Banks able to serve crypto customers, BTC up 3%

Bitcoin bounced after comments from U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at the FOMC meeting signaled that banks are allowed to serve crypto clients. Crypto markets initially had a muted reaction to the Federal Open Market Committee’s decision on Wednesday, Jan. 29, to keep interest rates unchanged. The Fed maintained its 4.25% to 4.50% federal […]

Crypto ally Mark Uyeda to serve as interim SEC chair

President Trump’s administration has picked pro-Bitcoin Mark Uyeda as the interim chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. President Donald Trump has selected crypto ally and SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda to lead the SEC temporarily, pending Senate confirmation of Paul Atkins, Trump’s nominee for the agency’s permanent chair. The announcement came just hours after […]