Bitcoin's rising price reflects declining faith in the existing financial system. Will central bankers like Christine Lagarde take notice?
The Federal Reserve might need to print money to help finance Biden's coronavirus relief proposal, to keep Treasury bond interest rates from climbing.
Brian Brooks finalized the controversial Fair Access to Banking rule in what could be his last act in office.
Bitcoin's powerful move over the past couple of months to more than $700 billion in market value is suddenly commanding more attention from global financial regulators.
The line of sight on U.S. inflation is anything but clear after the Labor Department reports the CPI's smallest yearly gain since 2015. So what does it mean for bitcoin?
Though bitcoin's rally has lost some steam, many traders are still in a bullish mood – and shifting to alternative cryptocurrencies known as "altcoins" whose prices have yet to clear all-time highs from years past.
Content moderation decisions from Amazon, Shopify and Twitter following the Capitol riots in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6 have put efforts to “decentralize” the web into sharp relief.
Record trading volumes have accompanied bitcoin's rally this year, and subsequent swoon, offering a healthy sign of just how much price discovery is taking place in rapidly growing (to $3T?) cryptocurrency markets.
Also: Bakkt will go public through a SPAC merger, JPMorgan weighs in on a bitcoin ETF and Dan Larimer is leaving EOS-incubator Block.one.
Crypto euphoria gets a reality check as bitcoin and ether tumble, though XRP is still trading well as SEC-inflicted damage proves limited.
The latest OCC statement, which opens the door for banks to use blockchains to validate payments, hints at more than just better services.
Bitcoin may not be "digital gold" just yet. But with institutions accepting the business case and the price rising, it's well on the way.
Also: Grayscale reports an a rise in participation from pensions while Ripple's Garlinghouse reveals he attempted to settle charges with the SEC ahead of its XRP suit.
It's taken just eight days in 2021 for bitcoin prices to surge more than 40%, and some analysts are starting to handicap the chances for a correction.
Amid political chaos and global uncertainty, one bitcoin is now worth more than $39,000 as the value of all cryptos passes $1 trillion.