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On Friday, the Chamber of Digital Commerce and the Reinventing Bretton Woods Committee hosted a discussion headed by James Bullard, the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Olli Rehn, the Governor or the Bank of Finland, and Benoît Coeuré, Head of Innovation Hub, Bank for International Settlements on “The World Economy Transformed: Reflections on Policy Responses & The Future Post Pandemic Monetary Architecture.” All three agreed with Coeuré’s statement that...
THE HEADLINES [Members Area Crypto] NEW COVID-19 ASSISTANCE PACKAGE BRINGS BACK IDEA OF DIGITAL DOLLAR www. tlaib. house. gov Representative Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) has introduced a new bill (the “Automatic Boost to Communities Act”) looking to provide assistance payments to Americans of $2,000 per month. Tlaib proposes these payments be made through the introduction of Federal Reserve created “FedAccounts” and Treasury-administered digital dollar wallets. If approved, the bill states that...
Quick notes on above chart:I added The Bitcoin Fund (TSX: QBTC-U. TO) and Riot Blockchain (NASDAQ: RIOT) to my weekly update on digital currency and blockchain stocksGrayscale’s Diversified Large Cap Fund. Grayscale changed its ticker from GDLCF to GDLC, as such its key metrics like the 52-week price range have been reset. THE HEADLINES _WHY ISN’T CHINA’S DCEP BEING COVERED IN TRADITIONAL MEDIA?_ Today I am starting the headlines section of BitDigest with some thoughts...
WHAT’S CHANGING TECHNICALLY FOR CRYPTO CURRENCIES? After rebounding from deeply oversold levels in March, most cryptocurrencies are stalling under technical resistance coinciding with declining 50- and 200-dma’s. Given the long-term uptrend for BTC remains intact, our expectation is for the current pullback to be relatively shallow over the coming 1-2 weeks. BTC STALLING UNDER DECLINING 50- AND 200-DMA’S BTC is stalling short-term under heavy technical resistance between 7-8K which coincides...
TechnicalRoundup’s weekly view on bitcoin/dollar is bearish based on bitcoin’s recent difficulty in closing above $7,000. “Nevertheless, as time has progressed, a counter-argument is starting to emerge. Bitcoin/Dollar has been testing the $7000 area for several consecutive weeks now, and no strong rejection has materialized. This could be interpreted as evidence of weakening resistance following recurring tests.” THE HEADLINES [Members Area Crypto] CHINA APPEARS TO HAVE BEGUN TESTING CBDC www. decrypt. co...
In the current market environment, with the sharp price volatility seen in Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrencies generally in the past 12 months, it’s fair for investors to ask, “What’s going on?” While follow on contagion and spillover from the global economic chaos is the easiest answer, I think that the situation deserves a closer look, as there might be market nuances worth examining in detail. I see a number of...
Readers Note: The crypto weekly newsletter was not published last Friday due to the Easter holiday and has been moved to today instead. PORTFOLIO STRATEGY Crypto markets have seen price swings over past weeks, but despite the choppiness, markets have largely ended where we left them in prior weeks with Bitcoin sitting around $6,900 today. CRYPTO ALLOCATION: For this reason, our tactical crypto exposure recommendations haven’t changed since our last...
The Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index shows improvement in market sentiment jumping 4 points to “15” overnight. Since dropping below 30 in early March, the index has signaled investor concerns, yet as such, ’ a buying opportunity.’ THE HEADLINES [Members Area Crypto] G20 RECOMMENDS RULES FOR STABLECOINS www. reuters. com The G20’s Financial Stability Board has released 10 recommendation for an international, cross-border approach to regulating stablecoins. The recommendations, prompted...
THE HEADLINES [Members Area Crypto] EU IDENTIFIES REGULATOR CONCERNS FOR DIGITAL ASSETS www. europarl. europa. eu The European Parliament issued a report addressing key regulator concerns over the use of digital assets for illicit activities, and the development of private “tokens” and stablecoins / central bank digital currencies. The EU suggests that regulatory action should be considered “to broaden the scope of the definition of virtual currencies” and introduce a...
THE HEADLINES [Members Area Crypto] FRANCE THINKS DIGITAL ASSETS SHOULD BE REGULATED UNDER SEPARATE REGIMES: TOKENS VS. CURRENCIES www. amf-france. org France’s financial regulator has responded to the European Commission request for consolation on digital currencies by suggesting that digital assets should fall under a new regulatory regime distinguishing security tokens from digital currencies. “We believe it is important to keep the electronic money regime, which is relevant and should...
THE HEADLINES _Quiet day in the world of governmental crypto news…_ [Members Area Crypto] GALAXY DIGITAL REPORTS Q4 AND FULL YEAR 2019 FINANCIAL RESULTS www. newswire. ca Galaxy Digital reported total revenue for the year ending December 31, 2019 of CAD$132 million driven by a gain on digital assets holdings. Income was positive at CAD$25 million. This compares to a loss in 2018 of CAD$272 million. Net book value per...
THE HEADLINES [Members Area Crypto] BOE SEES POTENTIAL ROLE OF PRIVATE COMPANIES IN DIGITAL CURRENCY'S FUTURE www. coindesk. com The Bank of England (BOE) believes private company may play a larger role in the issuance and distribution of digital money. “If [current] proposals are responding to a real need – for example, some weakness in the existing payments system, or some category of users that are not being served by...
