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What Does the Fed Interest Rate Hike Mean for Bitcoin?

7 May 2022 4 minute read 2 comments MintDice.com $0.71

When you choose to invest your money in various markets, there is always a risk of losses and gains, which is expected. There are times, however, that the losses you can suffer from have nothing to do with how you invest but with inflation. The Fed i...

Fed announces largest interest rate hike in over two decades

5 May 2022 1 minute read 1 comment CryptoMasterMiner $0.55

The Federal Reserve (Fed) raised interest rates by 0.50% today, the largest such increase since May 2000.  The largest move in 22 years was made in an effort to dampen inflation that is running at a four-decade high that is hitting American's wallets...

Bank of Canada Leaves Rates Unchanged

26 Jan 2022 1 minute read 0 comments SweptOverNiagara $0.00

Just letting my fellow Canadians know that the Bank of Canada will not be raising interest rates at the moment. Analysts expected a 25% chance rates would rise but at this morning's meeting, it didn't happen. Looking forward, a lift off is expected i...

The Debt Is Fast Approaching 30 Trillion Dollars!!!

5 Dec 2021 3 minute read 0 comments SweptOverNiagara $0.06

Have you noticed that as you got older, time seems to go by faster? Or, maybe we're just paying closer attention to the things that are most important to us. Time though, isn't the only thing moving faster. Straight to the point... Debt! At all level...

Stablecoins Find a Friend in Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller

20 Nov 2021 4 minute read 0 comments kev_nag $0.13

Earlier this month the President's Working Group made recommendation that stablecoin issuance be restricted to banks and other insured depositary institutions. The PWG specifically recommended that Congress should pass legislation to this effect. [Se...

Is The Federal Reserve About To Enter The Crypto World?

23 Aug 2021 2 minute read 0 comments SeventyFourSeventyFive $0.56

(Ok, not the crypto world, exactly. This is about a central bank digital currency (CBDC,) but that is kinda boring so I used a little clickbait to get you here.) Should the Federal Reserve issue a CBDC? There has been a movement for the Federal Reser...

The Magic Money Machine Goes WHRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.

11 May 2021 1 minute read 0 comments SeventyFourSeventyFive $0.04

Now, I am not usually out here promoting other people’s YouTube videos, but, Adam Schiff probably breaks this down in about as simple a way as possible. Even if you do not live in the United States this will be a worthwhile watch. Simply, the idea th...

Bitcoin targets $60,000 breakout ahead of Biden spending announcement

31 Mar 2021 1 minute read 0 comments SalvatoreDP $0.22

Bitcoin held gains, bond yields rose and gold slipped ahead of President Biden's next big spending push, which could total between $2 trillion and $4 trillion. The BTC/USD exchange rate approached $60,000 in an early morning rally in Asia, driven by...

How Does The Federal Reserve Really Work?

15 Mar 2021 6 minute read 10 comments MintDice.com $3.21

As an American citizen, or someone who is knowledgeable about American economics, it can be difficult to imagine the country without the United States Federal Reserve. But did you know the Federal Reserve is only about one hundred years old? And that...

Former Federal Reserve Governor Thinks Bitcoin Makes Sense in Current Environment

7 Jan 2021 1 minute read 1 comment author_nan $1.23

Former United States Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh believes that Bitcoin "makes sense" in the current economic situation, particularly to younger investors. Warsh was interviewed on CNBC’s Squawk Box on Jan. 6. When asked whether he was “on b...