is the former LabCFTC director. Charles Giancarlo is an investor. They have decided to form the Digital Dollar Foundation. It is a non-profit initiative in association with Accenture. They also have plans to work with various professionals to achieve this. They plan to work towards...