Bitcoin Slumped Below $100K As Powell Says Fed Cannot Hold Bitcoin, Not Seeking to Change That

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steventohhl
2024-12-19
steventohhl
Trump should replace Powell soon for change resistance.[Happy]
Guavaxf3006
2024-12-19
Guavaxf3006
Jerome Power just dropped a bomb on crypto crusaders. Now over to Trump, who is not exactly the most consistent person around. He has said he favors Crypto as another reserve holding. But he is known for changing his mind very often too.
NOMS
2024-12-19
NOMS
Mofo is the GRINCH. He came out to talk for an hour and tanks EVERYTHING! Get him out of the room ffs

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Powell said at a press conference following the Fed&#39;s latest two-day policy meeting, in which policymakers cut rates as expected while signaling a less certain path for monetary policy in the months ahead. </p><p>In terms of the legal issues around holding bitcoin, &#34;that&#39;s the kind of thing for Congress to consider, but we are not looking for a law change at the Fed,&#34; Powell said. </p><p>The Fed chief was addressing the prospect of central bank involvement in the idea of the government building a so-called Strategic Bitcoin Reserve once President-elect Donald Trump takes office. </p><p>Powell&#39;s comments dented the value of bitcoin, which has rallied sharply along with other crypto assets since Trump&#39;s victory in the Nov. 5 election on the prospect of a more hands-off government approach to a class of assets that rarely functions as actual money, but is instead largely used as a vehicle for speculation.</p><p>Trump has suggested he will create a U.S. bitcoin strategic reserve. But the incoming president has not provided details on what such a reserve would entail, beyond saying its initial holdings could include bitcoin seized from criminals, a stockpile of about 200,000 tokens worth about $21 billion at current prices.</p><p>Bitcoin has more than doubled this year to more than $100,000 on optimism over Trump&#39;s pro-crypto stance. The asset has proven volatile in its 15 years of existence, which analysts say reduces its utility as a store of value or a unit of exchange, key attributes of a reserve currency.</p><p>Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis has introduced a bill to create such a reserve, under which the U.S. Treasury would buy 200,000 bitcoins annually until the stockpile reaches one million tokens. The purchases would be funded by Fed bank deposits and gold holdings.</p><p>Funding a strategic bitcoin reserve would likely require the approval of Congress and the issuance of new Treasury debt, according to an analysis published this week by Barclays. Given the likely ways such a reserve could be created, &#34;we suspect such a plan would face stiff resistance from the Fed,&#34; Barclays analysts said.</p><p>More broadly, Fed officials have been skeptical of securities like bitcoin as they have also backed away from their own efforts to create a fully digital dollar in favor of allowing the private sector to innovate payments technologies.</p><p>The Fed&#39;s main role regarding cryptocurrencies appears to center on how those assets might affect consumer and banking sector safety.</p><p>&#34;We regulate and supervise banks and we would want the interaction between the crypto business and the banks ... not to threaten the health and well-being of the banks,&#34; Powell said on Dec. 4. But he also noted at that time that when it comes to crypto assets, &#34;we don&#39;t regulate it directly.&#34;</p><p>Trump plans to appoint former <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/PYPL\">PayPal</a> executive David Sacks to the newly-created position of White House AI and Crypto Czar, and pro-crypto consultant Paul Atkins to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission.</p></body></html>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"BK4588":"碎股","BK4585":"ETF&股票定投概念","RIOT":"Riot Platforms","MARA":"MARA Holdings","BK4096":"电气部件与设备","COIN":"Coinbase Global, Inc.","MSTR":"Strategy"},"source_url":"https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/powell-says-fed-cannot-hold-bitcoin-not-seeking-change-4815206","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2492716533","content_text":"NEW YORK :Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday the U.S. central bank has no desire to be involved in any government effort to stockpile large amounts of bitcoin. BTC slumped 5.2% to $99,691.\"We're not allowed to own bitcoin,\" Powell said at a press conference following the Fed's latest two-day policy meeting, in which policymakers cut rates as expected while signaling a less certain path for monetary policy in the months ahead. In terms of the legal issues around holding bitcoin, \"that's the kind of thing for Congress to consider, but we are not looking for a law change at the Fed,\" Powell said. The Fed chief was addressing the prospect of central bank involvement in the idea of the government building a so-called Strategic Bitcoin Reserve once President-elect Donald Trump takes office. Powell's comments dented the value of bitcoin, which has rallied sharply along with other crypto assets since Trump's victory in the Nov. 5 election on the prospect of a more hands-off government approach to a class of assets that rarely functions as actual money, but is instead largely used as a vehicle for speculation.Trump has suggested he will create a U.S. bitcoin strategic reserve. But the incoming president has not provided details on what such a reserve would entail, beyond saying its initial holdings could include bitcoin seized from criminals, a stockpile of about 200,000 tokens worth about $21 billion at current prices.Bitcoin has more than doubled this year to more than $100,000 on optimism over Trump's pro-crypto stance. The asset has proven volatile in its 15 years of existence, which analysts say reduces its utility as a store of value or a unit of exchange, key attributes of a reserve currency.Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis has introduced a bill to create such a reserve, under which the U.S. Treasury would buy 200,000 bitcoins annually until the stockpile reaches one million tokens. The purchases would be funded by Fed bank deposits and gold holdings.Funding a strategic bitcoin reserve would likely require the approval of Congress and the issuance of new Treasury debt, according to an analysis published this week by Barclays. Given the likely ways such a reserve could be created, \"we suspect such a plan would face stiff resistance from the Fed,\" Barclays analysts said.More broadly, Fed officials have been skeptical of securities like bitcoin as they have also backed away from their own efforts to create a fully digital dollar in favor of allowing the private sector to innovate payments technologies.The Fed's main role regarding cryptocurrencies appears to center on how those assets might affect consumer and banking sector safety.\"We regulate and supervise banks and we would want the interaction between the crypto business and the banks ... not to threaten the health and well-being of the banks,\" Powell said on Dec. 4. 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But the incoming president has not provided details on what such a reserve would entail, beyond saying its initial holdings could include bitcoin seized from criminals, a stockpile of about 200,000 tokens worth about $21 billion at current prices.</p><p>Bitcoin has more than doubled this year to more than $100,000 on optimism over Trump&#39;s pro-crypto stance. The asset has proven volatile in its 15 years of existence, which analysts say reduces its utility as a store of value or a unit of exchange, key attributes of a reserve currency.</p><p>Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis has introduced a bill to create such a reserve, under which the U.S. Treasury would buy 200,000 bitcoins annually until the stockpile reaches one million tokens. The purchases would be funded by Fed bank deposits and gold holdings.</p><p>Funding a strategic bitcoin reserve would likely require the approval of Congress and the issuance of new Treasury debt, according to an analysis published this week by Barclays. Given the likely ways such a reserve could be created, &#34;we suspect such a plan would face stiff resistance from the Fed,&#34; Barclays analysts said.</p><p>More broadly, Fed officials have been skeptical of securities like bitcoin as they have also backed away from their own efforts to create a fully digital dollar in favor of allowing the private sector to innovate payments technologies.</p><p>The Fed&#39;s main role regarding cryptocurrencies appears to center on how those assets might affect consumer and banking sector safety.</p><p>&#34;We regulate and supervise banks and we would want the interaction between the crypto business and the banks ... not to threaten the health and well-being of the banks,&#34; Powell said on Dec. 4. But he also noted at that time that when it comes to crypto assets, &#34;we don&#39;t regulate it directly.&#34;</p><p>Trump plans to appoint former <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/PYPL\">PayPal</a> executive David Sacks to the newly-created position of White House AI and Crypto Czar, and pro-crypto consultant Paul Atkins to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission.</p></body></html>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Bitcoin Slumped Below $100K As Powell Says Fed Cannot Hold Bitcoin, Not Seeking to Change That</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; 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Powell said at a press conference following the Fed&#39;s latest two-day policy meeting, in which policymakers cut rates as expected while signaling a less certain path for monetary policy in the months ahead. </p><p>In terms of the legal issues around holding bitcoin, &#34;that&#39;s the kind of thing for Congress to consider, but we are not looking for a law change at the Fed,&#34; Powell said. </p><p>The Fed chief was addressing the prospect of central bank involvement in the idea of the government building a so-called Strategic Bitcoin Reserve once President-elect Donald Trump takes office. </p><p>Powell&#39;s comments dented the value of bitcoin, which has rallied sharply along with other crypto assets since Trump&#39;s victory in the Nov. 5 election on the prospect of a more hands-off government approach to a class of assets that rarely functions as actual money, but is instead largely used as a vehicle for speculation.</p><p>Trump has suggested he will create a U.S. bitcoin strategic reserve. But the incoming president has not provided details on what such a reserve would entail, beyond saying its initial holdings could include bitcoin seized from criminals, a stockpile of about 200,000 tokens worth about $21 billion at current prices.</p><p>Bitcoin has more than doubled this year to more than $100,000 on optimism over Trump&#39;s pro-crypto stance. The asset has proven volatile in its 15 years of existence, which analysts say reduces its utility as a store of value or a unit of exchange, key attributes of a reserve currency.</p><p>Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis has introduced a bill to create such a reserve, under which the U.S. Treasury would buy 200,000 bitcoins annually until the stockpile reaches one million tokens. The purchases would be funded by Fed bank deposits and gold holdings.