Washington’s inflation fight is no longer just about when the Federal Reserve cuts rates. It’s about what the Fed chooses to call inflation in the first place, and that debate is dragging Bitcoin’s fixed-supply pitch back into the spotlight. Fed focus shifts from timing cuts to defining inflation Trimmed mean PCE can smooth noise, but […]
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Kevin Warsh has landed at the top of the Federal Reserve, and Bitcoin traders now have something unusual to parse: a Fed chair who actually understands crypto. That does not mean the market should start printing moon-boy confetti. Warsh may be friendly to Bitcoin in principle, but his hardline view on inflation and interest rates […]
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The Federal Reserve is signaling a less hostile stance toward crypto banking, with supervisors now expected to apply normal risk standards instead of treating digital asset firms like they’re automatically suspect. Fed supervision is getting less anti-crypto “Reputation risk” is losing its favorite abuse case Banking access could improve for legit crypto firms Compliance still […]
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The Senate’s return from recess puts the Digital Asset Clarity Act back in play, and the biggest prize may not be crypto market structure at all. The bill’s real knockout punch is the prohibition on a Federal Reserve retail CBDC — a move that would protect private stablecoins and keep the state out of the […]
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Custodia Bank is taking its fight over a Federal Reserve master account to the U.S. Supreme Court, turning a regulatory denial into a broader test of who gets direct access to the American payment system. Custodia Bank asks the Supreme Court to review the Fed’s denial A master account means direct access to Federal Reserve […]
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United Texas Bank just cleared a major regulatory hurdle that could give crypto firms something they’ve been desperately short on: a serious, federally chartered banking partner that isn’t afraid of digital assets. OCC approval gives UTB a national bank charter Direct access to Federal Reserve payment systems, including wire transfers and ACH FDIC insurance stays […]
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Bitcoin price is heading into a short but busy week packed with U.S. inflation data, GDP figures, housing numbers, and fresh headlines around a possible U.S.-Iran deal. With Memorial Day shutting U.S. markets on Monday, crypto stays open and could be the first place to react if something ugly or unexpectedly bullish hits the tape. […]
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Bitcoin’s digital gold narrative is getting another hard test as fresh US inflation expectations climbed to 4.8% in May, keeping the debasement trade alive while reminding everyone that BTC still has a nasty habit of behaving like a high-beta risk asset when the Fed gets serious. US one-year inflation expectations rose to 4.8% in May […]
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The Federal Reserve is weighing a limited form of master account access for fintech and crypto firms, a move that could give nonbanks a more direct route into the U.S. payments system without handing them a full banking license on a silver platter. “Skinny master accounts” would offer restricted Fed access Fintech and crypto firms […]
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Fed Advances Crypto Master Accounts, MoneyGram-Tempo Deal, Qivalis Hits 37 Banks Three separate moves are pointing in the same direction: traditional finance is getting dragged, nudged, and occasionally shoved toward crypto infrastructure whether the suits are thrilled about it or not. The Federal Reserve is reportedly advancing crypto master accounts, MoneyGram is linked to a […]
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