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No Rate Cuts Yet: Fed Maintains Rates at Historic Highs 

The U.S. Federal Reserve has opted to maintain the federal funds rate target range at 5.25-5.5%, according to the latest report from the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). The committee noted that while inflation has eased over the past year, it remains somewhat elevated, with the overarching goal being to bring inflation down to theSource link

The Protocol: Bitcoin Gets Political as U.S. Government Ponders Airdrops

In this week's issue of CoinDesk's newsletter on blockchain tech, we examine U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis's call for a national "Bitcoin Strategic Reserve." We've also got photos from the Bitcoin Nashville conference, where it seemed like nearly everyone was talking about staple-gunning layer-2 networks onto the original blockchain.Source link

Fed Holds Policy Steady, Expresses More Caution Than Expected on September Rate Cut

Fed Holds Policy Steady, Expresses More Caution Than Expected on September Rate CutSource link

Bitcoin Barely Budges as Federal Reserve Keeps Interest Rates Steady

Investors were expecting the Fed to hold interest rates steady. Now, all eyes are on what the central bank’s chief will say.Source link

Bahamas Passes Crypto Law Designed to Prevent FTX, Terra Disasters

Following the collapse of FTX and Terraform Labs, The Bahamas has introduced crypto regulation to prevent a repeat.Source link