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Why We Won’t See CBDCs Everywhere   north  
For all the talk of central banks launching digital versions of national currencies, only three projects have fully launched. For a host of reasons, we likely won’t see a global rollout of these difficult-to-build and not-particularly-wanted initiatives, says Fiorenzo Manganiello, co-founder [...]
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Authors: Fiorenzo Manganiello ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-20 17:31:57
Why We Won’t See CBDCs Everywhere
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Iggy Azalea to Release Online Casino Motherland in Boost for MOTHER Token   north  
The online casino and gaming platform will be released in November.
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Keywords: Markets, news, Trading, Markets, mother, iggy azalea

Authors: Shaurya Malwa ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-20 17:30:00
Iggy Azalea to Release Online Casino Motherland in Boost for MOTHER Token
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Prediction Markets Go to Washington('s Appeals Court)   north  
The CFTC is working to ban political prediction markets. Its current goal: Get a federal appeals court to keep one from launching while it argues a judge was mistaken in overturning its rejection of Kalshi.
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Keywords: Opinion, opinion, Newsletters, State of Crypto, Regulations, Kalshi, Prediction Markets, US Elections, Election 2024

Authors: Nikhilesh De ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-20 16:00:00
Prediction Markets Go to Washington('s Appeals Court)
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Consensys Suit Against U.S. SEC Dismissed by Texas Court   north  
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission had – for a time – added Consensys to a list of crypto investigation targets, prompting the technology incubator company to sue it for overreach in federal court. Because the regulator then shut down that Ethereum probe earlier this year, a Texas [...]
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Keywords: Policy, news, Regulations, ETH, Ethereum 2.0, Securities and Exchange Commission, Court

Authors: Jesse Hamilton ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-20 15:48:21
Consensys Suit Against U.S. SEC Dismissed by Texas Court
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MicroStrategy Boosts Bitcoin Holdings With $458M Purchase, Upsized Convertible Note Offering to $1B   north  
With the latest acquisition, the company now holds 252,220 bitcoin worth nearly $16 billion at current prices.
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Keywords: Finance, news, MicroStrategy, Bitcoin, Michael Saylor, microstrategy, mstr, bitcoin, michael saylor

Authors: Krisztian Sandor ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-20 14:19:49
MicroStrategy Boosts Bitcoin Holdings With $458M Purchase, Upsized Convertible Note Offering to $1B
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YouTube Page of India's Supreme Court Hacked to Promote XRP   north  
The channel streams hearings of notable court cases but temporarily showed promotional videos of XRP and Ripple Labs before being taken down.
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Keywords: Finance, news, YouTube, Hack, India

Authors: Shaurya Malwa ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-20 12:57:38
YouTube Page of India's Supreme Court Hacked to Promote XRP
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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Tests $64K as BoJ Pauses Rate Hikes   north  
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Sept. 20, 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, James Van Straten ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-20 12:08:40
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Tests $64K as BoJ Pauses Rate Hikes
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Bitcoin, Gold May Be Sensing Monetary Debasement as Records Beckon   north  
With both assets leading the market, here's a closer look at the factors driving their remarkable performance.
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Keywords: Markets, news, Bitcoin, Gold, Federal Reserve, Liquidity

Authors: James Van Straten ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-20 12:01:06
Bitcoin, Gold May Be Sensing Monetary Debasement as Records Beckon
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Cat-Themed Memecoins Emerge as Preferred Risk On Bets With 40% Surge in a Week   north  
Cat-themed tokens have emerged as a new cohort alongside dog-themed Dogecoin (DOGE) and Shiba Inu (SHIB), among the biggest gainers in the 2020-2021 bull run.
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Keywords: Markets, news, Trading, Markets, memecoins, simons cat, memecoin, popcat, solana, ethereum, trading

