Jerome Powell

Marc Lopresti, The Strategic Funds' managing director, discusses the recent upswing in the crypto markets amid Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s statements on a digital dollar and Terra Luna’s purchase of $125 million worth of bitcoin. Plus, a conversation about investor interest in various altcoins like Solana, AVAX, and ether, and traditional finance’s ongoing effort to enter the DeFi space.

24 mar 2022

Christine Lee explains how bitcoin’s recent price surge pushed the overall market capitalization back above $2 billion, a value not seen since the eruption of war between Russia and Ukraine. This jump follows yesterday’s price stumble attributed to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s hawkish remarks regarding rate hikes.

22 mar 2022

Federal Reserve Chariman Jerome Powell says the Fed will consider more aggressive rate hikes to tame inflation. The statement sent bitcoin trading in the red Monday along with traditional markets.

21 mar 2022

Michele Schneider, MarketGauge Group managing director, shares her crypto markets update with “First Mover” following Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s testimony on inflation and the release of the jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Schneider addresses the economic tensions that arise as inflation increases while wages stay stagnant, and the uptick in crypto transaction volumes from Russia and Ukraine. 

4 mar 2022

Optimas CEO and founder Octavio Marenzi shares his insights on Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s plans for a quarter-point rate hike later this month, believing this is only a short-term concern and Powell is likely to utilize quantitative easing (QE) within the next six to seven months.

3 mar 2022

Damanick Dantes, CoinDesk Markets Reporter, joins “All About Bitcoin” to present his BTC price analysis as macro factors continue to impact the state of the crypto market. Dantes discusses what Powell’s projected March rate hike mean for the crypto markets, and concerns about cryptocurrency usage by Russians to circumvent economic sanctions.

2 mar 2022

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says he is “inclined to propose and support a 25-basis-point rate hike" in March. In addition, Powell stated that “war underscores need” for crypto regulation as the Russia-Ukraine conflict unfolds. "The Hash" team reacts to Powell's comments.

2 mar 2022

Bitcoin has stabilized on the heels of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell saying the central bank will likely raise interest rates in March amid concerns of soaring inflation. Michael Venuto, chief investment officer at Toroso Investments, discusses its potential impact on the crypto markets.

27 ene 2022

Lisa Bragança, former branch chief at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), discusses her views on the SEC’s past, present, and future role in the U.S. crypto regulatory landscape. Plus, reactions to Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s Senate confirmation hearing where he said a Fed report on digital currency would be released soon.

12 ene 2022

Prices rose at the fastest pace since 1982 in December, up 7% from a year ago. PwC Global Crypto Lead Henri Arslanian discusses what this means for investors and the crypto markets.

12 ene 2022