</p><p>Funding a strategic bitcoin reserve would likely require the approval of Congress and the issuance of new Treasury debt, according to an analysis published this week by Barclays. Given the likely ways such a reserve could be created, &#34;we suspect such a plan would face stiff resistance from the Fed,&#34; Barclays analysts said.</p><p>More broadly, Fed officials have been skeptical of securities like bitcoin as they have also backed away from their own efforts to create a fully digital dollar in favor of allowing the private sector to innovate payments technologies.</p><p>The Fed&#39;s main role regarding cryptocurrencies appears to center on how those assets might affect consumer and banking sector safety.</p><p>&#34;We regulate and supervise banks and we would want the interaction between the crypto business and the banks ... not to threaten the health and well-being of the banks,&#34; Powell said on Dec. 4. But he also noted at that time that when it comes to crypto assets, &#34;we don&#39;t regulate it directly.&#34;</p><p>Trump plans to appoint former <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/PYPL\">PayPal</a> executive David Sacks to the newly-created position of White House AI and Crypto Czar, and pro-crypto consultant Paul Atkins to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission.</p></body></html>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"BK4588":"碎股","BK4585":"ETF&股票定投概念","RIOT":"Riot Platforms","MARA":"MARA Holdings","BK4096":"电气部件与设备","COIN":"Coinbase Global, Inc.","MSTR":"Strategy"},"source_url":"https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/powell-says-fed-cannot-hold-bitcoin-not-seeking-change-4815206","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2492716533","content_text":"NEW YORK :Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday the U.S. central bank has no desire to be involved in any government effort to stockpile large amounts of bitcoin. BTC slumped 5.2% to $99,691.\"We're not allowed to own bitcoin,\" Powell said at a press conference following the Fed's latest two-day policy meeting, in which policymakers cut rates as expected while signaling a less certain path for monetary policy in the months ahead. In terms of the legal issues around holding bitcoin, \"that's the kind of thing for Congress to consider, but we are not looking for a law change at the Fed,\" Powell said. The Fed chief was addressing the prospect of central bank involvement in the idea of the government building a so-called Strategic Bitcoin Reserve once President-elect Donald Trump takes office. Powell's comments dented the value of bitcoin, which has rallied sharply along with other crypto assets since Trump's victory in the Nov. 5 election on the prospect of a more hands-off government approach to a class of assets that rarely functions as actual money, but is instead largely used as a vehicle for speculation.Trump has suggested he will create a U.S. bitcoin strategic reserve. But the incoming president has not provided details on what such a reserve would entail, beyond saying its initial holdings could include bitcoin seized from criminals, a stockpile of about 200,000 tokens worth about $21 billion at current prices.Bitcoin has more than doubled this year to more than $100,000 on optimism over Trump's pro-crypto stance. The asset has proven volatile in its 15 years of existence, which analysts say reduces its utility as a store of value or a unit of exchange, key attributes of a reserve currency.Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis has introduced a bill to create such a reserve, under which the U.S. Treasury would buy 200,000 bitcoins annually until the stockpile reaches one million tokens. The purchases would be funded by Fed bank deposits and gold holdings.Funding a strategic bitcoin reserve would likely require the approval of Congress and the issuance of new Treasury debt, according to an analysis published this week by Barclays. Given the likely ways such a reserve could be created, \"we suspect such a plan would face stiff resistance from the Fed,\" Barclays analysts said.More broadly, Fed officials have been skeptical of securities like bitcoin as they have also backed away from their own efforts to create a fully digital dollar in favor of allowing the private sector to innovate payments technologies.The Fed's main role regarding cryptocurrencies appears to center on how those assets might affect consumer and banking sector safety.\"We regulate and supervise banks and we would want the interaction between the crypto business and the banks ... not to threaten the health and well-being of the banks,\" Powell said on Dec. 4. 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But the incoming president has not provided details on what such a reserve would entail, beyond saying its initial holdings could include bitcoin seized from criminals, a stockpile of about 200,000 tokens worth about $21 billion at current prices.</p><p>Bitcoin has more than doubled this year to more than $100,000 on optimism over Trump&#39;s pro-crypto stance. The asset has proven volatile in its 15 years of existence, which analysts say reduces its utility as a store of value or a unit of exchange, key attributes of a reserve currency.</p><p>Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis has introduced a bill to create such a reserve, under which the U.S. Treasury would buy 200,000 bitcoins annually until the stockpile reaches one million tokens. The purchases would be funded by Fed bank deposits and gold holdings.</p><p>Funding a strategic bitcoin reserve would likely require the approval of Congress and the issuance of new Treasury debt, according to an analysis published this week by Barclays. 