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On Wednesday, the United States Federal Reserve wrapped up its final policy meeting of 2021 by voting to keep interest rates at record lows. In doing so, the Fed set the stage for a series of interest rate hikes beginning in the spring, which will be accompanied by a more
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Crypto asset manager Valkyrie has launched an exchange-traded fund with exposure to Bitcoin on the Nasdaq Stock Market.In a Wednesday SEC filing, Valkyrie said its Balance Sheet Opportunities ETF will not invest directly in Bitcoin (BTC) but 80% of its net assets would offer exposure to the crypto asset through
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The podcast host is chasing a childhood dream with the purchase of a Tier 10 English club that he hopes can eventually make it to the Premier League. Dec 16, 2021 at 8:22 p.m. UTCUpdated Dec 16, 2021 at 8:22 p.m. UTCPeter McCormack (CoinDesk archives) Original Source
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YouHodler is a fintech platform that helps people access the benefits of the crypto economy. It allows users to get instant cash and cryptocurrency loans, exchange crypto, and earn up to 13% APY by depositing crypto in their reward account. Ilya Volkov is the CEO and Founder of YouHodler. He recently
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On Thursday, conflicting reports emerged in Russia on the state of crypto regulatory affairs. First, a report by Reuters indicated that the Central Bank of Russia is seeking a ban on cryptocurrencies, citing risks to financial stability and the exploding volume of transactions. If enacted, the move would align with
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Still, there are plenty of questions about the functional details of the bond, and a lot of unknowns about its real impact. To find out more, I recently spoke with Samson Mow, CEO of Blockstream. Mow and Blockstream acted as advisors on the design of the bond, and the bond
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Former chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, Jay Clayton, was appointed by ex-President Donald Trump to serve in 2017. In his tenure as head of the SEC, Clayton often defended Bitcoin (BTC) as a store of value. This past Wednesday, during an interview with CNBC's Squawk Box
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On-chain data shows that Bitcoin short-term holders have now started to realize significant losses. This could prove to be a bearish signal for the crypto. Bitcoin Short-Term Holders Are Taking Significant Losses As pointed out by an analyst in a CryptoQuant post, the BTC market is now looking at significant losses being
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Congressional lawmakers confirmed the nomination of Rostin Behnam, a commissioner at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission who had been serving as acting chairperson, to assume his position on a more permanent basis.In a Wednesday evening voice vote, members of the U.S. Senate approved President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the
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Once Vitalik Buterin’s trilemma is solved, what’s the blockchain space to do?The trilemma, briefly, is that proof-of-work blockchains can make transactions secure, decentralized and scalable – as long as you pick only two out of three. This technological bottleneck, some would say, has held back crypto adoption more than any
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