Bitcoin News
World Bank rescue package throws lifeline to crypto markets
Top blockchain and crypto news: Crisis response brings crypto relief. North Korea’s Lazarus Group named in Ronin hack. NFTs face new risks in China.
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Economy
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Bitcoin News
Bitcoin follows blue chips south amid market turmoil
Top blockchain and crypto news: Market contagion hits crypto. Ethereum developer pays price for bad Korea move. China whacks more crypto miners.
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Economic Impacts
‘Metaverse’ enters government radar at China’s Two Sessions
Regulation is urgently needed to govern data security and curb speculation as the metaverse industry develops, delegates say.
Timmy Shen
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Advanced Blockchain Technologies
China’s Two Sessions: what to expect for blockchain
Look for progress reports on e-CNY, blockchain technology, new digital infrastructure, and subtle mentions of the international sanctions against Russia.
Timmy Shen
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Bitcoin News
Hong Kong makes apt testbed for e-CNY cross-border use
The city’s global reach, Hong Kong dollar and mainland ties make it a good fit for Chinese authorities to trial e-CNY international payments.
Timmy Shen
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DeFi News
How DeFi can kickstart a sustainable post-pandemic economy
Decentralized finance has not yet done much real-world good, writes Ben Sheppard. But putting it to work on small infrastructure projects can do just that.
Ben Sheppard
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Bitcoin News
Crypto market briefly up, then falls as US Fed leaves interest rates unchanged
The global cryptocurrency market rose along with smaller gains in the broader equity and bond markets in the aftermath of a Federal Reserve Open Market Committee statement Wednesday afternoon that it would leave interest rates untouched at near zero but expects to raise them soon. As the market digested the latest report, prices began trending […]
Jeanhee Kim
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Market Analysis
Crypto market tumbles amid uncertainty over Russia and Ukraine
Bitcoin and Ethereum fall below psychologically important levels as rising uncertainty clouds markets. Is the Fed also depressing crypto's prospects?
Lachlan Keller
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Economic Impacts
US central bank chief says he will tackle higher inflation
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will reiterate his pledge to prevent entrenched inflation, in testimony released before his Senate nomination hearing on Tuesday. Fast facts “We will use our tools to support the economy and a strong labor market and to prevent higher inflation from becoming entrenched,” he said in a statement prepared for delivery. […]
Jeanhee Kim
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Bitcoin News
Stocks, Bitcoin fall on Omicron, inflation concerns
Fed chairman Jerome Powell signaled that tighter monetary policy may be coming, which sent Bitcoin price's down slightly.
Jeanhee Kim