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Powell said at a press conference following the Fed&#39;s latest two-day policy meeting, in which policymakers cut rates as expected while signaling a less certain path for monetary policy in the months ahead. </p><p>In terms of the legal issues around holding bitcoin, &#34;that&#39;s the kind of thing for Congress to consider, but we are not looking for a law change at the Fed,&#34; Powell said. </p><p>The Fed chief was addressing the prospect of central bank involvement in the idea of the government building a so-called Strategic Bitcoin Reserve once President-elect Donald Trump takes office. </p><p>Powell&#39;s comments dented the value of bitcoin, which has rallied sharply along with other crypto assets since Trump&#39;s victory in the Nov. 5 election on the prospect of a more hands-off government approach to a class of assets that rarely functions as actual money, but is instead largely used as a vehicle for speculation.</p><p>Trump has suggested he will create a U.S. bitcoin strategic reserve. But the incoming president has not provided details on what such a reserve would entail, beyond saying its initial holdings could include bitcoin seized from criminals, a stockpile of about 200,000 tokens worth about $21 billion at current prices.</p><p>Bitcoin has more than doubled this year to more than $100,000 on optimism over Trump&#39;s pro-crypto stance. The asset has proven volatile in its 15 years of existence, which analysts say reduces its utility as a store of value or a unit of exchange, key attributes of a reserve currency.</p><p>Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis has introduced a bill to create such a reserve, under which the U.S. Treasury would buy 200,000 bitcoins annually until the stockpile reaches one million tokens. The purchases would be funded by Fed bank deposits and gold holdings.</p><p>Funding a strategic bitcoin reserve would likely require the approval of Congress and the issuance of new Treasury debt, according to an analysis published this week by Barclays. Given the likely ways such a reserve could be created, &#34;we suspect such a plan would face stiff resistance from the Fed,&#34; Barclays analysts said.</p><p>More broadly, Fed officials have been skeptical of securities like bitcoin as they have also backed away from their own efforts to create a fully digital dollar in favor of allowing the private sector to innovate payments technologies.</p><p>The Fed&#39;s main role regarding cryptocurrencies appears to center on how those assets might affect consumer and banking sector safety.</p><p>&#34;We regulate and supervise banks and we would want the interaction between the crypto business and the banks ... not to threaten the health and well-being of the banks,&#34; Powell said on Dec. 4. But he also noted at that time that when it comes to crypto assets, &#34;we don&#39;t regulate it directly.&#34;</p><p>Trump plans to appoint former <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/PYPL\">PayPal</a> executive David Sacks to the newly-created position of White House AI and Crypto Czar, and pro-crypto consultant Paul Atkins to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission.</p></body></html>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"BK4588":"碎股","BK4585":"ETF&股票定投概念","RIOT":"Riot Platforms","MARA":"MARA Holdings","BK4096":"电气部件与设备","COIN":"Coinbase Global, Inc.","MSTR":"Strategy"},"source_url":"https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/powell-says-fed-cannot-hold-bitcoin-not-seeking-change-4815206","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2492716533","content_text":"NEW YORK :Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday the U.S. central bank has no desire to be involved in any government effort to stockpile large amounts of bitcoin. BTC slumped 5.2% to $99,691.\"We're not allowed to own bitcoin,\" Powell said at a press conference following the Fed's latest two-day policy meeting, in which policymakers cut rates as expected while signaling a less certain path for monetary policy in the months ahead. In terms of the legal issues around holding bitcoin, \"that's the kind of thing for Congress to consider, but we are not looking for a law change at the Fed,\" Powell said. The Fed chief was addressing the prospect of central bank involvement in the idea of the government building a so-called Strategic Bitcoin Reserve once President-elect Donald Trump takes office. Powell's comments dented the value of bitcoin, which has rallied sharply along with other crypto assets since Trump's victory in the Nov. 5 election on the prospect of a more hands-off government approach to a class of assets that rarely functions as actual money, but is instead largely used as a vehicle for speculation.Trump has suggested he will create a U.S. bitcoin strategic reserve. But the incoming president has not provided details on what such a reserve would entail, beyond saying its initial holdings could include bitcoin seized from criminals, a stockpile of about 200,000 tokens worth about $21 billion at current prices.Bitcoin has more than doubled this year to more than $100,000 on optimism over Trump's pro-crypto stance. The asset has proven volatile in its 15 years of existence, which analysts say reduces its utility as a store of value or a unit of exchange, key attributes of a reserve currency.Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis has introduced a bill to create such a reserve, under which the U.S. Treasury would buy 200,000 bitcoins annually until the stockpile reaches one million tokens. The purchases would be funded by Fed bank deposits and gold holdings.Funding a strategic bitcoin reserve would likely require the approval of Congress and the issuance of new Treasury debt, according to an analysis published this week by Barclays. 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