The Federal Reserve (Fed) decides on interest rates this Wednesday. Almost every economist expects no change. Traders are far less sure. That gap matters. If the Fed surprises, stocks, bonds, oil and Bitcoin (BTC) …
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Kraken Won Historic Fed Approval. So Why Isn’t Its Master Account Live Yet?
by adminby adminKraken Financial’s Federal Reserve master account is still not live more than four months after approval, bank CEO Brian Mathena told Wyoming lawmakers last week. In March, the Wyoming-chartered bank became the first crypto …
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Leaks Reveal Suno Fed Thousands of Hours of Deezer, YouTube and Pond5 Data Into Its AI
by adminby adminIn brief A hacker using the Shai-Hulud worm breached Suno in 2025 and leaked source code showing the platform scraped over 113,000 hours from YouTube Music, 62,000 from stock library Pond5, and 12,000 from …
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Bitcoin just holds $64K after Fed revives hike risk, but one level still decides whether repair is real
by adminby adminThe Fed left interest rates unchanged on June 17, and Bitcoin still felt the policy outlook tighten beneath it. The FOMC voted to hold its target range at 3.50% to 3.75%, but 9 of …
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PCE, jobless claims and housing data test Fed cut hopes: Crypto Week Ahead
by adminby adminThe coming week appears to be macro-led, with U.S. economic data carrying the main calendar risk. Inflation, growth, jobless claims and housing numbers all land before the open, giving markets insight on whether the …
ETH is down 7% on the week as the Fed signals the bar for rate cuts has risen, and ETF outflows top $350 million over two days. Bitcoin is trading at $75,282 as of …
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Why Fed and Treasury leaders Powell, Bessent just rushed into a critical cyber-risk meeting
by adminby adminMake CryptoSlate preferred on Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Fed Chair Jerome Powell convened an urgent meeting with Wall Street leaders this week, bypassing the routine briefing cadence and pulling bank CEOs into a …
Bitcoin’s ‘Deep Value’ Discount Faces Hawkish Fed Test: Bitwise
Bitcoin’s (BTC) valuation metrics continue to highlight a deep discount even as markets brace for a potentially hawkish Federal Reserve under new chair Kevin Warsh. Analysis from Bitwise Investments said BTC remains in a …
Bitcoin Long-to-Short Ratio Shows Pro Traders Cautious Over Fed, Inflation
Key takeaways: Negative Bitcoin funding rates indicate bearishness, yet whales maintain steady long-to-short ratios at major exchanges. Inflation concerns and tech corporate earnings remain the biggest drivers for Bitcoin traders’ sentiment. Bitcoin (BTC) faced …
US Lawmaker Wants Answers About Kraken’s Fed Master Account Approval
US Representative Maxine Waters, the ranking Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, is demanding answers from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City over the approval of Kraken Financial’s limited-purpose master account. In …