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Markets

Bitcoin Drops Below $114K, Ether Loses $4.2K as Jackson Hole Speech Might Bring Hawkish Surprise

The bubble in crypto treasury strategy companies deflated even further on Tuesday.

Bitcoin plunges below $40K (Eva Blue/Unsplash)

Policy

U.S. Fed Officially Scraps Specialist Group Meant to Oversee Crypto Issues

The Federal Reserve has shuttered the Novel Activities Supervision Program it built in 2023 that was — in part — meant to focus on banks' crypto activity.

U.S. Federal Reserve in Washington. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Ether, Cardano, XRP Among Cryptos Taking New Leg Higher as Scott Bessent Floats 50 Basis Point Rate Cut

Bitcoin also crossed back above $120,000, but it's underperforming much of the rest of the cryptocurrency sector.

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Markets

Bitcoin Surges Past $117K as Trump Taps Stephen Miran for Federal Reserve

An executive order paving the way for crypto to be included in 401(k) plans is also helping boost prices on Thursday.

The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C.

Markets

Crypto Market Bloodbath: Three Reasons Traders Are in Risk-Off Mode

A dismal U.S. jobs report, rising geopolitical risks and recession worries triggered a broad crypto sell-off led by BTC and ETH.

Bitcoin drops to $113,648 on August 2, 2025, as traders go risk-off

Markets

Fed Holds Rates Steady as Expected, but Two Dissent From Decision

Fed Chair Jerome Powell has been under considerable pressure from the White House to ease monetary policy.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at the Brookings Institute in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 30, 2022. (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

Markets

Trump Media's $2B Bitcoin Buy Challenges Halving Cycle Wisdom of BTC Peaking in 2025

Trump Media's BTC purchase is likely a signal of impending macroeconomic tailwinds.

U.S. President Donald Trump  (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Opinion

The Node: The Plot to Fire Powell

The White House is tightening the screws on Jerome Powell, the chairman of the Federal Reserve.

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Policy

Polymarket Odds on Jerome Powell's Ouster Jumps as Congresswoman Says It's 'Imminent'

Significant legal challenges would arise from an attempt to remove Fed chair Jerome Powell, but Polymarket bettors are warming to the idea – even if it's still a longshot.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at the Brookings Institute in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 30, 2022. (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

Policy

U.S. Banking Regulators Issue Crypto 'Safekeeping' Statement, Not Pushing New Policy

The federal agencies that oversee the U.S. banking system put out some guidance on properly keeping customers' crypto assets.

U.S. Federal Reserve Board in Washington (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)