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The Federal Reserve Board of the United States has issued a consent order to Silvergate Bank and its parent company as part of the institution’s plans to “wind down operations” and liquidate.In a June 1 notice, the Fed said Silvergate Capital Corporation and the bank will have 10 days to
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The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for May 31, 2023. First Mover is CryptoX’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets. Source
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The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta has piqued the interest of the crypto community with a recent publication in its Policy Hub series on the implications of Web3 for financial services. The 17-page paper by Christine Parlour, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business, is
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Bitcoin (BTC) remained stuck inside a narrow range into May 20 as cryptocurrency markets shook off United States macro triggers.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart on Bitstamp. Source: TradingViewPowell leaves market with "tons of uncertainty"Data from Cryptox Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD trading just below $27,000.The pair had seen brief volatility
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“The financial stability tools helped to calm conditions in the banking sector,” said Powell. “Developments there, on the other hand, are contributing to tighter credit conditions and are likely to weigh on economic growth, hiring and inflation,” he continued. “As a result, our policy rate may not need to rise
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The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s New York Innovation Center (NYIC) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have published the results of their joint Project Cedar Phase II x Ubin+ (Cedar x Ubin+). The project examined the use of central bank digital currency for wholesale cross-border payments using
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Bitcoin (BTC) traded back below $27,000 on May 19 as analysis flagged large-volume trades pressuring price.BTC/USD 1-day candle chart on Bitstamp. Source: TradingViewInflation specter haunts crypto marketsData from Cryptox Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD hitting lows of $26,380 on Bitstamp.A modest recovery then took the pair to a range
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Central bank digital currency (CBDC) systems operating on different types of networks can be used for cross-border and cross-currency payments, a new report published by researchers with the New York Federal Reserve and Monetary Authority of Singapore late Thursday said. Source
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President of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank Neel Kashkari participated in a fireside chat at the Minnesota Transportation Conference & Expo on May 15. While he spoke mostly about topics unrelated to cryptocurrency and blockchain, he gave a blunt assessment of central bank digital currency (CBDC) during the Q&A after
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Investors believe it is highly likely that the target rate will remain unchanged at the June 14 Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, following the U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision to increase the federal funds rate by 25 basis points on May 3. As the battle against inflation in the U.S.
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