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Facebook Talked to the Fed About Libra, Chairman Powell Says

Fed chair Jerome Powell was asked about Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency during a press conference Wednesday.

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Boston Fed Announces Plans To Design a Blockchain 'Supervisory Node'

The Boston Federal Reserve is close to launching their own private supervisory node.

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Federal Reserve May Add Bitcoin Crash to Stress Test Scenarios

The U.S. Federal Reserve could soon include a bitcoin market crash as one of the risks to take into account when conducting stress tests.

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The Giant Bitcoin Rat Is Back And This Time It's After Alan Greenspan

The artist behind a giant, inflatable, rat-shaped piece of protest art dedicated to bitcoin is at it again – this time at the DC Fed.

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There's A Giant Bitcoin Rat on Wall Street And It's Staring Down the Fed

A public art installation in New York is turning heads in what its creator hopes will be a commentary on bitcoin and government money management.

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Fed Chair: Cryptocurrencies Are 'Great' For Money Laundering

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell criticized cryptocurrencies during a hearing on Capitol Hill.

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St Louis Fed Now Tracks Crypto Prices on Its Research Database

The St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank is now tracking the prices of four top cryptos in its economic research database, FRED.

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Central Banks Will Jump-Start the Decentralization of Money

While the thought may disappoint cypherpunks, the first step of a transition toward a true "money of the people" will be implemented by central banks.

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Fed Governor Says 'No Compelling Need' for US Central Bank Crypto

Fed governor Lael Brainard has said that cryptocurrencies do not pose a threat, and there is "no compelling need" for a Fed-issued digital currency.

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Futures Launch Weighed on Bitcoin's Price, Say Fed Researchers

Researchers from the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank believe that the launch of bitcoin futures played a role in bitcoin's recent price slump.

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