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Market Wrap: Cryptocurrencies Fade on News That Powell Will Be Renominated as Fed Chairman

Bitcoin struggles to maintain weekend gains as buyers take profits.

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell

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Biden Nominates Powell For a Second Term as Fed Chair, Appoints Brainard Vice Chair

U.S. President Joe Biden has nominated Jerome Powell for a second term as the Federal Reserve chair, after much speculation that Fed Governor Lael Brainard could replace him to lead the central bank for the next four years. Brainard will be the Fed’s vice chair when the nomination is officially signed.

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Biden Nominates Jerome Powell for New Term As Fed Chairman

U.S. President Joe Biden has nominated Jerome Powell as Chairman of the Federal Reserve for a second term. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses what we know and what this means for future crypto regulation.

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Markets

Biden to Renominate Powell as Fed Chair and Appoint Brainard as Vice Chair

The president cites Powell’s stewardship of the economy during the pandemic.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell speaks Wednesday at a virtual press conference. (Federal Reserve, modified by CoinDesk)

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Crypto Community Continues Reacting to China’s Sweeping Crypto Ban

With continuing fallout from China, CoinDesk’s Christie Harkin reviews the week’s events out of China that potentially impacted the price of bitcoin and the wider crypto market.

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Rep. Tom Emmer on Crypto Regulation, CBDCs, Infrastructure Bill

During Thursday’s House Financial Services Committee meeting, U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said he does not intend to ban cryptocurrencies but signaled stablecoins need greater regulatory oversight. Committee member Rep. Tom Emmer (D-Minn.) reacts.

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Policy

Fed Chair Powell Says He Has ‘No Intention’ of Banning Crypto

When asked about earlier comments he had made about CBDCs replacing private crypto, Powell said he’d “misspoken.”

Fed Chair Jerome Powell (Sarah Silbiger/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Why Is Bitcoin Bouncing?

Bitcoin has gained 6.26% to trade near $44,000 one day after exhibiting bearish price action, but why is it bouncing? Senior Trader and President of Wave Financial, Justin Chuh, discusses his crypto markets analysis and outlook.

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Policy

Digital Dollar Needs Legislative Support, Fed Chair Says

The issue of CBDCs and financial privacy were featured during Tuesday’s contentious Senate Banking Committee hearing.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (L) and Fed Chair Jerome Powell (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)