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Week Ahead: Four G10 Central Banks Meet, Only the Fed Moves   north  
The market had been gradually scaling back from speculation of a 50 bp cut this week by the Federal Reserve. The euro and sterling tested important technical support near $1.10 and $1.30 respectively. The Dollar Index set last week's high after the August CPI. However, the general tone of the [...]
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Keywords: Macro, Prices

Authors: Marc Chandler ( top authors )
Source: Marc to Market ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-14 11:15:00
Week Ahead: Four G10 Central Banks Meet, Only the Fed Moves
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Even Temporarily Blocking Election Contracts Risks 'Irreparable' Harm, Kalshi Argues   north  
Prediction market company Kalshi pushed back against the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's move to block its new election contracts, saying they would harm the company.
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Keywords: Policy, news, Regulations, Kalshi, Prediction Markets, CFTC, US Elections, Election 2024

Authors: Nikhilesh De ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-13 23:10:17
Even Temporarily Blocking Election Contracts Risks 'Irreparable' Harm, Kalshi Argues
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Sam Bankman-Fried Appeals Fraud Conviction, Requests New Trial: NYT   north  
The FTX founder is six months into a 25-year prison sentence.
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Keywords: Policy, news, Sam Bankman-Fried, SBF Trial, FTX Collapse

Authors: Cheyenne Ligon ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-13 19:44:12
Sam Bankman-Fried Appeals Fraud Conviction, Requests New Trial: NYT
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Spanish Crypto Exchange Bit2Me Obtains License in Argentina as a Virtual Asset Service Provider   north  
The registry, launched in March by Argentina's National Securities Commission, already has 79 approvals.
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Keywords: Finance, news, Argentina, Bit2Me, Exchange, Licenses

Authors: Andrés Engler ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-13 19:40:36
Spanish Crypto Exchange Bit2Me Obtains License in Argentina as a Virtual Asset Service Provider
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Bitcoin Left Out as Stocks, Bonds and Gold Party on Global Monetary Easing   north  
Markets are rallying as might be expected on a new rate cut cycle, but crypto continues to struggle.
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Keywords: Markets, news, Bitcoin, Gold, Stocks, Bonds, Federal Reserve

Authors: Stephen Alpher, Krisztian Sandor ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-13 17:29:22
Bitcoin Left Out as Stocks, Bonds and Gold Party on Global Monetary Easing
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Tether Hires PayPal Government Affairs Ace as U.S. Scrutiny Unresolved   north  
Tether hired a government-affairs veteran from PayPal and Chainalysis, Jesse Spiro, to head its own shop as the issuer of the leading {{USDT}} stablecoin has long been under a cloud of reported U.S. investigations.
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Keywords: Policy, news, Regulation, Tether, USDT, Paolo Ardoino, Chainalysis, PayPal

Authors: Jesse Hamilton ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-13 16:55:22
Tether Hires PayPal Government Affairs Ace as U.S. Scrutiny Unresolved
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DAOs Need a Vibe Check   north  
A recent token heist at Compound DAO revealed the weakness of current DAO governance voting. There is a better way, say Andrés Fábrega, Jay Yu, Amy Zhao, and Ari Juels.
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Keywords: Opinion, opinion, Opinion

Authors: Andrés Fábrega, Jay Yu, Amy Zhao, Ari Juels ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-13 15:46:05
DAOs Need a Vibe Check
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Latin American Crypto Exchange Ripio Unveils DeFi Credit Card With Visa   north  
The product will allow users to access up to 30% of blocked assets in a liquidity pool.
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Keywords: Finance, news, Ripio, latin america, Visa, DeFi, credit cards

Authors: Andrés Engler ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-13 15:29:04
Latin American Crypto Exchange Ripio Unveils DeFi Credit Card With Visa
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Polygon's POL (MATIC) Token Spikes 15% on Binance Listing   north  
Polygon introduced last week the upgraded version the network's token, POL, migrating from its longstanding token MATIC with some tokenomics changes.
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Keywords: Markets, news, Markets, Polygon, Binance, pol price, polygon price, polygon, matic

