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Bitcoin Artist Concludes 12-City Billboard Exhibit With $10,000 Bitcoin Treasure Hunt

Cryptograffiti will drop a hint everyday until someone solves the private key puzzle to take the 0.21 BTC prize.

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Policy

US Central Bank Explains 'Preconditions' for a Digital Dollar

The U.S. central bank is grappling with how to proceed on a potential "digital dollar" project.

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Markets

FedWire Is Back Online After Outage That Affected Crypto Exchanges, Others

The outage only lasted a few hours and affected wire transfers that were in the process of being settled or were in the queue.

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Markets

Outage at the Fed Delays Bank Wire Transfers, Affecting Crypto Exchanges

Cryptocurrency exchanges Gemini and Kraken reported delays in automated clearing house and FedWire transactions due to the outage.

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Markets

Fed Chairman Powell: We Will Engage the Public on the Digital Dollar This Year

“This is going to be an important year,” Powell said of the digital dollar project.

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Markets

Fed's Powell Offers Bitcoin Bulls Glimmer of Hope as Price Drops to $45K

Jerome Powell is likely to reiterate the Fed's pro-stimulus stance later today, possibly putting a floor under bitcoin and stocks.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell

Videos

The Boston Fed's Jim Cunha: CBDCs Are Here and They’re Real

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston SVP Jim Cunha joins "All About Bitcoin" with an update on the Boston Fed's digital dollar project with MIT. Why he thinks CBDCs and digital currencies can co-exist, and why China's digital Yuan is a "wake up call."

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Videos

Bitcoin Expected Topic at Thursday's Congressional Hearing on Domestic Terror Financing

CoinDesk regulatory reporter Nik De joins "First Mover" to discuss several important Congressional hearings coming up this week, including a hearing Thursday on the financing of domestic terror after the January 6th insurrection. "My expectation is that crypto will come up," De said.

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Markets

Bitcoin's Rise Should Make Regulators Ask if the Fed's Policies Have a Hand in It: WaPo

"The best reason to focus on bitcoin’s rise is what it tells us about the risks that may be bubbling up amid the Federal Reserve’s commitment to zero interest rates," the Post said.

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Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Steadying Around $52K, Ether Surges on Rising Institutional Interest

Bitcoin and ether continue to rise, but that could create problems for overheated derivatives markets.

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