by CoinMarketCap | Jan 17, 2025 | Bitcoin
Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Treasury secretary, testified before the Senate Finance Committee on Jan. 16. He strongly opposed the introduction of a U.S. central bank digital currency (CBDC), stating there was no justification for one....
by CoinMarketCap | Jan 17, 2025 | Bitcoin
Market Overview 📉 This week saw Bitcoin (BTC) continue to break lower as the market anticipated hot economic data leading into the week’s CPI and PPI readings. However, the data came in cold, sending markets ripping higher as market participants reevaluated the state...
by CoinMarketCap | Jan 17, 2025 | Bitcoin
Stars cannot align more positively for crypto in the U.S., the world’s largest economy, if the latest media reports are anything to go by. Still, one …
by CoinMarketCap | Jan 17, 2025 | Bitcoin
TL;DR… Bitcoin’s Wild Ride: BTC swung from under $90K to over $100K, with ETH dipping below $3K before recovering; altcoins bounced back from a strong sell-off. RWA Sector Surges: Market cap jumped 15.7% to $70.1B, nearly reaching an all-time high; most RWA...
by CoinMarketCap | Jan 16, 2025 | Bitcoin
A fellow at crypto think tank Coin Center filed suit against U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday, seeking a judge’s guarantee that the …