Finance


Opinion

What Today's Fed Decision Could Mean for Crypto

Interest rate hikes are likely to be modest in 2022 - but that could still be enough to change the equation for speculative bets.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at his renomination hearings in January. The Fed is mulling its 2022 interest rate plans. (Brendan Smialowski-Pool/Getty Images)

Tech

What Advisors Should Watch For in Crypto in 2022

Crypto adoption doesn’t appear to be slowing down. As more advisors and institutional investors pile in, the asset class will continue to mature – and new innovations could change how advisors interact with clients and service providers.

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Markets

What Advisors Should Know About Bitcoin and Inflation

Bitcoin can function as a store of value that avoids the inflation seen with fiat money and helps clients plan for and reach future goals.

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Markets

Could These Products Tame Crypto’s Volatility Beast?

Two crypto products launched late last year, targeted squarely at advisors who are concerned about risk-averse clients, purport to ease bitcoin volatility through trading strategies. But there may be other ways to temper volatility risk in cryptocurrencies.

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10 Great Novels About Money (and Crypto)

A roundup of books worth reading for Culture Week.

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Finance

Jefferies’ Wood Urges Banks to Embrace Blockchain, Add More Bitcoin Exposure

The Jefferies strategist is “fundamentally bullish” on crypto and added another 5% exposure to his current bitcoin allocation recommendation.

Will Bitcoin Hold Above $40K?

Coindesk News

Introducing Crypto for Advisors, a Newsletter for Financial Planners

A new CoinDesk newsletter defining crypto, digital assets and the future of finance.

Crypto for Advisors Announcement Post

Markets

Governments vs. Networks: The Battle for the Soul of Finance

Governments have significant discretion over economics and finance today, but decentralized network-driven alternatives threaten that control.

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