The data from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, released on Thursday, show that the US PPI inflation increased 0.2% in August. This aligns with the Dow Jones consensus estimate teased before the readings came out. This important inflationary gauge comes amid increasing speculations in anticipation of a rate
Market debates have been sparked by the investigation into the hiring procedures of US SEC Chair Gary Gensler. There are worries about the agency’s neutrality in recruiting methods. Since the probe, which was initiated by the House Republicans, suggests that it may be violating federal law by perhaps considering political
El Salvador has made headlines once again in the cryptocurrency world by consistently adding one Bitcoin to its national reserves every day for the past 665 days, regardless of market conditions. This accumulation strategy has brought the government’s Bitcoin holdings to 5,871 BTC, currently valued at approximately $342 million. 🇸🇻
A federal judge in the United States has dismissed a class-action lawsuit against Atomic Wallet, an Estonian-based crypto firm. Philip Brimmer, a judge in the Colorado district court, agreed, concluding there were insufficient grounds for the U.S. court to handle the case. Following a $100 million hack in June 2023,
September has historically been a challenging month for both U.S. stocks and cryptocurrencies, and this year is no different for Bitcoin. The leading cryptocurrency has recently faced a tough time, with its value fluctuating significantly from $58K to $55K. Bitcoin initially dropped below the $57K mark on September 2. Although
The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has revealed a sharp rise in cryptocurrency-related fraud. Americans lost $5.6 billion in 2023—a 45% increase from the previous year. The IC3’s annual report recorded over 69,000 complaints, underscoring the growing exploitation of digital currencies in various scams. Investment fraud was the most
U.S. officials have reached a settlement with GSB Group head Josip Heit over an alleged $1 billion illicit cryptocurrency scam. The five states took this action in an effort to recoup investment funds totaling millions of dollars. To safeguard financial market investors, authorities throughout the world, including those in the
Matthew Sigel, Head of Digital Assets Research at VanEck, refuted previous assertions made by Bernstein that the US election would directly affect Bitcoin. Investors are taking notice of this counterargument, which downplays the impact of the 2024 US presidential election on the BTC surge. Sigel made an interesting observation on
The latest data from CoinShares shows that cryptocurrency investment products had another rough week, with $726 million leaving the market. Crypto investment products have seen the biggest outflow observed since March 2024, according to CoinShares’ head of research James Butterfill’s latest “Digital Asset Fund Flows Weekly Report” published on September
Following a disappointing August employment report that hinted at the US economy’s continued vulnerability to a recession, Bitcoin’s (BTC) value fell below $54,000 over the weekend. However, it has since recovered and is again trading around $56,000. Crypto equities have also seen a significant recovery, similar to the price of
