22:53 2025-04-17
DCG CEO: If you keep the bitcoin you invested in early-stage crypto projects in 2012, the returns will be higherIn a podcast, Barry Silbert, CEO of Digital Currency Group (DCG), reflected on the fact that if he held the bitcoin that invested in early crypto projects in 2012 (when the purchase price was $7-8), the return would be higher. He also pointed out that most cryptocurrencies currently lack real monetary value. At the same time, bitcoin minimalists predict that BTC may exceed one million dollars in the next decade. Zach Shapiro, head of the Bitcoin Policy Institute (BPI), said that if the US govern...
22:44 2025-04-17
BTC Perpetual Contract Weekly Volume on Coinbase International Exchange Hits $100 billionCoinbase International's perpetual contract platform continues to grow in the derivatives market, handling nearly $100 billion of BTC perpetual contract trading volume in the past week. The surge makes bitcoin perpetual contracts the exchange's largest segment, while all other markets have seen volumes well below that level.
Coinbase International is Coinbase's Bermuda-licensed derivatives exchange, which allows the company to offer complex trading products that are not allowed by U.S. regulatio...
22:20 2025-04-17
The probability that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates unchanged in May is 86.3%.According to the CME "Fed Watch", the probability that the Fed will keep interest rates unchanged in May is 86.3%, and the probability of a 25 basis point cut is 13.7%. The probability that the Fed will keep interest rates unchanged in June is 38.2%, the probability of a cumulative 25 basis point cut is 54.1%, and the probability of a cumulative 50 basis point cut is 7.6%.
21:43 2025-04-17
Fed unveils reform plan for big U.S. banks stressed testing, plans to delay effective date of capital buffer requirementThe Federal Reserve is refining its reform plan for stress testing at large banks and has submitted a proposal for public comment that would calculate the two-year average results. The Fed said it intends to delay the effective date of the annual stress capital buffer requirement from Oct. 1 to Jan. 1 next year to give banks more time to adjust to the new capital requirements. The proposal would also "make targeted changes to streamline data collection related to board stress testing". The Fed s...
21:22 2025-04-17
Hidden Road has received FINRA approval to operate as a broker-dealerHidden Road said on Thursday it had received approval from the US Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) to operate as a US broker-dealer, strengthening its fixed income prime brokerage platform. The company plans to offer a wider range of services to institutional clients, including clearing, financing and prime brokerage of fixed income assets.
Ripple will acquire Hidden Road for $1.25 billion, and the deal is expected to close in the coming months, pending regulatory approval.