Authors: Krisztian Sandor ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-13 14:44:43
Polygon's POL (MATIC) Token Spikes 15% on Binance Listing
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U.S. Political Prediction Markets :Why Kalshi's Court Victory Matters   north  
If it turns out that the judge's ruling preempts the CFTC’s proposed rulemaking, election event contracts may now be completely legal.
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Keywords: Opinion, opinion, Opinion, US Elections, Election 2024, Prediction Markets, Kalshi

Authors: Aaron Brogan, Matthew Homer ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-13 13:59:06
U.S. Political Prediction Markets :Why Kalshi's Court Victory Matters
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CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: ICP and RNDR Each Drop 3.6%, Leading Index Lower   north  
The CoinDesk 20 inched lower, despite 10.6% gains by Polygon.
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Keywords: CoinDesk Indices, news, CoinDesk 20, CoinDesk Indices, Price, charts, CoinDesk Indices, CoinDesk 20, Crypto Price, Cryptocurrency

Authors: CoinDesk Indices, Tracy Stephens ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-13 13:38:51
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: ICP and RNDR Each Drop 3.6%, Leading Index Lower
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Odds of 50 Basis Point Fed Rate Cut Next Week Jump to 45%   north  
A decent jobs report last week and speedier than expected inflation data this week had most assuming the U.S central bank would initially proceed cautiously as it begins a monetary easing cycle.
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Keywords: Markets, news, Federal Reserve, Bitcoin

Authors: Stephen Alpher ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-13 13:15:54
Odds of 50 Basis Point Fed Rate Cut Next Week Jump to 45%
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Michael Saylor's MicroStrategy Purchased 18.3K More Bitcoins for $1.1B   north  
The firm now holds over 244,800 bitcoin, founder Michael Saylor said in an X post.
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Keywords: Markets, news, Bitcoin, Saylor, MicroStrategy, BTC, bitcoin

Authors: Shaurya Malwa ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-13 12:36:18
Michael Saylor's MicroStrategy Purchased 18.3K More Bitcoins for $1.1B
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XRP, DOGE Lead Market Gains as Bitcoin Dips Under $58K   north  
XRP started to rise on Thursday after investment fund Grayscale launched a professional fund that holds the token in the U.S., while DOGE gained on no apparent catalyst.
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Keywords: Markets, news, Bitcoin, Trading, Markets, bitcoin, ether, trading, solana, cardano, dogecoin, xrp, markets

Authors: Shaurya Malwa ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-13 12:28:25
XRP, DOGE Lead Market Gains as Bitcoin Dips Under $58K
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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Trades Little Changed Above $58,000   north  
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Sept. 13, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
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Keywords: Markets, news, Bitcoin, Ether, First Mover

Authors: Jamie Crawley, Omkar Godbole ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-13 12:07:45
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Trades Little Changed Above $58,000
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Polymarket Bettors See 84% Chance of Donald Trump Starting His Own Token   north  
The bump came as Trump said he would launch the family-helmed World Liberty Financial project on Monday.
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Keywords: Finance, news, Trump, Polymarket, Donald Trump, TRUMP, POLYMARKET

Authors: Shaurya Malwa ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-13 11:54:43
Polymarket Bettors See 84% Chance of Donald Trump Starting His Own Token
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English High Court Rules Tether's USDT Stablecoin Counts as Property   north  
USDT attracts property rights as it can be the subject of tracing and can constitute trust property in the same way as other property, a judge in England declared.
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Keywords: Policy, news, Regulations, Crypto, Tether, Stablecoin, UK, Court Cases, Tether property

Authors: Camomile Shumba ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-13 11:47:23
English High Court Rules Tether's USDT Stablecoin Counts as Property
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Keywords: Markets, news, Real World Assets, Blockchain, Markets, RWAs, Markets, Blockchain

