Every Monday, we cover the latest developments and trends in the dynamic and ever-evolving world of cryptocurrency. From price movements, industry news and our favorite resources, we strive to provide our readers with a comprehensive overview of the crypto landscape.
Happy Monday, Ndaxers— Here’s what happened last week:
Bitcoin has been showing strong resilience around $71,000 (CA$97K), boosted by U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs seeing their second-highest daily inflow of $886.75 million, with total net inflows nearing $15 billion. Thailand has also approved its first spot Bitcoin ETF for wealthy/institutional investors. Bitcoin's price was up 3.2% in 24 hours and nearly 10% in the past month. Decrypt
Canada's central bank cut its benchmark interest rate by 0.25% to 4.75%, the first reduction in four years. Bitcoin gains continued alongside equity markets on Thursday as they responded positively to the European Central Bank also cutting interest rates by 0.25% to 3.75%, their first reduction since 2019. This move suggests other central banks could soon follow suit in easing monetary policy. After the announcement, Bitcoin briefly spiked 1.5% to $71,600 before settling around $70,930. Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem cited increased confidence that inflation will continue falling towards the 2% target after cooling from 8.1% in June 2022 to 2.7% in April 2024. While the European Central Bank is expected to cut rates soon, the Federal Reserve may keep rates higher for longer given stickier 3.4% U.S. inflation in April. However, the Fed did recently slow its quantitative tightening pace, effectively adding more liquidity.. The Defiant
All eyes were on President Biden last week when his White House reached out to crypto industry interests for guidance on crypto policy... So it came with a bit of a sting when he vetoed a bipartisan, pro-crypto bill that same Friday evening. SAB 121 introduced and enacted last year requires companies custodying customers’ crypto to treat digital assets as liabilities, and hold “corresponding assets” on their balance sheets against them, making it all but impossible for regulated financial institutions to custody digital assets for their clients. A bill repealing SAB 121 easily passed both houses of congress over the last 3 weeks on its way to Biden’s desk. (Biden had warned he would veto the bill if passed.)
U.S. House lawmakers seeking to override Biden’s veto debated a new bill slashing the SEC's budget by $145 million and prohibiting enforcement of its crypto accounting rule SAB 121. Though overriding Biden's veto of the bill revoking SAB 121 requires a two-thirds majority, this spending bill provides an alternative way for pro-crypto bipartisan officials to rein in the SEC. It also restricts the SEC's crypto enforcement except for fraud until it clarifies which digital assets are securities. Furthermore, it cuts the SEC Enforcement Division's funding to $644 million, deeming its crypto approach too "aggressive," despite the SEC requesting $2.6 billion to police "noncompliance" in the industry. Decrypt
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