A solid day of decline for cryptocurrencies is turning into a tailspin after the Federal Reserve Chairman’s surprisingly hawkish remarks during his post-policy meeting press conference. “A December rate cut is far from a foregone conclusion,” Powell said in his opening remarks. This came as a shock to markets, which had predicted a 90% chance […]
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As widely anticipated, the US Federal Reserve reduced its benchmark interest rate range by 25 basis points, bringing it between 3.75% and 4.0%. As was generally expected, the Fed decided to conclude on December 1 the reduction of securities held on its balance sheet, that is to say the so-called “quantitative tightening” process. “Job creation
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Tokenization specialist Securitize has rolled out a tokenized credit fund with financial services giant BNY, worth $57 trillion, as the appetite for real-world assets (RWA) rapidly increases. The Securitize Tokenized AAA CLO Fund (STAC), available on the Ethereum network, aims to provide on-chain investors exposure to collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), according to a press release
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HBAR slipped 0.3% to $0.2010 on Tuesday as sellers reasserted control near key resistance. The token traded in a tight range of $0.0124, moving away from the session high of $0.2059 as technical selling limited the bullish momentum. An increase in trading volume to 249 million tokens, or 137% above average, confirmed strong distribution at
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MicroStrategy (MSTR), the largest company holding Bitcoin BTC$111,261.37 and long considered a leveraged bet on crypto, has lost nearly $18 billion in market value as enthusiasm has dried up and its net asset value (mNAV) premium has collapsed in recent months. The stock could be poised to rebound as a series of key catalysts could
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Corporate digital asset activity remained subdued week over week due to fallout from recent crypto deleveraging, with Wall Street broker B. Riley noting that capital flows have begun to normalize as trade negotiations between the United States and China progress. Earlier this month, the broker initiated coverage of digital asset treasury companies (DATCO) BitMine Immersion
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Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk’s weekly roundup of the most important stories in cryptocurrency technology development. My name is Margaux Nijkerk, journalist at CoinDesk. In this issue: Ethereum’s Fusaka Upgrade Completes Final Hoodi Test Ahead of Mainnet Launch BOB Unveils Bitcoin Vault Liquidation Engine to Power BTC-Backed Stablecoin Loans Ledger unveils $179 Nano Gen5, designed
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The stock market rally led by Nvidia (NVDA) this month has now pushed the returns of the S&P 500 and Nasdaq above those of Bitcoin. BTC$113,421.04. With additional gains Tuesday as bitcoin fell, the S&P 500’s 17% year-to-date rise is ahead of BTC’s 16% advance. The Nasdaq has widened its lead over bitcoin, now up
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Real-world assets (RWA) specialist Ondo Finance (Ondo) has extended its tokenized securities platform to the BNB chain BNB$1,113.29bringing over a hundred US stocks and ETFs to one of the most active blockchain networks. The move opens access to BNB Chain’s 3.4 million daily users to buy and sell tokenized stocks of companies like Apple or
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The crypto market is consolidating, with bitcoin BTC$113,235.97 falling to $113,100 and ether ETH$4,019.59 continues to struggle with the $4,000 level of psychological support. From a macro perspective, there are two key catalysts this week: the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision expected later Wednesday and a possible U.S.-China trade deal. The market expects rates to
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