Bitcoin (BTC) drifted lower on March 25 as eerily calm conditions saw liquidations evaporate. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Binance). Source: TradingView Bitcoin in “slow chop” until Monday Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC/USD as it focused on $27,500 at the time of writing. After losing $28,000 the day prior, weekend trading offered…
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Fiscal policy is a tool used by governments to regulate economic activities in their country. It involves the use of government spending, taxation and borrowing to influence economic growth, stabilize inflation and maintain a stable economy. This article will explain what fiscal policy is, how it works, and why it is important. What is fiscal…
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The United States’ most powerful financial regulators gathered on March 24 by video conference for an unscheduled, closed meeting of the Treasury Department’s Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), the department announced in a statement. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen convened the meeting. Details were sparse in the Treasury statement, but it said Federal Reserve Bank of…
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Take, for example, the recent issues that Circle-issued USD Coin (USDC) faced when it depegged from the U.S. dollar following Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse. Two weeks later, Mastercard boldly integrated the stablecoin into its infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific region, allowing users to spend USDC through its network. It’s happening, folks! And let’s not forget about…
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Deutsche WertpapierService Bank (Dwpbank), which offers securities processing to around 1,200 banks in Germany, is creating a new platform, wpNex, that will offer Bitcoin (BTC) to all of its affiliates’ retail customers in the second half of this year. The new service will feature crypto accounts alongside bank customers’ other accounts and will not require…
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Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you significant developments over the last week. The much-awaited airdrop of layer-2 scalability protocol Arbitrum has dominated headlines throughout the week. The hype around the token has led to exploits, fake airdrops and even a significant…
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Bitcoin (BTC) diced with $28,000 at the March 24 Wall Street open as fresh banking woes failed to provide a further boost to crypto. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Binance). Source: TradingView Traders stay optimistic on BTC long-term trend Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD losing momentum to hit daily lows of $28,001…
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As of March 22, the Fed’s balance sheet surged by nearly $94.5 billion — a $297 billion increase from the last week when the banking crisis started. New QE hopes boost Bitcoin price Overall, the U.S. central bank’s liabilities increased by $393 billion in the last two weeks to $8.734 trillion. That is closer to the all-time high…
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A recent article surfaced alleging that Binance employees and volunteers were assisting Chinese users on how to bypass Know Your Customer (KYC) and other security protocols. However, speaking to Cointelegraph a spokesperson from Binance clarified that employees are “explicitly forbidden” from supporting users in circumventing any laws or policies. The spokesperson also said the company…
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Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has made significant efforts to be a leader in transparency in the industry since the FTX scandal. However, a new report claims that Binance insiders are allegedly helping users bypass security protocols. According to a CNBC investigation, employees and volunteers at Binance have allegedly been aiding customers in China to…
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