When Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire went down in flames, so did his plans to save the world
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- Ripple has applied for a national banking license, joining the rush of cryptocurrency companies seeking to cross the divide into mainstream finance
- Investors are turning their attention to newer digital assets such as DigiByte, VeChain and SafeMoon in the hunt for cheaper alternatives wsj.com/articles/dogec…
- Federal Reserve officials are considering lending cash directly to hedge funds through clearinghouses to ease stress in the repo market. But that could be a tough sell for policy makers.
- The Biden administration says its tax enforcement plan—doubling IRS staffing and getting a better look at cryptocurrency transactions—would generate $700 billion over the next decade.
- Breaking: Citadel CEO Ken Griffin outbid a group of crypto investors for copy of U.S. Constitution
- Intercontinental Exchange is ready to launch its long-awaited bitcoin-futures market, betting consumers and Wall Street will embrace cryptocurrencies.
- China faces the highest consumer inflation in nearly a decade along with a toxic combination of stagnating growth and soaring prices
- La Caixa i el Banc Sabadell cauen en borsa. Primers senyals que mercats reaccionen a la crisi politica de Catalunya
- Lawmakers next week are likely to force Chinese firms with shares traded on American exchanges to finally comply with audit-oversight rules—or leave U.S. markets altogether
- The numbers are in—the U.S. economy added 313,000 jobs in February, the strongest monthly gain since July 2016. The unemployment rate held steady at 4.1%: on.wsj.com/2FnEnHF
- Bank of America has eliminated a free checking account popular with customers with low balances on.wsj.com/2F1X0fp via @RachelEnsignWSJ
- Check out the latest @WSJ video on crypto today: Cardano’s Ada Wants to Solve Some of Crypto’s Biggest Challenges
- Wall Street calls it the debasement trade. Investors are pouring money into gold, bitcoin and other alternative assets in reaction to fears over the dollar’s future.