Authors: Omkar Godbole ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-13 11:40:34
Tokenized Real-World Assets (Excluding Stablecoins) Market Value Hits Over $12B: Binance Research
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Heightened Speculation that Fed may Cut 50 bp Next Week Sends the Dollar Lower   north  
Overview: The US dollar is falling against nearly all the world's currencies today amid heightened speculation that a 50 bp cut is still on the table for next week's FOMC meeting. In the derivatives market, the odds are the highest in several weeks. The ostensible trigger was apparently a news [...]
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Keywords: $USD, BOE, China, Currency Movement, ECB, FOMC, Japan, Norges Bank, US

Authors: Marc Chandler ( top authors )
Source: Marc to Market ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-13 10:10:00
Heightened Speculation that Fed may Cut 50 bp Next Week Sends the Dollar Lower
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Starknet Token Holders Ratify Plan to Implement Staking, in Landmark Decentralized Election   north  
The new mechanism on Starknet means that anyone holding more than 20,000 STRK will be able to stake on the network, from the fourth quarter of this year.
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Keywords: Technology, news, starknet, Governance, Staking, layer 2, Starkware

Authors: Margaux Nijkerk ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-13 09:06:03
Starknet Token Holders Ratify Plan to Implement Staking, in Landmark Decentralized Election
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Kraken Seeks Jury Trial in SEC Lawsuit, Presents Defense Arguments   north  
Crypto exchange Kraken has demanded a jury trial in the case brought against it by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), a court filing Thursday showed.
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Keywords: Policy, news, Regulations, SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S., Crypto, Kraken, Court Cases, Kraken, SEC, Court, California Judge, Crypto

Authors: Amitoj Singh ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-13 06:39:19
Kraken Seeks Jury Trial in SEC Lawsuit, Presents Defense Arguments
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World Liberty, Crypto Project Helmed by Donald Trump's Family, Will Release on Sept. 16   north  
World Liberty Finance is helmed by Trump’s sons, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr, and the 18-year-old Barron Trump is the project's "DeFi visionary.”
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Keywords: Finance, news, Trump, DeFi, Aave, Ethereum, world liberty finance, trump

Authors: Shaurya Malwa ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-13 05:58:50
World Liberty, Crypto Project Helmed by Donald Trump's Family, Will Release on Sept. 16
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Kalshi's New Political Prediction Markets Halted as CFTC Appeals Loss   north  
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission appealed its loss against prediction markets platform Kalshi to the D.C. Appeals Court late Thursday.
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Keywords: Policy, news, Regulations, Kalshi, CFTC, Prediction Markets

Authors: Nikhilesh De ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-13 04:14:21
Kalshi's New Political Prediction Markets Halted as CFTC Appeals Loss
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4844 Data Challenge: Insights and Winners   north  
In March 2024, the Ethereum network underwent a significant upgrade with the implementation of EIP-4844, an essential part of the Dencun hardfork, aimed at bolstering Ethereum’s role as a data availability layer. This upgrade introduced "blobs" of data, dramatically enhancing the scalability [...]
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Keywords: Research & Development

Source: Ethereum Blog ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-13 00:00:00
4844 Data Challenge: Insights and Winners
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DeFi Lending Giant Sky Sets Vote to Offload Wrapped Bitcoin as Justin Sun Concerns Linger   north  
The action could impact $200 million of DeFi loans in the Sky ecosystem should the proposal pass.
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Keywords: Finance, news, MakerDAO, Wrapped Bitcoin, wBTC, BitGo, DeFi, justin sun, bitgo, wbtc, wrapped btc, defi

Authors: Krisztian Sandor ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-12 23:43:49
DeFi Lending Giant Sky Sets Vote to Offload Wrapped Bitcoin as Justin Sun Concerns Linger
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