The new product aims to give access to T-Bill investments for individuals and organizations who were previously unable to invest in these products, the press release said.
Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari, who previously called the cryptocurrency industry "worthless" and "nonsense," still isn't an uber-bull, though.
Bitcoin's {{BTC}} latest failure to surpass $70,000 has analysts scrambling for an explanation, with some worrying the ongoing rise in the U.S. Treasury yields could lead to an extended drop. The concerns, however, may be overblown, and the path of least resistance for bitcoin remains on the higher side, consistent with the upcoming coveted "golden cross" price pattern.
Last week?s inflation report did little to change the Federal Reserve?s easing cycle. Over the last few weeks, the yield on 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds has quickly jumped from 3.6% to 4.1%. The underlying driver of the change has been a swap by quant-driven fund managers. But that hasn?t stopped the stock-market doomsayers from trying to capitalize.
Bitcoin's boring price action, characterized by continued accumulation by small investors, is being attributed to several reasons. including the U.S. election uncertainty and renewed uptick in the U.S. Treasury yields.
Inflation came in stronger than expected in the U.S. in September, according to the government's Consumer Price Index report released Thursday morning. The Consumer Price Index rose 0.2% in September versus economist forecasts for 0.1% and a 0.2% rise in August. Core CPI ? which excludes more volatile food and energy costs ? rose 0.3% in September versus forecasts for 0.2% and 0.3% in August.
The employment picture in the U.S. heated up in September, with the government reporting the addition of 254,000 jobs last month, flying past economist estimates for just 140,000.
Real-world asset tokenization company Digital Asset said Tuesday that it completed a pilot initiative to tokenize U.K. bonds, Eurobonds, and gold for financial transactions using the Canton Network protocol.
Investors tend to focus on monetary policy from the major central banks and Canada, Sweden, and Switzerland have each cut rates three times this year. Lower borrowing costs going forward should boost the price outlook for crypto, says Scott Garliss.
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