8 hours ago · The Federal Reserve’s complicated relationship with crypto. The Fed wasn’t exactly built with crypto in mind. It came into existence on December 23, 1913, in response to the Panic of 1907—a financial disaster that left banks collapsing like dominoes. Congress created the Fed to stabilize the US economy and prevent future meltdowns.

Jul 16, 2023 · FedNow has recently launched, framed by some as competition for crypto payments. Crypto advocates and supporters, including the bitcoin maximalist community, have long predicted a future where...

Let's dive into what happened and what it could mean for Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and the rest of the crypto world in 2025.

Nov 22, 2024 · Donald Trump's re-election brought much optimism to the crypto market and even more underlying uncertainty. Here's what it might mean for XRP.

4 days ago · The Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency – the nation’s top banking regulators -- will soon loosen their tough stance when it comes to digital assets now that ...

Jan 7, 2025 · As crypto becomes increasingly integrated into global financial markets, its price movements are proving to be heavily influenced by policies set by the Federal Reserve -- the most powerful...

Jul 24, 2023 · The U.S. central bank now has a real-time payments service. Why it matters: FedNow wants to do what crypto has endeavored to do — speed up payments and make settlements available 24/7, 365 days a year.

Sep 17, 2023 · Though FedNow doesn’t use blockchain technology, its goal is similar to ongoing innovations in the blockchain space - enabling instant peer to peer transfers and low-cost payments.

Jul 21, 2023 · The U.S. Federal Reserve denies that its new instant payments service, FedNow, is in any way tied to the digital asset space. But experts say the new system could lay the groundwork for the...

Sep 8, 2022 · Here are 10 takeaways from the Fed's new head of supervision, on everything from payments to crypto to FedNow.