Authors: Shaurya Malwa ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-20 11:38:17
Cat-Themed Memecoins Emerge as Preferred Risk On Bets With 40% Surge in a Week
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Consolidation Featured, but the Yen and Mexican Peso are Under Pressure, While PBOC Fixed the Dollar Lower   north  
Overview: The week is winding down and the US dollar is mostly consolidating against the G10 currencies. Two exceptions stand out. First, sterling is the only G10 currency higher on the day. It follows the BOE's cautious hold yesterday and stronger than expected retail sales today. The other [...]
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Keywords: $CNY, $USD, BOJ, Canada, Currency Movement, PBOC, Sweden, UK

Authors: Marc Chandler ( top authors )
Source: Marc to Market ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-20 10:10:00
Consolidation Featured, but the Yen and Mexican Peso are Under Pressure, While PBOC Fixed the Dollar Lower
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Ether Is Going to Shine Again, Steno Research Says   north  
The recent Federal Reserve interest cut will fuel increased onchain activity, and this will strongly benefit the Ethereum blockchain, the report said.
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Keywords: Markets, news, Ether, Crypto, Bitcoin, Analysts, Steno research

Authors: Will Canny ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-20 08:41:23
Ether Is Going to Shine Again, Steno Research Says
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'Satoshi Era' Wallets Move $16M in Bitcoin After 15 Years of Dormancy   north  
It is unclear if all these wallets belong to the same person or entity.
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Keywords: Markets, news, Bitcoin, Satoshi, bitcoin, satoshi, trading, markets

Authors: Shaurya Malwa ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-20 07:55:36
'Satoshi Era' Wallets Move $16M in Bitcoin After 15 Years of Dormancy
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Jump's 'Frankendancer' Validator Client Is Live on Solana Mainnet   north  
The ramshackle validator client is a prelude to Jump's highly anticipated Firedancer software.
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Keywords: Technology, news, Jump Crypto, Solana, Validators

Authors: Danny Nelson ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-20 07:50:25
Jump's 'Frankendancer' Validator Client Is Live on Solana Mainnet
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SocGen's Crypto Unit Takes Euro Stablecoin to Solana After Flopping on Ethereum   north  
Stablecoins are becoming systemically important to the global financial economy, Bernstein wrote in a recent report.
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Keywords: Finance, news, Société Générale, Stablecoin, Solana, Ethereum, Euro

Authors: Danny Nelson ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-20 07:00:00
SocGen's Crypto Unit Takes Euro Stablecoin to Solana After Flopping on Ethereum
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Bitcoin Nears $64K as BTC Futures Attract Billions; BoJ's Hike Pause Bumps Risk Assets   north  
The Bank of Japan won’t rush to repeat hikes of the yen, which triggered a market meltdown in July.
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Keywords: Markets, news, Bitcoin, Trading, Markets, bitcoin, trading, solana, ether

Authors: Shaurya Malwa ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-20 06:30:41
Bitcoin Nears $64K as BTC Futures Attract Billions; BoJ's Hike Pause Bumps Risk Assets
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Crypto Exchange BingX Hacked, Onchain Data Shows Over $43M Drained   north  
Hacker have moved the stolen assets to decentralized exchanges.
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Keywords: Technology, news, Hack, crypto hack, hack, crypto hack, bing x

Authors: Sam Reynolds ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-20 05:47:45
Crypto Exchange BingX Hacked, Onchain Data Shows Over $43M Drained
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Crypto Investment Firm Deus X Capital Unveils DeFi Unit Which Will Start New Yield Generating Protocol   north  
The first protocol will be launched in 2025 with more than $100 million in total value locked.
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Keywords: Finance, news, DeFi, Tim Grant, Crypto, Yield, Exclusive

Authors: Will Canny ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-20 00:00:00
Crypto Investment Firm Deus X Capital Unveils DeFi Unit Which Will Start New Yield Generating Protocol
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U.S. Election Betting: CFTC, Kalshi Both Grilled by Judges in Appeals Court   north  
A panel of judges grilled attorneys for the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and prediction-betting platform Kalshi over the company's efforts to launch political prediction markets in the U.S., without indicating whether they'd allow Kalshi to offer these products while reviewing a [...]
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Keywords: Policy, news, Regulations, Kalshi, Prediction Markets, US Elections, Election 2024

