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Caitlin Long's Wyoming Crypto Bank Takes a Step Toward Fed Membership

It's no guarantee of Fed approval, but Avanti Bank now has a routing number through the American Bankers Association.

Avanti CEO Caitlin Long (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

NY Fed: Stablecoins Are Not the Future of Payments

Researchers at the New York branch of the U.S. central bank think tokenized deposits are the better way to go.

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Markets

US Jobs Report Shows Gain of 467,000 in January, Exceeding Expectations

Bitcoin traded slightly lower after the report, as the number keeps pressure on Fed to tighten.

Large group of business people (gremlin/Getty)

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Range-Bound as Altcoins Underperform

Choppy trading conditions may reflect uncertainty among investors.

A trader on the NYSE floor

Policy

Boston Fed, MIT Publish Open-Source CBDC Software

The white paper caps off nearly two years of research.

Boston skyline (todd kent/Unsplash)

Markets

ECB, BOE Have Scant Leeway to Influence Bitcoin

While all macro decisions matter, the Fed is the most important as it drives the global policy, one observer said.

The ECB building (Source: Pixabay)

Markets

Federal Reserve Board Nominees Bring Blank Slate on Crypto Views

Industry observers will be watching the Senate Banking Committee hearing for clues on future monetary policy and regulation.

Sarah Bloom Raskin, governor of the U.S. Federal Reserve, listens during an open meeting of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Markets

Fed's Hawkish Pivot May Not Last, Bitcoin Analysts Say

The Fed might not act as decisively in tightening monetary policy if financial stability concerns start to outweigh the risk of fast inflation.

The Ethereum Eagle project (EGL) is an effort to provide a signaling mechanism for some of the network's key stakeholders.

Markets

Federal Reserve Bank of NY Lays Out Possible Stablecoin Scenarios

Researchers look at how the digital assets could be part of the traditional banking system.

The U.S. Federal Reserve is taking a more cautious approach towards CBDCs than in many other countries, including China.

Videos

Bitcoin Worth $670M Leaves Centralized Exchanges After Hawkish Fed Comments

Crypto investors seem to have stepped up bitcoin accumulation, shrugging off prospects of faster interest-rate hikes from the U.S. Federal Reserve. More than 18,000 bitcoin worth $670 million left centralized exchanges Thursday, registering the biggest single-day net outflow in over a month. “All About Bitcoin” host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

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