Today, market focus is on the FOMC meeting as the latest rate decision will be announced. The Federal Reserve announces policy at 2:00 p.m. ET, followed by Chair Jerome Powell at 2:30 p.m. ET. Markets expect no rate change, with pricing showing near certainty, despite active debate among policymakers.
Banks warn stablecoins — especially those paying yield — could pull deposits out of the banking system, but policy and finance experts say there’s little evidence of that so far. Major US bank Standard Chartered recently estimated in a research note that stablecoin growth could drain bank deposits. The report estimates “that US bank deposits
CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 2763.65, up 0.9% (+23.37) since 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Thirteen of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: AAVE (+2.9%) and AVAX (+1.6%). Laggards: ICP (-2.5%) and SUI (-1.2%).
The cryptocurrency market is going up again, according to CoinStats. $BTC/USD The rate of Bitcoin ($BTC) has risen by 2.19% over the last 24 hours. On the hourly chart, the price of $BTC is near the local resistance at $90,016. If it breaks out, the rise is likely to continue to the $91,000 zone. The
The US dollar slid to a four-year low, while gold and silver pushed deeper into record territory as Bitcoin attempted to recliam the $90,000 level. During the past day, the dollar index, a gauge of the greenback against major peers, touched 95.566, its weakest level since February 2022, after President Donald Trump dismissed concerns about
Coinbase stock (COIN) continues to struggle despite diversification into copper and platinum futures, allowing trades on both metals with less upfront capital. COIN stock has fallen 1.24% (-2.65) to $210.83 in the past 24 hours despite the slight 0.53% (+1.11) pre-market surge to $211.94, bringing the total 5-day drop to 7.62% (-17.39). Market data shows
Crypto traders are leaning bullish while simultaneously chasing downside protection ahead of Friday’s bitcoin $BTC$88,841.00 options deadline worth billions of dollars. Bitcoin options worth $8.5 billion will expire on Deribit at 8:00 UTC on Friday, the world’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume and open positions. These figures represent the U.S. dollar notional value of
Fidelity Investments is launching its first stablecoin, the Fidelity Digital Dollar (FIDD), in early February, marking a major move by one of the largest traditional financial institutions into onchain finance. FIDD will be issued by Fidelity Digital Assets, a federally chartered national bank and subsidiary of Fidelity. The Ethereum-based stablecoin will be redeemable for $1
Key Notes JPMorgan initiated coverage on HashKey with an Overweight rating and a HK$9 target, implying roughly 28% upside. The bank expects institutional digital asset inflows in Hong Kong to grow at about an 85% CAGR through 2027. HashKey’s licensed status and roughly 75% local market share support its growth outlook amid expanding crypto services.
Bitcoin price briefly tested $90,000 on Wednesday, extending a rebound from last week’s sharp sell-off. It comes ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) rate decision later today. However, analysts warn that the move offers relief rather than resolution as crypto markets brace for a dense cluster of US macro and policy risks. Bitcoin