Rep. Waters Presses Kansas City Fed Over Kraken’s Master Account Approval: Crypto’s Big Win or Regulatory Blunder? A bombshell decision by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City to grant a Master Account to Kraken, one of the heavyweight cryptocurrency exchanges, has ignited a firestorm of debate. Representative Maxine Waters, a staunch critic of digital […]
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Kraken’s Historic Fedwire Access Sparks Backlash from Top Democrat Maxine Waters A monumental breakthrough for the cryptocurrency industry has ignited a firestorm of debate on Capitol Hill. The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City recently granted Kraken Financial, the banking arm of a leading U.S. crypto exchange, a “limited purpose account,” giving it direct access […]
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US Lawmaker Grills Kansas Fed Over Kraken’s Groundbreaking Master Account Approval Representative Maxine Waters, the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, has put the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City on notice. In a sharp letter to Fed President Jeff Schmid, she’s demanding answers about their decision to grant Kraken Financial—a crypto-focused subsidiary […]
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Crypto Carnage: $100B Wiped Out in 24 Hours as Bitcoin Slumps, Yet Pepeto Presale Soars to $8M The cryptocurrency market took a devastating hit, losing a staggering $100 billion in just one day after the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady and Fed Chair Jerome Powell issued a stark warning on persistent inflation. Bitcoin dropped […]
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Oil Reserve Blunder Meets Fed Rate Crunch: Bitcoin Soars to $75K Amid Global Chaos The world is grappling with a brutal trifecta of crises: the largest emergency oil reserve release in history has flopped spectacularly, the Federal Reserve faces a high-stakes interest rate decision, and Bitcoin has rocketed past $75,000. Whether you’re wincing at the […]
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Crypto Market Braces for Impact: FOMC Meeting and Fed Interest Rates in Focus Central bankers could tip the scales for Bitcoin and the broader crypto market on March 18, 2026, as the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) convenes to decide on U.S. interest rates. With global financial markets hanging on every word from the Federal […]
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Custodia Bank Stumbles in Federal Reserve Master Account Fight: Crypto’s Uphill Battle Continues Custodia Bank, a pioneering crypto-focused institution led by Bitcoin advocate Caitlin Long, has hit another roadblock in its years-long quest for a Federal Reserve master account. The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit recently denied a full court rehearing in […]
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Custodia Bank’s Crushing Defeat: Crypto Banking Hits a Regulatory Wall Custodia Bank, a pioneering force in crypto-focused finance, has been handed a devastating loss in its five-year quest for a Federal Reserve master account. The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, in a decisive 7-3 ruling, upheld the Fed’s authority to gatekeep access […]
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US Court Rejects Custodia Bank Rehearing as Kraken Scores Fedwire Access in Crypto Banking Clash In a tale of two crypto titans, Custodia Bank and Kraken have landed on opposite sides of the regulatory fence in their fight for access to the Federal Reserve’s payment systems. While Custodia slams into a legal dead end, Kraken […]
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Oil Prices Near $100: Why Bitcoin Struggles to Break $70K Bitcoin’s march toward $70,000 has slammed into a brick wall, and the unexpected obstacle might be fueling your car right now. With oil prices surging close to $100 per barrel due to escalating geopolitical unrest, inflation fears are spiking, creating a brutal macro environment for […]
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