FED’s Powell Doesn’t Think Crypto Risks Financial Stability

The crypto market cap has moved up to $2,2 trillion after the Fed announced they would double the tapering of bond purchase and interest rates will stay the same for now. Fed’s chairman Jerome Powell held a news conference after the decision was taken where he approached several issues on the United States economy and current concerns for its financial stability. Crypto total market cap at $2,2 trillion in the daily chart | Source: TradingView.com Related Reading | Bitcoin, Ether Spike After Fed Announce No Change To Interest Rates When asked…

Fed Decision on Stimulus Money Buoys Crypto Markets

“First Mover” hosts spoke with CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De for the key takeaways from the U.S. Senate Banking Committee hearing on stablecoins yesterday. Matt Leising, co-founder of DeCential and author of “Out Of The Ether,” shared his views on DAOs’ evolution and outlook and what the mainstream media gets wrong about crypto. Plus, First Mover covered crypto markets insights and updates on the state of crypto in El Salvador from Sovryn co-founder Edan Yago. Source

Markets rally after FOMC meeting, but Bitcoin bears still have a short-term advantage

Bitcoin’s (BTC) price has been in a down-trend since the $69,000 all-time high on Nov. 10, when the the Labor report showed inflation pushing above 6.2% in the United States. While this news could be beneficial for non-inflationary assets, the VanEck physical Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) denial by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Nov. 12 threw some investors off-guard. Bitcoin/USD price on Coinbase. Source: TradingView While the ETF request denial was generally expected, the reasons given by the regulator may be worrisome for some investors. The U.S.…

ECOMI, Aragon and Ramp breakout after Bitcoin price pushes above $49K

Cryptocurrency prices and investor sentiment reversed course on Dec. 15 after Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell confirmed the bank’s plan to hike interest rates in 2022 and slow down the bond purchasing program that had been in play since the emergence of the coronavirus in March 2020. Following the announcement, Bitcoin (BTC) price tacked on a 1.65% gain, bringing the price above $49,000 and Ether trekked back above the $4,000 mark. Altcoins followed suit with their usual double-digit gains and for the moment, it appears as if bulls have taken back…

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Otis Launches NFT Auction Platform That Transforms Real-World Items Into Digital Collectibles – Blockchain Bitcoin News

As both fractional and traditional non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have seen exponential growth this year, the firm Otis has announced the launch of a marketplace called Otis House. The platform is a new NFT project that turns physical items into NFTs, and the tokens can be traded at any time for the physical items stored in a vault. The platform has launched the auction of six assets that include a vintage Super Mario Bros 3 video game and a rare Bob Ross painting. Otis House Aims to Bridge NFTs and Physical…

The Giving Block launches crypto donation service for high-net worth individuals

The Giving Block, an online platform which allows nonprofit organizations and charities to accept digital asset donations, has launched a service tailored to donors wishing to send large amounts of crypto. In a Wednesday announcement, the Giving Block said it partnered with crypto tax startup Taxbit, New York-based accounting firm Friedman LLP, and Ren to start a service aimed at individuals, institutions, and advisors looking to reduce their tax exposure when donating crypto. Giving Block co-founder Pat Duffy said the Private Client Services streamlines its existing donation process allowing “high-value…

Bitcoin, Ether Spike After Fed Announce No Change To Interest Rates

The price of major cryptocurrencies soared on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve announced that it will accelerate the tapering of its asset purchases, with the program set to expire in March, and that the benchmark interest rate would be raised three times next year. Following the Fed’s announcement, Bitcoin soared from roughly $47,800 to over $49,350. The cryptocurrency is currently worth $49,080, up 2.2 percent in the last 24 hours. Ethereum was at above $4k at press time. Tapering Scared Investors Off The crypto market may have already factored in…

Cointelegraph Editor-in-Chief Kristina Cornèr talks digital currencies with Mastercard at Global Impact Week

Global Impact Week, an industry event which features fintech, policy, climate, healthcare, and media innovations, kicked off in Valencia, Spain, and is ongoing from Dec. 14 to 18. Recent figures put attendance at 100,000, with 500 speakers and 150 live sessions. Cointelegraph’s Editor-in-Chief Kristina Cornèr has been in virtual attendance at the event, moderating the panel titled Fireside Chat: Fintech Defining the Future with Mastercard’s executive VP of market development Liza Oakes. Here’s what they had to say: Kristina Cornèr: In November, Mastercard announced the launch of crypto-funded payments cards.…

Crowdsourced Threat Detector PolySwarm Goes Live on Mainnet

Here’s how it works: Users submit their URLs or files to PolySwarm to check for malicious code that could be embedded within such files. An automated engine then runs a search against several other “safe” codes, following which the user-submitted file is either deemed malicious or safe. Transactions for this service are done via nectar tokens, which are additionally rewarded to software partners and customers using PolySwarm. Source