Federal Reserve

U.S. Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell presented the agency's semi-annual monetary policy report before Congress Tuesday, warnings that banks should be "quite cautious" about getting involved in digital assets. AdvisorShares CEO Noah Hamman discusses what this means for bitcoin (BTC) and why the cryptocurrency's fundamentals are strengthening despite all the crypto contagion concerns in the last few months. Plus, insights into AdvisorShares' Managed Bitcoin Strategy ETF (CYRP).

7 mar 2023

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testified before Congress on Tuesday, warning banks should be "quite cautious" about getting involved in digital assets. Separately, a panel of judges appeared skeptical of the SEC's arguments during Grayscale's Bitcoin ETF hearing. Grayscale and CoinDesk are both owned by Digital Currency Group.

7 mar 2023

Bitcoin (BTC) briefly dipped below $22,000 Tuesday after U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified before Congress and warned rates would likely rise more than expected. "The Hash" panel discusses Powell's comments and what that could mean for the crypto markets.

7 mar 2023

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is speaking to lawmakers about his semi-annual monetary policy report and explains why "the ultimate level of interest rates is likely to be higher than previously anticipated," as the battle against inflation drags on.

7 mar 2023

Maple Finance Head of Capital Markets Quinn Thompson discusses his outlook for the crypto markets as BTC, ETH, and most other major cryptocurrencies continue to trade flat ahead of U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaking before Congress on Tuesday. Plus, insights into the stablecoin market.

7 mar 2023

Investors poured money into short bitcoin funds last week as upbeat U.S. economic data and the prospect of renewed outsized rate increases by the Federal Reserve weakened the appetite for risky assets. Separately, bitcoin's correlation with ether has strengthened since mid-January, a sign of a renewed focus on macroeconomic factors. "All About Bitcoin" host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

27 feb 2023

Bitcoin (BTC) briefly dipped below $23,000 as the PCE Price Index for January unexpectedly rose to 5.4%. CoinDesk Managing Editor of Tech and Protocols Brad Keoun weighs in on bitcoin's price action amid looming inflation worries. Plus, his outlook on the Federal Reserve's rate hike cycle and its impact on the largest token by market capitalization.

24 feb 2023

Bitcoin's recent price action is largely ignoring the broader market concerns surrounding the path of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes. That story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

24 feb 2023

The Federal Reserve Board announced it had again rejected crypto bank Custodia's bid for Fed supervision, after previously denying the application last month. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De explains the latest developments.

24 feb 2023

The Federal Reserve and other U.S. banking agencies are warning banks that crypto poses significant liquidity dangers. Separately, the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Executive Board said in a statement that cryptocurrency should, in general, not be granted legal tender status.

23 feb 2023