Fintech
Apr
05
2025
In its latest what’s-not-a-security statement on digital assets, the Securities and Exchange Commission has added dollar-based stablecoins, but may snub Tether… https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/04/04/u-s-sec-staff-clarifies-that-most-crypto-stablecoins-aren-t-securities
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Mar
31
2025
Stock markets opened lower for the fourth consecutive day due to global anticipation of President Donald Trump’s upcoming announcement of new tariffs, set to be revealed on April 2. https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/03/31/bitcoin-nears-usd81k-xrp-ada-slide-as-traders-brace-for-tariff-war-ahead
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Mar
24
2025
The number of ether held in wallets tied to centralized exchanges has dropped to the lowest since November 2015. https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/03/24/ether-supply-on-centralized-exchange-hits-9-year-low-of-8-97m-eth
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Mar
17
2025
Traders say the current sell-off could have been caused by an unwinding of ETF and spot linked traders. https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/03/17/bitcoin-slumps-ada-sol-xrp-drop-5-as-buy-the-dip-sentiment-persists
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Mar
10
2025
Catch up on the key stories and developments shaping the financial world. European markets gain as leaders pledge more defence spending; Canadian banks call for policy reforms to mitigate trade risk; Bitcoin has a surge; and more. https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/03/european-stocks-and-other-finance-news-to-know
Mar
10
2025
President Trump acknowledged that some of his policies will cause pain in the short term. https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/03/09/sunday-blues-for-bitcoin-as-it-tumbles-below-usd80k
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Mar
10
2025
A surge in Japanese bond yields, coupled with geopolitical and economic uncertainties, is fueling concerns among traders that BTC could face a significant correction. https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/03/10/bitcoin-traders-now-target-usd70k-as-japan-bond-yields-surges-to-near-17-year-highs
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Mar
04
2025
The technical outlook has worsened for both BTC and Nasdaq. https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/03/04/bitcoin-s-200-day-average-support-under-threat-as-nasdaq-triggers-double-top
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Feb
23
2025
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) is seeking feedback from stakeholders as part of its thematic peer review on the implementation of its global regulatory framework for crypto-asset activities. The framework consists of two sets of high-level recommendations for the regulation, supervision and oversight of (i) ...more »
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Eurosystem expands initiative to settle DLT-based transactions in central bank money
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Feb
23
2025
The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) decided to expand its initiative to settle transactions recorded on distributed ledger technology (DLT) in central bank money… https://www.ecb.europa.eu//press/pr/date/2025/html/ecb.pr250220_1~ce3286f97b.en.html
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