Monetary Policy

Bitcoin remained range-bound around $63,000 despite US July consumer price index (CPI) data confirming a slowdown in inflation. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, July CPI rose 3.4% year-over-year, down from 3.5% in June, while core CPI excluding food and energy increased 2.5% year-over

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bitcoin held around $63,000 on August 14 despite July CPI cooling to 3.4% year-over-year, in line with market expectations. The slower inflation reading reduced odds of a Federal Reserve rate hike at September's FOMC meeting from 46.1% to 41.9%.

Bitcoin (BTC) remains weak, trading at around $63,520 as of Aug. 14. USDT stablecoin issuer Tether completed its first comprehensive independent financial audit, with KPMG issuing an unqualified opinion. Trump family crypto project WLFI has postponed its Maldives resort token issuance plan. Macro Events & Crypto Highlights According to The Block, stablecoin issuer Tether said Thursday that it had completed its first full independent audit of its financial statements, with KPMG US issuing an “unq

According to its SEC filing on Aug. 11, Fidelity filed a pre-effective amendment to enable its Ethereum Fund (FETH) to stake up to 100% of its ETH holdings and distribute quarterly cash payouts. The fund would retain 85% of staking rewards after deducting a 15% fee shared among Fidelity,

Bitcoin dipped to $62,912 on Thursday at 12:44 p.m. as volatile trading erased late-night gains, with total crypto liquidations reaching $227 million split between $122 million in long positions and $105 million in short positions. The decline followed a brief surge to $63,900 around 1:25 a.m. EST b

On August 13, 2026, from 09:00 to 09:15 (UTC), BTC edged down 0.23% over the 15-minute period, with prices fluctuating between 63,620.1 and 63,772.0 USDT and an Ampl of just 0.24%. The current price is approximately $63,681, down 0.25% over the past 24 hours. Under macroeconomic pressure, the market remains range-bound, generally in a wait-and-see mode rather than experiencing panic selling. The main drivers of this move were the continued escalation of U.S.-Iran geopolitical tensions and uncert

If you feel the market has moved but do not know which way to bet, today's market answer is actually deeply divided: CPI gave the Fed some breathing room, but the Treasury market is not buying it; AI hardware rebounded across the board, while after-hours trading following earnings reports is exposing a lack of confidence; gold skyrocketed $460 in 9 days and copper hit an all-time high, as hard assets are being repriced. All three lines are saying the same thing: “good news” is no longer good eno

The Federal Reserve faces a 59.9% probability of holding interest rates steady at 3.5-3.75% during its September 16 FOMC meeting, according to CME FedWatch data reported on August 13. The shift follows weaker-than-expected July employment figures and stabilizing inflation metrics. One month prior on

According to JPMorgan strategist David Lebovitz, Japan's central bank is raising rates for the third time in 12 months as the economy exits its 30-year slump, putting pressure on the yen and threatening the carry trade that has historically funded cryptocurrency investments. The U.S. and Japan

The Bank of England's Digital Pound Lab is testing whether stablecoins and a potential digital British pound can operate within the same cross-border payment flow, according to a Wednesday announcement from NOBO Finance, Dun & Bradstreet and Polygon Labs. The experiment involves an exporter

Federal Reserve rate expectations remain divided across trading venues following July inflation data release. The Consumer Price Index rose 0.1% in July and 3.4% year-over-year, matching economist forecasts, yet CME FedWatch assigns 44% probability to a September 16 rate hike while prediction

On August 12, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released the July inflation data that markets had been eagerly awaiting. Headline CPI rose 3.4% year over year, while core CPI fell to 2.5% year over year, with both figures matching expectations. After the data was released, crypto assets, gold, and U.S. stock futures all showed choppy short-term moves, initially falling before rebounding. However, the latest pricing in the interest rate market delivered the signal that truly deserves attention.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday that the Consumer Price Index rose 3.4% year-over-year in July, matching economist consensus estimates and slowing from June's 3.5%. Core CPI, excluding food and energy prices, also met expectations at 2.5% year-over-year, down from 2.6%

Gold spot prices recovered to $4,363.51 per ounce as of the 11th, rebounding from a sharp decline earlier this year. The precious metal had fallen 28.98% from over $5,500 per ounce in late January to near $3,900 in early July, pressured by US-Iran war concerns and Federal Reserve rate hike

According to Korea Exchange, gold spot prices recovered to $4,363.51 per ounce on August 11, rising 6.82% from the $4,000 level at the start of the month. The rally came as U.S. interest rate-hike expectations faded following weaker-than-expected July employment data. CME FedWatch now prices a 50.1%

According to CoinGecko, Bitcoin traded at US$63,680 early Wednesday, down 0.48% over 24 hours with a market cap of US$1.28 trillion, as US employment figures and upcoming inflation data shifted Federal Reserve rate expectations. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the economy lost 23,000 jobs in

GSR, a prominent crypto market maker, attributes Bitcoin's sluggish momentum this year to capital rotating into artificial intelligence infrastructure rather than crypto-specific factors. Spencer Hallarn, Head of Markets at GSR, said in a recent interview that the slowdown gripping digital assets is

BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes analyzed in his latest article, “Yen Earthquake,” that U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is planning a measure aimed at strengthening the yen. The core idea is for Japan to pledge U.S. Treasuries through the FIMA repo facility to borrow dollars from the Fed rather than sell Treasuries. Hayes believes this would force the Fed to expand its balance sheet. Hayes’s Three Proposals for Strengthening the Yen and Their Respective Risks (Source: Substack) According to Hay