The publicly-traded company MicroStrategy has acquired an additional 4,167 BTC worth around $190.5 million, according to an April 5 filing with the SEC. MicroStrategy acquired the new holdings at an a...
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Federal Task Force Seizes $34M in Crypto Forfeiture From Dark Web Marketplace Seller
Federal prosecutors have seized $34 million worth of cryptocurrency from a South Florida man, allegedly made from illicit sales online. The forfeiture was one of the largest involving cryptocurrencies...
Ark Invest’s Cathie Wood: Federal Reserve Interest Hikes a Big Mistake
Founder of Ark Investment Management and crypto evangelist Cathie Wood has been airing her views on the Federal Reserve interest rate adjustments over the weekend. In a series of tweets over the weeke...
US Senator Cruz Introduces Bill to Prevent Federal Reserve From Using Digital Currency as Surveillance Tool – Coinotizia
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz has introduced legislation to prohibit the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) directly to individuals and competing with the private sector. The ...
US Senator Cruz Introduces Bill to Prevent Federal Reserve From Using Digital Currency as Surveillance Tool – Regulation Bitcoin News
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz has introduced legislation to prohibit the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) directly to individuals and competing with the private sector. The ...
US Senator Ted Cruz Proposes Bill To Prohibit Federal Government From Using CBDC As Surveillance Tool
United States Senator Ted Cruz of Texas is proposing a bill that would prevent the US government from developing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) that could be used to monitor the financial tran...
Canadian Web3 Council to Pioneer Federal Crypto Policies
Leaders in the blockchain space in Canada launched a nonprofit on March 29 to drive the country’s regulation of crypto assets in response to recent calls for federal regulation. Founded by Connor Spel...
Federal Marijuana Offenses Dropped Sharply In 2021, Says New Report
Photo of cannabis leaf and judge gavel getty The number of federal offenders charged with marijuana-related crimes in 2021 plummeted as compared to recent years, says a new report. This sharp decline ...
Federal Government’s Crackdown On Broadway Ticket Service Fees Not All It’s Cracked Up To Be
Rohit Chopra testifying during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee confirmation … [+] hearing on February 14, 2018. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) CQ-Roll Call, Inc vi...
Trump ‘More Likely Than Not’ Illegally Tried To Obstruct Election, Federal Judge Says
Topline A federal judge said Monday former President Donald Trump intentionally tried to subvert the democratic process and probably committed felony obstruction by attempting to overturn the result o...
The Bank Of England Joins Bank of Canada, Federal Reserve Bank On CBDC Research Project
On Friday, the Central Bank of the United Kingdom, the Bank of England made the announcement that it had arrived at an agreement on a twelve-month research joint project on Central Bank Digital Curren...
Federal Reserve Governor Lambastes Crypto and CBDCs as Over-Hyped Technology
Christopher Waller, U.S. Federal Reserve Governor, has downplayed the effectiveness of cryptocurrency and the need for a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the United States. While speaking at a ...
57% of U.S. households paid no federal income tax in 2021: Study
More than half of American households paid no federal income tax last year due to Covid-relief funds, tax credits and stimulus, according to a new report. The nonpartisan Tax Policy Center estimates t...
US federal borrowers saved $200 billion during student loan pause — Quartz
An estimated $195 billion worth of US student loan payments has been waived since the federal government enacted a freeze in March 2020 in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The Federal Reserve Ban...
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Buttresses the Need for New Crypto Regulations – crypto.news
The United States Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has made it clear while speaking at a meeting organized by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) on March 23, 2022, that innovative dig...
Federal Reserve chair concerned over the adoption of digital assets
The chair of the US Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, has expressed concern over the cryptocurrency sector. The official stated that private cryptocurrencies and stablecoins presented a risk to the stab...
Only 18% of federal borrowers paid their student loans during the pause. That could make things complicated when payments restart
Since the start of the pandemic, most federal student loan borrowers have had their payments paused, and interest rates are set at zero. But not every American has been able to take advantage of these...
China Owes Federal Reserve For Saving 5.5% Growth Target
Xi Jinping greets the media at the Great Hall of the People on November 15, 2012 in Beijing, China. Feng Li/Getty Images As Jerome Powell threatens to pick up the pace of tightening, Xi Jinping’s Chin...
The President Of The Federal Reserve Bank Of New York Is Pushing More Quicker Raising Rates, Claiming That Now The Fed Fears Losing All Credibility On Its Own Inflation Expectations
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Federal Reserve Bank President Pushes for Faster Rate Hikes — Says the Fed Risks Losing Credibility on Inflation Target – Economics Bitcoin News
The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, James Bullard, has called for more aggressive measures to combat inflation and reduce the size of the Fed’s balance sheet. “The burden of excess...
Can The Federal Reserve’s New Plan Beat Inflation?
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell Holds News Conference On Interest Rates (Photo by Alex … [+] Wong/Getty Images) Getty Images The U.S. economy is in an inflation-friendly environment. The Fed...
13-Year-Old Drove Truck In Texas Collision That Killed 9, Federal Officials Say
Topline A pickup truck involved in a fatal accident in West Texas on Tuesday was driven by a 13-year-old child, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday, as more details emerge on the cr...
The Federal Reserve just hiked interest rates — here’s the next shoe to drop
The Federal Reserve entering an interest-rate hiking cycle will have ramifications for the U.S. economy over time, stresses former Fed economist Vincent Reinhart. “Mortgages will be a little mor...
Federal Reserve’s March Meeting to Conclude Tomorrow
Chair Jerome Powell said recently that he would push for a 25 premise point loan fee expansion in March’s gathering The Federal Reserve has noticed the requirement for it to stay agile with rega...
US Federal Reserve Raises Interest Rates since 2018: Implications for Crypto
The United States Federal Reserve announced to raise its interest rates by 25 basis points, the first time in about three years it will be making such a move since December 2018. When the Coronavirus ...
US Federal Reserve increases interest rates causing Bitcoin worries
TL;DR Breakdown: The Federal Reserve increases interest rates for the first time since 2018. Interest rates will increase by 0.25% with a further hike in projection. Increasin rates could drive inv...
Federal Reserve Hikes Interest Rates
Key Takeaways The FOMC of the Fed opted to raise the interest rate by 25 basis points today, or 0.25%. It also revised its GDP projections down for the year, from 4% to 2.8%. Chair Powell said the Fed...
Federal Reserve’s Long-Awaited Rate Hike Is Here: Powell Announces 0.25% Increase
Topline The Federal Reserve announced a 0.25% interest rate hike on Wednesday—the first increase since 2018, while also forecasting a more-than-expected six additional hikes this year, as the central ...
Federal Reserve Alert: How to Trade Nasdaq, S&P After the Rate Hike
The day is finally here. Later this afternoon, the Federal Reserve will announce its first rate hike in quite some time. Investors have been fearful of a rate hike for several months now, part of the ...
Federal Reserve meeting:
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday approved its first interest rate increase in more than three years, an incremental salvo to address spiraling inflation without torpedoing economic growth. After keepi...
Dow Jumps 400 Points As Stocks Continue To Rebound Ahead Of Federal Reserve Decision
Topline The stock market opened higher on Wednesday, adding to gains earlier this week, as investors await the Federal Reserve’s latest monetary policy decision, with the central bank expected to rais...
Weekend reads: There’s a recession warning as the Federal Reserve fights inflation
The Federal Reserve this week increased the federal funds rate for the first time since 2018. Long-term market interest rates had risen significantly as investors anticipated that the central bank wou...