Economist James E. Thorne criticized the Federal Reserve’s tight monetary policy against inflation, arguing that interest rate increases may be insufficient to address the root causes of current price pressures. According to Thorne, Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh and Wall Street circles view supply-driven inflation as a classic overheating problem stemming from excess demand. Thorne stated
Bitcoin Knots is preparing a Sunday rehearsal for a BLAKE2b fork after its previous breakaway BIP-110 chain stalled. On Aug. 29, Bitcoin developer Luke Dashjr told SHA-2 miners to stop mining ahead of an Aug. 30 test that would replace Bitcoin’s SHA-256d proof of work with BLAKE2b on the proposed breakaway network. Dashjr said Bitcoin
Tokenized stock activity surged over the past 30 days, with monthly transfer volume climbing more than 415% to $29.5 billion, according to data from RWA.xyz. Monthly active addresses rose more than 209% to around 1.3 million, while the number of tokenized stock holders climbed 167% to 2.36 million over the same period. The total value
Bitcoin Retreats From $81,455 as August Gains Hold Firm As of today, Aug. 29, 2026, at 8:30 a.m., bitcoin’s price stands at around $77,588 to $77,984 per unit. While the leading crypto asset is down around 2-2.5% over the last 24 hours, since August 15, $BTC has seen its price rise by 23.2% against the
Japan-based Bitcoin treasury firm Metaplanet has made a surprising Bitcoin move as it appears to be offloading its tokens following the broader crypto market slowdown. Although Metaplanet is renowned for its steady Bitcoin purchases, the latest Bitcoin move from the firm did not go unnoticed as it appears to be a bearish move from the
Expectations that the Fed may raise interest rates at its September meeting have risen significantly following cautious remarks on inflation by Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh. The probability of a rate hike in forecasting markets has approached its highest levels in recent times, while bond yields have also seen a sharp increase. Market expectations are rapidly
TRON now holds about half of the world’s $USDT supply. As of late August 2026, around 51.4% of all $USDT is on TRON, worth about $94.2 billion. That’s a significant share. It suggests TRON is becoming the main network for moving dollars on-chain. And is that good for users? This piece looks at what TRON’s
A Nine-Day Run Comes to an End The party lasted nine trading sessions starting August 17, when U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) pulled in fresh money every single day (swelling to roughly $3.04 billion before it broke). On August 28, $202 million in net outflows made their way out of the funds, snapping the
Bitcoin trades near $78,000 heading into the weekend, sitting almost between $77,000 support and $80,000 resistance after a sharp rejection from above $81,000 hit on Aug. 28. A confirmed break below $77,000 opens the mid-$75,000s, while a reclaim of $80,000 puts the roughly $81,300 high from Aug. 28 and the $82,000 to $83,000 zone back