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Bitcoin Price on Verge of $20,000 amid Fed’s Interest Rates Announcement
Crypto prices drop are more likely as the Fed is set to announce interest rate hikes on Friday this week.
Federal Reserve Admits Blindsided Oversight of SVB Collapse
The Federal Reserve Chairman has admitted to being blindsided by the sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) despite being under their supervision. The collapse of SVB has prompted an internal investigation led by the Vice Chairman to look into the failure of the bank and the Fed’s regulation of it. The bank’s collapse has been linked to the Federal Reserve’s successive interest rate hikes and erosion of its long-term bonds. This has led to depositors requesting withdrawals en masse, causing a bank run, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Commission taking possession of SVB.
Fed Slashes Interest Rate to Near Zero and Launches 700Bn QE, Bitcoin Hovers Near $5k
In an attempt to stimulate U.S. economy amid coronavirus pandemic, the Federal Reserve (“the Fed”) decided to slash the main interest rate to near zero together with the purchase of $700 billion Treasury securities.
Ethereum Open Interest Hits All-Time High as 100% of ETH Addresses in Profit
Ethereum open interest hits an all-time-high and 100% of ETH addresses are now in profit.
Japanese Financial Giant SBI Group to Borrow from Bitcoin Holders at Annual Rate of 1%
SBI Group has rolled out a cryptocurrency rental service dubbed “VC TRADE LENDING” aimed at borrowing Bitcoin from customers in return for 1% annual interest.
Federal Reserve Holds 0% Interest Rates until 2023, Targets Over 2% Inflation—BTC Price Breaks $11,000
Bitcoin price spikes as Federal Reserve officials of FOMC said they will hold US interest rates close to zero and will continue to push inflation above 2% by 2023.
Central Bank Digital Currencies Unmasked by Dr. Alicia Garcia-Herrero at Natixis
Blockchain.News has been delighted to reach out to Garcia-Herrero for her to share some thoughts on central bank digital currencies around the world. Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) have increasingly sparked interest in recent years. With the notion of China’s central bank, People’s Bank of China (PBoC) announcing its plan to issue its digital currency (DCEP) and Facebook’s Libra stablecoin emergence, the world has been paying more attention to CBDCs.
Federal Reserve Backs Ethereum Powered AMERIBOR as a Viable Replacement in Setting Interest Rates
US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell backs the replacement of LIBOR with AMERIBOR. AMERIBOR is an Ethereum based lending protocol that is aimed at removing the inadequacies of the LIBOR index.
Bitcoin Hash Rate Remains Steady as Miners are Wiped Out by China Floods
Recent China floods did not affect the Bitcoin network hash rate. However, some miners were not spared as they were wiped out.
Bitcoin Safe Haven Status Under Fire Following US Federal Reserve Rate Cuts to Combat Coronavirus Disruption
The reaction of the bitcoin market to the first rate cut from the Federal Reserve since December 2008, during the global financial crisis, is being carefully observed by the crypto community and may eventually reveal the cryptocurrency’s true nature.
Bitcoin’s Adoption Rate Puts Price at $100,000 by the end of 2021 and 30% of the World Owning BTC in 4 Years
Crypto analyst Willy Woo recently highlighted that with the Bitcoin adoption rate witnessed in history, 30% of the world would own Bitcoin in 4 years' time.
MakerDAO, on the Significance of Multi-Collateral Dai and Dai Savings Rate
In part two of our interview with Gustave Arentoft, Business Development, Dai Speaker, MakerDAO: he shared with us the significance of the launch of multi-collateral DAI and Dai Savings Rate (DSR), as well as his favourite Dapps which integrates DSR.
Crypto Interest in Asia is Brewing, Showing Long-Term Optimism in the Market
Crypto analyst Joseph Young has disclosed that Asia is showing considerable interest in the crypto market.
Bitcoin Hash Rate Reaches Peak Amidst Price Fluctuations
The benchmark responsible for the level of confidence that miners have in the Bitcoin network has been seen to reach its all-time high on Thursday.