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Former FED Board of Governors candidate Judy Shelton evaluated the current state of the US economy on her television program and made critical predictions about the upcoming FED meeting. Shelton also strongly supported White House Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett’s potential candidacy for Fed Chair. Shelton described a rate cut at the Fed’s meeting next Wednesday as “almost inevitable.” Shelton noted that the 32,000 job losses in the private sector were particularly concerning, and emphasized the importance of Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) data coming in line with expectations. According to Shelton, if inflation data had been higher, it could have…
The Solana Policy Institute, a nonprofit focused on blockchain policy, urged the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to distinguish between centralized crypto exchanges and non-custodial decentralized finance (DeFi) software, arguing that developers should not be regulated as intermediaries. The Friday letter urges the SEC to protect the developers of DeFi apps by recognizing that developing and publishing non-custodial code is not the same as intermediating or controlling the underlying funds. The letter argues that treating developers of non-custodial protocols under the Exchange Act 3b-16 would be inappropriate, as this applies to exchange operators that custody assets, control execution…
Markets are defensive and risk appetite is muted, with Ethereum price now caught between a constructive daily setup and a softer intraday structure. ETH/USDT daily chart with EMA20, EMA50 and volume” loading=”lazy” /> ETH/USDT — daily chart with candlesticks, EMA20/EMA50 and volume. Daily bias: cautiously bullish, but below the 200-day cap Moving averages (EMA 20/50/200) RSI (D1) MACD (D1) Bollinger Bands (D1) ATR (D1) Daily pivot levels 1H chart: intraday momentum is soft, leaning corrective Moving averages (H1 EMA 20/50/200) RSI (H1) MACD (H1) Bollinger Bands (H1) ATR (H1) Hourly pivot levels 15m chart: execution context, short-term bounce vs larger…
Could This Be the Reason Behind Bitcoin’s Recent Drop? It Was Overlooked in Yesterday’s Headlines
The National Security Strategy published yesterday by US President Donald Trump increased geopolitical risks and created severe unease in the cryptocurrency markets. Following the document, the Bitcoin price fell to the $89,000 level, and the possibility of a new “crypto winter” was brought to the agenda among market participants. The strategy document released by the White House conveys the message that the US will no longer carry a significant portion of the global defense burden alone. Reminiscent of Trump’s speech at the United Nations last year, the text states, “The days of the US carrying the entire world order on…
Julia Rosin, President of Abcripto, the Brazilian Association of Cryptoeconomics, stated that if the Ministry of Finance decides to tax stablecoins transactions by decree, the institution will take legal actions alleging unconstitutionality. Abcripto groups over 50 companies of the Brazilian crypto industry. Abcripto Vows to Take Legal Actions Against Stablecoin Taxation in Brazil The issue of stablecoin taxation in Brazil and the potential drawbacks this can bring to the crypto industry are in the spotlight again. Julia Rosin, the recently elected President of Abcripto, the Brazilian Association of Cryptoeconomics, has recently taken a public stance against the establishment of a…
Key takeaways ETH is down 3% in the last 24 hours and is now trading above $3,200. The bearish performance comes amid renewed trade tensions between the U.S. and the EU. ETH dips below $3,200 on the U.S.-EU trade tensions Ether, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, is down 3.4% in the last 24 hours and briefly dropped below the $3,200 level. The coin is now trading at $3,205 after slightly recovering from the dip. The bearish performance comes amid the ongoing trade tensions between the United States and the European Union. President Donald Trump threatened to escalate tariffs, starting…
Monet Bank, a Texas-based community bank, has officially announced its entry into the cryptocurrency lending and digital asset banking space, taking its place among the crypto-focused banks in the United States. The bank, owned by billionaire businessman Andy Beal and a prominent supporter of President Donald Trump, positions itself as an “infrastructure bank for digital assets.” According to official records, the bank has assets of just under $6 billion and capital of approximately $1 billion. Monet Bank’s website states that it aims to be “a leading digital asset financial institution, committed to providing innovative and forward-thinking solutions for the digital…
A draft of the digital asset bill circulated in Washington late Monday seeks to change prohibitions by federal law that did not allow reserve banks to offer any digital asset service to an individual or institution. The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act was forwarded by the Senate Banking Committee member Senator Cynthia Lummis, the Wyoming Republican, and one of Congress’s most vocal advocates for crypto legislation. Pro-crypto lawmakers want to amend the Federal Reserve Act from barring central bank digital currencies for monetary policy purposes. According to the Crypto In America podcast host Eleanor Terrett, the bill proposes changes that…
PRIME, a well-known Web3 network for utility-focused, scalable blockchain projects, has partnered with FishWar, a SEI Network-based GameFi project. The partnership aims to accelerate immersive Web3 gaming on SEI Network. As PRIME revealed in its official press release, the collaboration underscores its endeavors to back innovation-led blockchain initiatives with wider consumer adoption. Hence, the development attempts to bolster GameFi growth with wider utility and sustainability. 🐟🔥 PRIME x FishWar Partnership Announcement 🔥🐟PRIME is excited to partner with @FishWarOfficial, a leading AI-powered GameFi title on the SEI Network, pushing the boundaries of immersive Web3 gaming.Set in a post-apocalyptic ocean world, FishWar…
Tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) slipped slightly this month, with total distributed value falling 1.09% as $268 million quietly exited the sector since the first of November. Worldwide RWA Value Eases Lower Tokenized RWAs—onchain versions of traditional financial (TradFi) instruments like treasuries, commodities, private credit, public equity, and corporate debt—continued expanding in breadth even as total distributed value dipped modestly over the past month. Despite the mild cool-down, the sector still reflects a sprawling ecosystem that spans everything from tokenized T-bills to digitized oil exposure and emerging-market private credit pools. In short, RWAs may have eased off the gas at the…