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Interest Rates

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell
Finance
Inflation
How Bitcoiners Should Watch the US Federal Reserve Meeting on Wednesday
Comments from the Fed could tell bitcoiners how committed the central bank is to staying the course on low interest rates through the rest of the year.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell
By Nate DiCamillo
Jan 26, 2021 at 10:03 p.m. UTC
Jan 26, 2021
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Bitcoin traders are tokenizing the cryptocurrency to run on the Ethereum blockchain for extra yield.
Markets
Ethereum
Ethereum: The Last Bastion for Yield
U.S. Treasury and corporate bonds are returning lower yields than ever. Ethereum's currency ether (ETH) presents an alternative.
Bitcoin traders are tokenizing the cryptocurrency to run on the Ethereum blockchain for extra yield.
By David Hoffman
Jan 5, 2021 at 8:13 p.m. UTC
Jan 5, 2021
EthereumOpinionInterest RatesYield Farming
DEFI T-BILL: Yield Protocol's programmatic money market offers stable interest rates just like a Treasury bill.
Tech
Paradigm
This Paradigm-Backed Startup Is Offering DeFi's First 'T-Bill'
Newly launched DeFi lending project Yield Protocol is offering stable interest rates for investors.
DEFI T-BILL: Yield Protocol's programmatic money market offers stable interest rates just like a Treasury bill.
By William Foxley
Oct 27, 2020 at 4:57 p.m. UTC
Oct 27, 2020
ParadigmDeFiInterest Rates
Phases of a lunar eclipse
Markets
Bitcoin
Bitcoin Correlations Depend on What Phase It Is In
Bitcoin's correlations with gold and the stock market appears contradictory on the surface. There are deeper machinations at work.
Phases of a lunar eclipse
By Lyn Alden
Oct 7, 2020 at 3:05 p.m. UTC
Oct 7, 2020
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Markets
Economy
How Monetary Policy Undermined American Resilience
A legacy of artificially low interest rates is not just the death of savings, but a forced buying into the perpetual growth machine of financial asset prices.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Sep 10, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Sep 10, 2020
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Voyager founder and CEO Steve Ehrlich (right)
Markets
Interest rates
Voyager to Pay Interest on DeFi Tokens to Gain Brokerage Clients
LINK, KNC and BAT bring the number of tokens in Voyager's interest payout program to 17.
Voyager founder and CEO Steve Ehrlich (right)
By Danny Nelson
Aug 27, 2020 at 6:45 p.m. UTC
Aug 27, 2020
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Markets
Podcasts
An Unintended Consequence of Low Interest Rates? The Big Get Bigger
As companies have to shift their business model to contend with low interest rates, the largest find themselves in a comparatively better situation.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Aug 25, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 25, 2020
PodcastsInterest RatesThe Breakdown
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell
Markets
Federal reserve
Federal Reserve Keeps Rates Close to Zero, Continues Buying Treasurys
The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it would hold benchmark U.S. interest rates close to zero and continue buying Treasury bonds to support the coronavirus-devastated economy....
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell
By Bradley Keoun
Jul 29, 2020 at 6:14 p.m. UTC
Jul 29, 2020
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Markets
Bitmex
Delta Exchange Launches Crypto Interest Rate Swaps
Traders may now be able to hedge the risks they face from interest rate payment fluctuations in perpetual contracts.
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By Omkar Godbole
Jun 18, 2020 at 7:49 p.m. UTC
Jun 18, 2020
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Markets
Federal reserve
First Mover: Bitcoin Bulls Might Get Negative Rates From Central Banks, Just Not the Fed
The Fed may remain intransigent about negative rates, but bitcoin may benefit from other central bankers who are keeping the option firmly on the table.
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By Paddy BakerOmkar Godbole
Jun 10, 2020 at 12:38 p.m. UTC
Jun 10, 2020
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