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Fed watchdog Michael Barr calls stablecoins risk for economy

Federal Reserve’s Michael Barr highlights the risks of unregulated stablecoins, emphasizing the need for robust federal oversight in the evolving digital currency landscape. Michael Barr, the Federal Reserve’s leading authority on banking oversight, has voiced robust concerns regarding stablecoins operating outside the oversight of federal regulation. While Federal Reserve officials have articulated

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Germany is dragging Europe’s economy down — and that’s great for crypto

In the latest episode of Macro Markets, Cryptox analyst Marcel Pechman discusses the recession in Germany, Europe’s largest economy. According to a recent headline in The Wall Street Journal, “Germany is dragging down Europe’s economy.“ The article explains how the country heavily depends on manufacturing, which has been hurt as

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Business Activity Growth Slows in Europe as Economy Suffers from High Interest Rates

There is a recorded plunge in business activity as Europe reels from rising inflation and a consistent increase in interest rates. Business activity in Europe is waning as the region suffers slow economic growth. Recent data shows that the euro zone’s flash composite Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell from 52.8 in

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Bitcoin BTC Price Regains Ground to Reach $25.4K, but Investors Remain Jittery About Economy, Monetary Policy

Ether, the second largest crypto in market value, was similarly sluggish to recently change hands at about $1,655, also about flat from Wednesday, same time. Similar to BTC, ETH hit a three-month low on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Tether’s USDT stablecoin deviated from its $1 dollar peg early Thursday (ET) amid a

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