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Crypto's Debanking Worries Hit Another Big Stage in U.S. House

The industry's U.S. banking crisis may be retreating as a second congressional committee sheds light on how crypto businesses have been treated by regulators.

U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Essential Insights to Monitor During Wednesday's 'No Change' Fed Meeting

The Fed is expected to keep rates unchanged while sticking to December's hawkish forward guidance. BTC and risk assets could take cues from Powell's take on key issues like mass deportations and shelter inflation.

Rolls of dollar bills of varying denominations. (NikolayFrolochkin/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin Under Pressure as Goldman Trims Fed Rate Cut Expectations, BofA Sees Potential Hike After Blowout Jobs Report

Risk assets trade weak as investment banks pare back Fed rate cuts in the wake of Friday's hotter-than-expected U.S. jobs report.

Battered BTC bulls pin hopes on the Fed. (JamesQube/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin Slips Below $93K in Crypto Selloff, but Trader Sees Short-Term Bounce

Mining stocks including WULF, BTDR, IREN and HUT dropped over 5%, while BTC holder medical devices firm Semler Scientific plunged 10%.

Bull and Bear (nosheep/Pixabay)

Policy

U.S. Fed’s Michael Barr to Step Down as Vice Chair for Supervision

Barr will continue to serve as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.

U.S. Federal Reserve Vice Chair of Supervision Michael Barr (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Markets

Hawkish Fed Has Bitcoin Market Feeling Most Fearful in 3 Months

Short-term BTC puts are in demand after hawkish Fed dented the bullish sentiment in risk assets.

BTC's call-put skews. (Deribit, Amberdata)

Markets

Fed Chair Jerome Powell's Hawkish Comments Throw Some Cold Water on Crypto

A December rate cut from the U.S. central bank might not be as sure of a thing as previously thought.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Policy

Senior Federal Reserve Official Who Blasted Bitcoin Now Says He'll Have an Open Mind

Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari, who previously called the cryptocurrency industry "worthless" and "nonsense," still isn't an uber-bull, though.

Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari, who continues to have doubts about the real-life use cases of crypto, said he will keep an open mind. (Roy Rochlin/Getty Images)

Markets

Ether Blows Past $3K, Builds Bullish Momentum After Trump's Election Win and Fed Rate Cut

ETH is on track to register its biggest weekly since May, but remains well below its record high.

Ether's price. (TradingView/CoinDesk)

Markets

Fed Cuts Rates by 25 Basis Points, Bitcoin Price at Record as Powell Says Trump Win Has 'No Effect' on Policy

Fed Chair Jerome Powell's speech later today could shake up markets as he will face questions about the central bank's outlook on monetary policy and inflation after Donald Trump's decisive win in the U.S. presidential election.

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified that a U.S. CBDC isn't in the near future, and he said the Fed wouldn't design one to spy on Americans (screen capture, Senate Banking Committee video)