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Paul Tudor Jones Could Go 'All In' on Inflation Trades, Wants 5% Bitcoin Allocation

Jones sees BTC as a great way to protect wealth over the long run.

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Markets

Federal Reserve Balance Sheet Tops $8T for First Time

The U.S. central bank will continue buying Treasury and mortgage bonds to support the economy.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell

Markets

US Consumer Prices Rise Faster Than Expected in May

The Consumer Price Index is important to bitcoin investors who are watching for signs of inflation.


Markets

Bitcoin Suffers Steepest Drop in 10 Days as US Monetary Policy Causes 'Short-Term Jitters'

Bitcoin continues its descent amid whispers of U.S. Federal Reserve tapering economic stimulus and China's ongoing pressure on crypto miners.

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Deutsche Bank Issues Stark US Inflation Warning, Seeing Economic Parallels to 1940s, 1970s

Inflation could send the global economy into recession as central banks lose control, according to Deutsche Bank.

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Markets

Bitcoin, Gold Are Likely to Withstand Fed Taper, SkyBridge Capital Says

They will show resilience even if the central bank curtails its monetary stimulus program.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell

Markets

US Added 559K Jobs in May, Missing Estimates Again

The sluggish economy could prompt the U.S. Federal Reserve to more slowly toward tapering its $120 billion in monthly bond purchases.

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Policy

Fed Research Finds Private Digital Currencies Can Be 'Attractive Cash Alternative' for Firms

The Richmond Fed looks at if and when it may be beneficial for firms to issue a digital currency in a new brief.

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Brian Brooks: 'Bad Idea to Politicize the Banking System'

During a 1:1 discussion at Consensus 2021, former Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks, now CEO of Binance.US, emphasized the idea of a bank that is "custodying fine art collections or rare wines gets access to the Fed but a bank that is custodying crypto private keys can’t" has no justification outside of political ideology.

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Binance.US CEO Brian Brooks: Excluding Crypto Banks From Fed System Is ‘Dangerous’

Brooks had some choice words for U.S. policymakers in an appearance Thursday at Consensus 2021.

Binance.US CEO Brian Brooks