The Federal Reserve kept its policy range at 3.50% to 3.75% in a 9-3 vote, with three officials seeking a quarter-point hike as Bitcoin traded near $63,500.
Bitcoin rose past $64,000 after June U.S. CPI fell 0.4%, its largest monthly drop since April 2020, easing one inflation concern before the Fed's July meeting.
The Senate passed a temporary Federal Reserve retail CBDC ban through 2030 inside H.R. 6644, sending the amended housing bill back to the House.
Five U.S. agencies proposed GENIUS Act customer ID rules for stablecoin issuers, while excluding ownership alone and most secondary-market transfers.
Aster's ASTER token erased its buyback rally after a 198% fee-and-burn tokenomics update collided with a broader Fed-driven crypto selloff.
Fed restarts T‑bill purchases to steady money markets. What it signals for liquidity, how it differs from QE/QT, and why Bitcoin may lag.