Monetary Policy

According to bitcoin.com, on Friday (Aug. 29), Bitcoin fell 2.5% to $77,588 after Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh delivered a hawkish keynote at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium. Warsh stressed the central bank has "work to do" and that forward guidance had "overstayed its welcome,"

According to Reuters, BIS General Manager Pablo Hernández de Cos argued on Friday (Aug 28) that stablecoins do not credibly function as a means of payment at scale. He advocated for tokenized bank deposits as a stronger alternative, stating "Tokenised deposits offer a more direct path to harness tok

Bitcoin fell 2.5% to $77,588 on Aug. 29, 2026, following Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's hawkish speech at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium. The decline came after Warsh stressed the central bank has "work to do" and criticized forward guidance, causing rate hike odds to jump

Bitcoin recovered to $80,000 this month amid improved US liquidity but now faces a monetary policy test as South Korea and Japan tighten. The Bank of Korea raised its benchmark rate by 0.25 percentage points to 3.00% on the 27th, marking two consecutive monthly increases for the first time in 3

According to Bitcoin.com News, Bitcoin fell 2.5% to $77,588 today, August 29, following Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's hawkish Jackson Hole keynote on Friday. Warsh stressed the Fed has "work to do" and that forward guidance had "overstayed its welcome," sending rate hike odds from 35% to the m

According to Reuters, BIS General Manager Pablo Hernández de Cos questioned stablecoins' credibility as a means of payment at scale on Friday (Aug 28). De Cos, a candidate to succeed ECB President Christine Lagarde next year, argued that tokenized bank deposits offer a stronger alternative. He

Bank for International Settlements General Manager Pablo Hernández de Cos stated that stablecoins do not credibly function as a means of payment at scale, Reuters reported on Friday. He argued tokenized bank deposits offer a stronger alternative while governments worldwide build regulatory

According to Reuters, Bank for International Settlements General Manager Pablo Hernández de Cos on August 28 questioned whether stablecoins can credibly function as a means of payment at scale. He argued that tokenized bank deposits offer a more direct path to harness tokenization while preserving t

According to Jiang Zhuoer, founder of Litbit Pool, Bitcoin ETF saw net outflows on August 29, ending nine consecutive days of inflows. Jiang noted that amid Federal Reserve Chair Powell's hawkish comments, BTC faces its first significant test since the recent rally. Jiang confirmed that he

On August 28, Solana validators approved proposal SGP 0002 to double the network's annual disinflation rate from 15% to 30%, with 67% of participating stake voting in favor. The measure, which implements SIMD 550 developed by Helius engineers, received support representing 176.29 million SOL

According to Foresight News, ECB Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel stated at the Jackson Hole Symposium that central banks should natively issue tokenized reserves on distributed ledgers. Schnabel emphasized that stablecoins lack resilient liquidity provision and cannot substitute for central b

According to Bloomberg, ECB Executive Board Member Isabel Schnabel called for introducing central bank digital currencies on blockchain to modernize monetary policy execution, collateral management, and liquidity provision. Bringing currencies on-chain would preserve the central bank's role as

According to Cryptoreviewing, Bitcoin fell from $81,455 to $76,877 overnight on August 28 following Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's Jackson Hole address. The pullback triggered $107 million in derivatives liquidations, with $50 million in long positions and $57 million in shorts wiped out.

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh warned on Aug. 28 that the central bank could have more work ahead if inflation pressures fail to ease. Speaking at the Fed's annual Jackson Hole symposium, Warsh said underlying inflation needs to show clear progress toward the central bank's 2% target. Warsh

According to TheStreet, Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh warned on August 28 at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium that underlying inflation must show "clear progress" toward the Fed's 2% target, otherwise "we have work to do." Warsh emphasized that recent data do not indicate meaningful

According to ChainCatcher, Bitcoin fell below the $80,000 level on August 28 following a cautious speech by Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Powell at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium. BTC/USD dropped to $78,442 on the Bitstamp platform, marking a daily decline of approximately 1%. Powell reiterated t

According to research published by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas on August 25, tokenized deposits and 24/7 instant settlement could fundamentally threaten banks' ability to provide long-term loans. Researchers Rosie Levy and Srini Ramaswamy warn that rapid deposit tokenization, enabled by

The U.K. government announced a secondary objective for the Bank of England to support innovation in stablecoins, tokenized finance, and digital payment infrastructure, according to a government statement on August 28. The change maintains financial stability as the Bank's primary responsibility