Crypto News
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US authorities charged two Chinese nationals in a cryptocurrency scam that laundered at least $73 million from defrauded victims, the Justice Department said Friday. US officials arrested Yicheng Zhang in Los Angeles on Thursday, according to an indictment unsealed in US District Court in California’s central district later that day. Daren Li, a dual ...
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In December 2022, in the middle of the night, 25-year-old Aiden Pleterski was kidnapped in downtown Toronto. His captors released the self-proclaimed "Crypto King" after three days but under threat - Mr Pleterski had to come up with some money, fast, according to court documents. "I'm sorry, I really am, I didn't want to or mean to ruin anyone's life," a ...
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Cryptocurrency has become a popular investment option in recent years. It’s known to offer a long-term investment option with the potential for large gains, investment diversification, and a possible hedge against inflation. While some investors have been buying and selling digital currencies since Bitcoin was launched in 2009, others are just getting ...
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Last October, when we pointed out that China's FX outflows had just hit a whopping $75BN - the single biggest monthly outflow since the 2015 currency devaluation - we concluded that the "unfavorable interest rate spread between China and the US will "likely imply persistent depreciation and outflow pressures in coming months", or in other words, September's ...
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I would like to thank the Pennsylvania Bankers Association for the invitation to join you today.1 I appreciate the opportunity to engage with you on matters that affect the banking industry. Before sharing my thoughts about the current bank regulatory environment, I will discuss my views on the economy and monetary policy. Update on the Economy and Monetary Policy Outlook Over the past two years, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has significantly tightened the stance of monetary policy to address high inflation. At our meeting earlier this month, the FOMC voted to continue to hold the federal funds rate target range at 5-1/4 to 5-1/2 percent and to continue to reduce the Federal Reserve's securities holdings, but at a slower pace beginning in June. After seeing considerable progress on slowing inflation last year, we have not yet seen further progress this year. The 12-month measures of total and core personal consumption expenditures (PCE) inflation have moved roughly sideways since December and remained elevated at 2.7 percent and 2.8 percent, respectively, in March. With average core consumer price index (CPI) inflation this year through April running at an annualized rate of 4.3 percent, well above average inflation in the second half of last year, I expect inflation to remain elevated for some time. The recent pickup seems to be evident across many goods and services categories, suggesting that inflation was temporarily lower in the latter half of last year. Prices continue to be much higher than before the pandemic, which is weighing on consumer sentiment. Inflation has hit lower-income households hardest since food, energy, and housing services price increases far outpaced overall inflation throughout this episode. Economic activity increased at a strong pace last year but post: Bowman: We Have Not Yet Seen Further Progress on Inflation This Year Fed’s Bowman: Monitoring Data to Assess if Policy is Sufficiently Restrictive Bowman: Repeats Baseline Outlook That Inflation Will Decline Further with Policy Rate Steady, but Sees Risks post: Fed’s Bowman: Willing To Raise Rates If Inflation Stalls Or Reverses - Inflation To Remain Elevated For ‘Some Time’ - Policy Is Restrictive, Monitoring To See If It Is Sufficient
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Bitcoin has stalled a little bit at the $66,000 level, which is an area that has been important previously. With that being said, I think that if we can break above that level, then it's possible that we could go looking to the $73,000 level. This is an area that has recently seen a lot of resistance, so it does make sense that would end up being a bit of a ...
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On May 14, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai released a review report on the Section 301 tariffs imposed on China and issued a statement indicating that President Joe Biden ...
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European Central Bank board member Isabel Schnabel warned against back-to-back rate cuts amid lingering inflation risks, Nikkei reported Friday, as the central bank gears for its ...
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The upcoming European Parliament elections, scheduled for June 6-9, 2024, are expected to carry significant implications for the future of the European Union. This significance ...
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post: Fed’s Powell Tested Positive for Covid-19 Yesterday, Experiencing Symptoms, Working From Home and Staying Away From Others -- Fed Spokesperson
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Thank you, President Kashkari, for the introduction, and thank you to the conference participants for the opportunity to speak with you.1 As you all know, the payment system ...
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The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for theU.S. decreased by 0.6 percent in April 2024 to 101.8 (2016=100), after decreasing by 0.3 percent in March. Over the ...
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Recent statistics have expressed a positive outlook for Bitcoin in the crypto market. A CryptoQuant analyst has mentioned that the chief crypto token is regaining momentum in terms of price performance and that the bull run could go on for another year. The analyst provided the details based on the on-chain data to justify the stance. As per the expert, the ...
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Ether's (ETH) sell-off has stalled, with bears hitting a brick wall characterized by an upward-sloping trendline drawn off October and January lows, according to charting platform TradingView. The bears' inability to penetrate that bull-market trendline since Monday suggests they might have to back up a bit and allow a price bounce before making another ...
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The Financial Crimes Compliance department of Binance has partnered with Taiwan’s Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau and the Taipei District Prosecutors Office to address a money laundering case involving 200 million New Taiwan dollars ($6.2 million) in digital asset fraud. An official statement revealed that the operation targeted criminals who ...