Who’s Backing Who? The Fallout Of The Bitfinex/Tether Debacle
A week after allegations of Bitfinex’s $850 million Tether ‘cover-up’ broke, the story is still dominating crypto-twitter. And although Binfinex challenges the...
Trump May Affect Bitcoin Price With Herman Cain Pick
Trump is recommending Herman Cain for one of two vacant seats on the Fed Board. The man who advocates a return to the gold standard could undermine Bitcoin price in the short-term as...
St Louis Fed Explains Why Bitcoin Price ‘Not Likely to Fall to...
The Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis has published an examination of the long-term prospects for bitcoin price. It considers both the bullish and bearish cases of ‘moon’...
The Federal Reserve Could Launch a ‘FedCoin’- But...
It seems as if the Federal Reserve really understands the core values of Bitcoin and that launching a national cryptocurrency is pointless. Director of the IMF Christine Lagarde spoke...
Ron Paul: Abolish the Federal Reserve, Embrace Bitcoin
Former US congressman, Ron Paul, has been bashing the Federal Reserve again after it raised interest rates a quarter of a point. The renowned Bitcoin fan, called for the Fed’s...
Bitcoin Hash Rate Stabilizes After Mining Difficulty Adjusts to Lower...
The Bitcoin hash rate – the number of hashes per second the network is performing – has stabilized undergoing its biggest downward difficulty adjustment in seven years amid...
The Fed’s Looming Interest Rate Hike Could Hit Cryptocurrencies...
A rising interest rate environment courtesy of the Federal Reserve could hit deflationary cryptocurrencies hard, according to Robert Leshner, who spoke to Fortune about why he started...
Janet Yellen, Ex-Federal Reserve Chair, Graciously Accepts Gifted...
A Redditor decided to give the notably crypto-skeptic, ex-chair of the Federal Reserve, Janet Yellen, some bitcoin as a gift. Her gracious and open response may surprise some. Bah...
Ron Paul Admonishes Fed, Comes out Against Crypto Taxes in New Blog...
Former US Congressman Ron Paul believes that tax-free cryptocurrencies may help navigate the economy past recession. Paul, the consummate libertarian and eternal critic of the Federal...
Boston Federal Reserve Exec Talks Blockchain at Forbes Event
The VP of the Boston Federal Reserve bank discussed crypto and blockchain at the launch of Forbes 30 Under 30 event in Boston on Monday. Jim Cunha, Senior Vice President of Treasury...
Federal Reserve: 2018 Bitcoin Price Drop Tied to Launch of Futures...
In a new report published by the San Francisco Federal Reserve, the agency claims that the substantial drop in the price of Bitcoin in 2018 was directly tied to the December 2017...
San Francisco Fed Head: Crypto Is Not A Currency
The head of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco believes that crypto lacks the core features required to define them as a currency. Late November and most of December last year...