Authors: Nikhilesh De ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-19 22:06:11
U.S. Election Betting: CFTC, Kalshi Both Grilled by Judges in Appeals Court
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DeFi Lender Sky Ratifies Plan to Offboard Wrapped Bitcoin, Due to Sun Concerns   north  
The matter has been closely followed in crypto markets, since the Sky platform has $200 million of loans collateralized by the token, and since WBTC is one of the biggest cryptocurrencies, with nearly $10 billion outstanding.
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Keywords: Markets, news, Justin Sun, wBTC, Maker DAO, MakerDAO, Governance, Aave, DeFi

Authors: Margaux Nijkerk ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-19 21:29:22
DeFi Lender Sky Ratifies Plan to Offboard Wrapped Bitcoin, Due to Sun Concerns
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German Government Shuts Down 47 Exchanges, Says They're Tied To ‘Illegal Activity’   north  
The German Attorney General's Office Frankfurt am Main (Generalstaatsanwaltschaft) and the country’s Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) have shut down 47 crypto exchanges allegedly tied to criminal activities including money laundering.
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Keywords: Finance, news, Germany, Crypto Exchanges, Money Laundering, Regulation, know-your-customer, Germany, German government bitcoin, Crypto exchanges Germany, Crypto illegal activity

Authors: Helene Braun ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-19 20:46:21
German Government Shuts Down 47 Exchanges, Says They're Tied To ‘Illegal Activity’
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Bitcoin Faces Key Test at $64K as Altcoins Lead Crypto Rally; Options Traders Bet on $70K BTC Next Month   north  
The broad-based CoinDesk 20 Index outperformed BTC and ETH, with all of its constituents advancing through the day and SOL, AVAX and APT gaining 10%-15%.
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Keywords: Markets, news, Market Wrap, Bitcoin, CoinDesk 20, bitcoin, bitcoin price

Authors: Krisztian Sandor, Helene Braun ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-19 20:38:03
Bitcoin Faces Key Test at $64K as Altcoins Lead Crypto Rally; Options Traders Bet on $70K BTC Next Month
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Does SBF’s Appeal Stand a Chance of Succeeding?   north  
Lawyers contacted by CoinDesk are skeptical the FTX’s founder will get another trial.
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Keywords: Finance, features, Features

Authors: Ben Schiller ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-19 19:34:23
Does SBF’s Appeal Stand a Chance of Succeeding?
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Ethereum Developers Confirm Plan to Split 'Pectra' Upgrade In Two   north  
The decision to split up the upgrade wasn't unexpected. Developers had been discussing previously that Pectra was becoming too ambitious to ship all at once, and expressed desires to split it in order to minimize the risk of finding bugs in the code.
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Keywords: Technology, news, Pectra, Ethereum, hard fork, ETH, Ether, Upgrade, Upgrades

Authors: Margaux Nijkerk ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-19 19:15:58
Ethereum Developers Confirm Plan to Split 'Pectra' Upgrade In Two
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The Maturing Crypto Job Market   north  
Compared to the last bull cycle, the jobs market is slightly less abundant for candidates looking to enter the industry. But professionals with experience are as well-placed as ever, says Emily Landon, founder of The Crypto Recruiters.
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Keywords: Opinion, opinion, Opinion

Authors: Emily Landon ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-19 15:18:42
The Maturing Crypto Job Market
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Crypto for Advisors: Are Advisors Investing in Crypto?   north  
Did the launch of spot crypto ETFs help bring crypto into the mainstream and encourage adoption - particularly by closing the gap between advisors and their clients?
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Keywords: Finance, opinion, Opinion, Crypto for Advisors, Financial Advisors, Financial Advisers, ETFs, Bitcoin ETF, Ethereum ETF

Authors: Roxanna Islam, Sarah Morton ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-19 15:00:00
Crypto for Advisors: Are Advisors Investing in Crypto?
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