Jerome Powell
US Fed Chair Says Private Entities Should Not Help Design Central Bank Digital Currencies
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said central banks should design and implement CBDCs, not private entities.
Fed Officials See Anemic Inflation Despite Trillion-Dollar Money Injections
Federal Reserve officials see U.S. inflation as likely to stay below 2% over the next three years, based on a new summary of economic predictions released Wednesday by the central bank.
Bitcoin Drops 2% Following Fed's First Emergency Rate Cut Since 2008
Bitcoin prices slid Tuesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve announced an emergency cut in interest rates to counteract risks to the economy from the spreading coronavirus.
Bitcoin Rebounds as Coronavirus-Infected Stocks Get Jolt From Fed, BOJ
Bitcoin jumped the most in two weeks Monday, surging alongside U.S. stocks amid speculation that the Federal Reserve and other central banks will support markets as the coronavirus spreads.
Bitcoin's Coronavirus Sell-off Throws Cold Water on Safe-Haven Argument
As U.S. stocks tumbled on Monday by the most in six months amid renewed coronavirus fears, bitcoin barely budged - at least in terms of the notoriously volatile cryptocurrency’s trading history.
Could a Digital Dollar Compete on Privacy? Fed Chairman Powell Hints It Might
Fed Chairman Powell has given financial privacy advocates a glimmer of hope – and hinted at how the U.S. might competitively position a digitized dollar.
Bitcoin Price Hits 5-Month High Above $10,350
Bitcoin’s price is trending solidly back above the five-digit figure mark.
US Lawmakers Ask Fed to Consider Developing 'National Digital Currency'
"We are concerned that the primacy of the U.S. Dollar could be in long-term jeopardy from wide adoption of digital fiat currencies."
What Trump's Bitcoin Tweet Changes
Donald Trump took aim at bitcoin last week. He also kicked off a whole new phase in bitcoin's mainstream moment.
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell Compares Bitcoin to Gold
Powell compared bitcoin to gold, referring to them both as speculative stores of value.
