16/12/2024     Bitcoin Soars to Record High Above $106K, Then Retreats as Hawkish Fed Rate Cut Looms

The Fed is likely to deliver a “hawkish rate cut,” with hints of less easing next year.   What to know:  BTC pops and drops, making a quick retreat from $106.5K. The Fed is likely to deliver a “hawkish rate cut,” with hints of less easing next year. Bitcoin (BTC) surged to over $106,000 in early Asian hours, setting new...

13/12/2024     Bitcoin bulls ignore PPI shock as whales fuel BTC price run to $102K

Bitcoin whales are back in buy mode as BTC price strength continues despite a new stagflation jolt for the US Federal Reserve. Bitcoin whales are back in buy mode as BTC price strength continues despite a new stagflation jolt for the US Federal Reserve.  Bitcoin BTC $100,450 came within 1% of new all-time highs on Dec. 12 as whales ate away at sell-side...

11/12/2024     El Salvador and Argentina Regulators Sign Agreement to Help Develop Crypto Industry

Regulators from both countries are looking to collaborate to foster crypto innovation.   Juan Carlos Reyes and Roberto Silva. (Juan Carlos Reyes) What to know:  Regulators from El Salvador and Argentina have signed an agreement to help develop the crypto industry in both countries. The agreement will help El Salvador, which famously embraced bitcoin as a currency, broaden its footprint...

09/12/2024     Amazon Shareholders Push for Minimum 5% Bitcoin Allocation

 The proposal submitted by the National Center for Public Policy Research calls for the company to add BTC to its treasury to beat inflation   Amazon shareholders call for diversifying into BTC. (James Yarema/Unsplash) What to know:  Amazon has a fiduciary responsibility to diversify into assets like BTC that outperform bonds, the shareholder proposal submitted by National Center for Public...

06/12/2024     Trump names ex-PayPal COO David Sacks as ‘AI and crypto czar’

Donald Trump has appointed PayPal’s former chief operating officer, David Sacks, now known for co-hosting a podcast, as his top AI and crypto adviser.   United States President-elect Donald Trump named former PayPal operating chief and now podcaster David Sacks as his lead policy adviser on artificial intelligence and crypto. “David O. Sacks will be the ‘White House A.I. &...

04/12/2024     Trump's Top SEC Chair Pick Paul Atkins Reluctant to Take Job: Source

Turning around the bloated agency left behind by Gary Gensler is an unattractive gig for former commissioner Atkins, said a person familiar with his thinking. What to know:  President-elect Donald Trump has interviewed former SEC Commissioner Paul Atkins to lead the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Atkins is hesitant to leave his global consulting firm to clean up what he...

02/12/2024     Michael Saylor tells Microsoft it’s value could soar $5T with Bitcoin

 MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor gave Microsoft a three-minute, 44-slide pitch on why it should spend $100 billion a year to buy Bitcoin. MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor gave Microsoft a three-minute, 44-slide pitch on why it should spend $100 billion a year to buy Bitcoin.  MicroStrategy chair and Bitcoin bull Michael Saylor told Microsoft’s board of directors that the firm could add almost...

29/11/2024     Hong Kong central bank to subsidize companies issuing tokenized bonds

Hong Kong’s government issued $100 million in tokenized green bonds on Feb. 16, 2023, under its Green Bond Programme. Hong Kong’s central bank, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), has begun subsidizing some of the costs of issuing tokenized bonds to encourage tokenization in its capital markets.  According to a Nov. 28 statement and accompanying guidelines, the HKMA’s Digital Bond Grant Scheme (DBGS)...

27/11/2024     Tornado Cash Sanctions Overturned by U.S. Appeals Court; TORN Soars Over 500%

 The decision answers the controversial debate over whether the crypto-mixing service, which anonymizes transactions, can be banned for its use by criminals. What to know:  A U.S. federal appeals court has delivered a major legal victory to the crypto sector by throwing out the U.S. Treasury Department's earlier effort to directly sanction crypto mixing service Tornado Cash. The court found...

25/11/2024     Bitcoin May Be More Vulnerable to Negative News Near $100K, Data Suggests

BTC's order book shows that bulls have surprisingly scaled back their firepower, leaving the sell side in a more dominant position. What to know:  BTC's order book shows executed bullish flow isn't being replenished, leaving sellers in a more dominant position, according to data tracked by FalconX.  The overall market depth has weakened amid the price rally.   Yes, you...

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