US President Donald Trump has again pressured the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates immediately, saying at a White House meeting that they should hold a “special meeting” to reduce rates. “What’s a better time to…
US lawmakers said any ban on issuing a US CBDC must “be permanent,” warning that creating one would be “inherently anti-American.” A group of US lawmakers is uniting to prevent the US central bank from ever issuing a…
Recent events at the US Federal Reserve signal acceptance of digital assets at the highest levels of the country’s monetary system. Kraken recently became the first crypto exchange to receive a master account at the…
Kazakhstan’s central bank plans to begin investing as much as $350 million from its gold and foreign exchange reserves into a crypto-linked portfolio, with the first purchases expected in April or May, senior officials…
Fintech company Revolut filed a new application for a US national bank charter as it renews its push into the North American market, marking the company’s second attempt to secure a US banking license. The London-based…
The US Senate will soon vote on President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the US Federal Reserve after he picked Kevin Warsh, who has previously expressed pro-Bitcoin views, to replace Fed Chair Jerome Powell. In a…
US President Donald Trump reportedly met with Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong just hours before issuing a statement criticizing banks for holding a market structure bill “hostage.” According to a Tuesday Politico report…
Advertisement     Ray Dalio has advised investors to stop equating Bitcoin (BTC) with gold, noting that the leading crypto lacks central bank backing, has limited privacy features, and still faces questions…
Billionaire investor Ray Dalio has warned against Bitcoin as a long-term store of value and safe-haven asset, arguing that it has little central bank support and has lingering concerns over its privacy limitations and…
BitGo Europe GmbH has launched its crypto-as-a-service offering across the European Economic Area, enabling fintechs and banks to integrate regulated crypto custody, trading and fiat on- and off-ramps under the EU’s…
The Bank of Japan will conduct technical experiments using blockchain technology to settle deposits held at the central bank by financial institutions, according to BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda. In a speech posted Tuesday…
An amendment has been proposed to the Federal Reserve Act to ban the US central bank from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) until 2030. The language appears near the end of the 300-page “21st Century ROAD…