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The June Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting dispelled any fears about a potential politicisation of the Federal Reserve via the appointment of Kevin Warsh as its new Chair. The FOMC statement, and Warsh’s own commentary, emphasised a commitment to delivering price stability. The summary of economic projections, meanwhile, showed the FOMC split ...

For nearly a year and a half, the crypto industry has been pressing for legislation known as the CLARITY Act, which would provide a predictable regulatory framework for digital assets. Until this week, industry leaders had high hopes the bill was on the cusp of passing, following a series of hard-won compromises with the banking lobby and other crypto ...

Beijing condemned fresh US tariffs imposed on China and 59 other countries over alleged forced labour concerns on Friday (Jul 24), and warned Washington against waging a trade war. The US levies range from 10 to 12.5 per cent, with China slapped with the highest rate. "We oppose all forms of unilateral tariff measures," Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson ...

Samsung Electronics announced plans to add native stablecoin support to Samsung Wallet during its Galaxy Unpacked 2026 event on July 22. The move would place dollar-pegged digital currencies directly into an app already installed on millions of Galaxy smartphones, positioning Samsung Wallet as one of the largest consumer on-ramps for crypto payments. ...

EU, commenting on Trump tariffs: It notes positively that this outcome is in line with US tariff commitments agreed under the EU-US joint statement

This week regulators were busy defining where crypto trading can happen, which intermediaries can provide access, how assets get cleared, and when offshore platforms fall outside the permitted perimeter. Brokers and exchanges are getting clearer routes into supervised crypto markets, while activity outside licensed channels is getting harder to sustain. ...

The Trump administration on Friday will impose new tariffs of 10% and 12.5% on goods from 60 trading partners, including the European Union, over allegations of lax enforcement of forced labor bans, just as a temporary 10% global tariff expires. The move is the White House's latest effort to restore President Donald Trump's campaign vision of a near-global ...

MoonPay has expanded its payment options by adding Discover Network, allowing U.S. users to buy and sell crypto through another major payment network. Discover joins Visa and Mastercard as the third major U.S. card network supported by MoonPay. The company also supports Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, Venmo, bank transfers and regional payment rails. ...

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Bitcoin cryptocurrency recently reversed down from the resistance zone set between the pivotal resistance level 85.00 (former strong support from March and February, as can be seen from the daily Bitcoin chart below), upper daily Bollinger Band and the 38.2% Fibonacci correction of the downward impulse from May. The downward reversal from this resistance ...