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Blackrock CEO Expects Inflation to Persist, but No Major US Recession in 2023 – Economics Bitcoin News

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Blackrock’s CEO, Larry Fink, stated in an interview on Friday that he does not anticipate a “big recession” in the United States. However, he believes that “inflation is going to be stickier for longer.” In contrast to the U.S. central bank’s 2% goal, Fink predicts that “we’re going to have a 4ish floor in inflation.” Blackrock Clients Reduce Risk in Portfolios as Inflation Concerns Persist Larry Fink, chairman and CEO of Blackrock (NYSE: BLK), the asset manager with more than $9 trillion in assets under management (AUM), predicts that inflation…

Fight between crypto and governments “just getting started”, says ShapeShift CEO

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Despite the unprecedented regulatory pressure that crypto has been facing recently in the United States, the fight between the American government and the crypto industry has just started, believes ShapeShift CEO Erik Voorhees.  According to the entrepreneur, U.S. authorities still don’t see crypto as an existential threat to the fiat system, and their recent crackdown is just an opportunistic reaction to last year’s blowups of fraudulent crypto companies.  “They see it as sort of this scammy area where they can come in and look like the hero for cleaning up…

PayPal Cut CEO Dan Schulman’s Remuneration by 32%

Schulman is set to retire by the end of the year as he announced back in February. American multinational financial services and payment firm PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: PYPL) has slashed the cash remuneration for its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dan Schulman in a rare cost-cutting move. According to a filing lodged by the company, Schulman was paid a total of $22 million for the year, down by 32% from the $32 million he received from the firm last year. The slash in remuneration for Schulman comes as a result…

Binance CEO Implores Better Understanding of Digital Assets for More Clarity in Formulating Crypto Regulations

At a Hong Kong media event, the Binance CEO stressed the importance of all-round active engagement in creating effective crypto regulations. Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao recently weighed in on the formation of crypto regulations as a guiding principle over the digital asset class. According to Zhao, regulators need a deep understanding of digital currencies to formulate proper rules for effective oversight. The Binance CEO also added that regulatory clarity can only be reached via active engagement between regulators and major crypto stakeholders. Closer Look into Binance CEO Stance on Crypto Regulations…

US needs to regulate stablecoins to keep a strong dollar: Stellar CEO

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United States financial regulators are tightening their grip on the crypto industry and the U.S. dollar has also been under pressure with countries distancing themselves from dollar hegemony, but the chief of Stellar says stablecoin regulation may solve that. In an April 11 Bloomberg interview, Denelle Dixon, the CEO and executive director of the Stellar Development Foundation, spoke about the prospects of regulating dollar-pegged digital assets in the United States. Dixon said she was very optimistic that there would be some form of stablecoin regulation in the U.S. by the…

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Says Banking Crisis Not Over — Warns of ‘Repercussions for Years to Come’ – Economics Bitcoin News

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JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says the U.S. banking crisis is not over and “there will be repercussions from it for years to come.” The executive added that recent bank failures “have significantly changed the market’s expectations,” and the odds of a recession have increased. JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon on U.S. Economy, Recession, and Banking Crisis Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, shared his concerns regarding the U.S. economy, recession, and the banking crisis in his annual letter to shareholders, published last week. The letter followed the recent…

Coinbase CEO says Bitcoin Lightning is ‘something we’ll integrate’

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Bitcoin (BTC) layer 2 scaling solution Lightning may feature on the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase in some capacity, according to its chief Brian Armstrong. In a tweet on April 8, Armstrong said that “Lightning is great and something we’ll integrate” in response to a tweet criticizing him for “actively ignoring” the network. My tweets auto-delete after some number of months, so there is no search history. Lightning is great and something we’ll integrate. — Brian Armstrong (@brian_armstrong) April 8, 2023 Armstrong provided no further details on what a Lightning integration with…

Former BitMex CEO Arthur Hayes Says His Maelstrom Capital Will Focus on ‘Quality’ to Outperform Bitcoin and Ethereum

Arthur Hayes says Maelstrom is “patient” and is currently only seeking to invest in projects that can prove their worth. Erstwhile BitMex CEO Arthur Hayes plans to beat returns offered by Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH). Together with former BitMex head of corporate development Akshat Vaidya, Arthur Hayes founded Maelstrom Capital, a fund they plan would considerably outperform the top two largest cryptocurrencies by market cap. The Maelstrom website describes the company as Arthur Hayes’ family office. Set up using Hayes’ personal crypto funds, Maelstrom is currently targeting infrastructure companies instead of…