Federal Reserve
Trump's DOJ drops probe that stood in way of president's pick to run Federal Reserve
The Justice Department passed an investigation of Fed Chair Jerome Powell to the Fed's own inspector, which could clear a confirmation path for Kevin Warsh.
Bitcoin slides toward $75,000 amid Warsh hearing, stalling U.S.-Iran talks
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq gave back their early morning gains alongside BTC as markets digested the Fed Chair nominee's Senate confirmation hearing and report of stalled Iran talks.
Bitcoin faces near-term pressure as liquidity tightens, Hilbert Group CIO says
Russell Thompson warned of a sharp tightening in global liquidity that could weigh on risk assets and bitcoin in the near term, before expected U.S. policy action provides relief.
Bitcoin's rally faces key hurdle with Wednesday's Fed meeting
Hot PPI inflation data in the morning and hawkish remarks by Powell in the afternoon would be the most damaging combination for risk assets, including crypto, Bitfinex analysts said.
Court closes Custodia fight with Federal Reserve just as Fed opens master-account door
Just days after the Federal Reserve granted a limited master account to Kraken, crypto bank Custodia's years-long court battle with the Fed concludes in a loss.
Next week could spice things up for bitcoin as seven central banks face an inflation test
Seven major central banks, including the Federal Reserve, will issue rate decisions next week just as war-driven oil price spikes raise fresh concerns about global inflation.
U.S. banking agencies say capital should be same for standard or tokenized securities
The Federal Reserve and other banking regulators clarified that the capital tally in banks needs identical treatment whether securities are tokenized or not.
Kraken's surprise Fed win may harken onslaught of crypto firms with narrow Fed access
The Kansas City Fed may term this "Tier 3" access, but Kraken's entry into the vaunted Fed payments system has riled bankers and raised crypto hopes.
Kraken becomes first crypto company to secure Fed master account access
The approval lets Kraken speed up deposits and withdrawals for large traders and institutional clients, but is limited.
Fed proposes rule to deal with crypto debanking by scrapping 'reputation risk'
The proposal would cut the risk factor from Fed oversight and bar supervisors from pushing banks to cut off disfavored businesses, including in crypto.
