Major cryptocurrencies have reversed overnight losses, with analysts asserting that Wednesday’s Fed decision underscored President Trump’s growing influence over the central bank, strengthening the long-term bullish case for crypto. The Fed kept the benchmark interest rate steady at 4.25% as expected, and
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President Donald Trump’s crypto working group finally issued its massive report and its pages of U.S. policy recommendations, and two of the people behind that effort told CoinDesk that decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols should fare just fine in the administration’s vision of
Crypto markets saw a rise in volatility on Wednesday as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s hawkish remarks rattled leveraged traders. Liquidations spiked to over $200 million in an hour across all digital assets as bitcoin (BTC) dipped below $116,000 while Powell spoke,
The developers of Bitcoin mixing service Samourai Wallet pleaded guilty to one count each of conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business on Wednesday, taking a plea deal that drastically cut their potential prison time for their role in creating a
Robinhood (HOOD) on Wednesday reported a 98% year-over-year jump in second-quarter crypto trading revenue, while easily beating Wall Street’s earnings estimates as the company’s crypto ambitions and international expansion began to take shape. The popular trading platform posted net revenue of $160
NEW YORK — A Manhattan jury will soon begin their deliberations in Roman Storm’s trial, deciding whether the Tornado Cash developer is guilty of helping hackers and other cyber criminals launder more than $1 billion in dirty money. Earlier in the day, the
Did U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell just threaten to hike rates? At his post-meeting press conference following the Fed’s Wednesday decision to hold interest rates steady, Powell continued to insist that the president’s tariff policy risks igniting inflation. “Increased tariffs are
As was almost universally expected, the U.S. Federal Reserve Wednesday left its benchmark fed funds rate range steady at 4.25%-4.5%. In a rare departure from norms, two Fed governors — Michelle Bowman and Chris Waller — dissented from the decision, preferring instead
Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk’s weekly wrap-up of the most important stories in cryptocurrency tech development. I’m Margaux Nijkerk, CoinDesk’s Tech & Protocols reporter. In this issue: Ethereum At 10: Where Next For The World Computer? Linea to Burn ETH With Every