Currently, however, Collins noted that the central bank is “not seeing liquidity concerns.” Should that outlook shift, she emphasized that the Fed has “tools to address concerns about markets functioning or liquidity.”Collins is a voting member of this year’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), which is responsible for setting interest rates. Investors expect the FOMC to refrain from cutting interest rates at its forthcoming meeting in May, based on Fed Fund Futures prices.
Since then, Bitcoin has been highly correlated with liquidity — a fact that was reinforced by a 2024 academic paper by Kingston University of London. This week’s Crypto Biz newsletter highlights remarks from a senior central bank official and covers major developments in the Ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF) market and the Bitcoin mining sector.
As the broader industry grapples with the potential impact of tariffs, “Our plan going forward is to prioritize our own self-mining,” Bitdeer executive Jeff LaBerge told Bloomberg. On the topic of US expansion, LaBerge said, “This is something we’ve been planning for a long time.” US President Donald Trump’s sons, Eric and Don Jr, are going all-in on Bitcoin mining after backing a new venture with Hut 8.
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