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U.S. Treasury Sanctions Cambodian Tycoon With Ties to Pig Butchering Scams   north  
One of Cambodia’s wealthiest businessmen has been hit with U.S. sanctions for allegedly playing a role in serious human rights abuses – including human trafficking and torture – tied to a pig butchering scam operation headquartered in the Southeast Asian country.
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Keywords: Policy, news, Regulations, Pig Butchering, Sanctions, OFAC

Authors: Cheyenne Ligon ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-17 16:57:40
U.S. Treasury Sanctions Cambodian Tycoon With Ties to Pig Butchering Scams
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Bitcoin Gains 5% to $61K Ahead of Fed, but Order Books Suggest Rally Could Be Capped   north  
Wednesday's FOMC meeting carries uncertainty for the market, with investors still divided on the magnitude of rate cut.
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Keywords: Markets, news, Market Wrap, Markets, Bitcoin, Federal Reserve, FOMC, Joel Kruger, K33 research, bitcoin, bitcoin price, btc, btc price, fomc

Authors: Krisztian Sandor ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-17 16:55:33
Bitcoin Gains 5% to $61K Ahead of Fed, but Order Books Suggest Rally Could Be Capped
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U.S. Republican Lawmakers Say Crypto Legislation Not Yet Off the Table for This Year   north  
Two of the leading U.S. lawmakers seeking crypto oversight legislation, Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) and Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), are maintaining their position that a chance remains for a bill to clear Congress before the year is out.
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Keywords: Policy, news, Regulations, Cynthia Lummis, Patrick McHenry, Congress

Authors: Jesse Hamilton ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-17 16:40:16
U.S. Republican Lawmakers Say Crypto Legislation Not Yet Off the Table for This Year
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Circle's USDC in Brazil and Mexico Now Available to Businesses Via Banking System   north  
Previously, the stablecoin could only be purchased through crypto exchanges.
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Keywords: Finance, news, Brazil, Mexico, USDC, Circle, Stablecoin

Authors: Andrés Engler ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-17 16:30:28
Circle's USDC in Brazil and Mexico Now Available to Businesses Via Banking System
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U.S. CFTC Chair Behnam Says Regulator Will Keep Pursuing Kalshi Case   north  
After the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's court defeat last week in the agency's pursuit of Kalshi's election contracts, the regulator's chairman, Rostin Behnam, said it will still keep pursuing the case against what it continues to contend is illegal activity.
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Keywords: Policy, news, Regulations, US Elections, Election 2024, CFTC, Kalshi, Prediction Markets

Authors: Jesse Hamilton ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-17 15:39:47
U.S. CFTC Chair Behnam Says Regulator Will Keep Pursuing Kalshi Case
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BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF Monday Posted First Net Inflows in 14 Days   north  
BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) broke its 13-day long streak of flat or negative flows, with the fund Monday taking in $15.8 million, according to data from Farside Investors.
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Keywords: Markets, news, Bitcoin ETF, BlackRock, spot bitcoin ETFs outflows, IBIT inflows, BlackRock bitcoin ETF, GBTC, bitcoin, BTC

Authors: Helene Braun ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-17 14:46:56
BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF Monday Posted First Net Inflows in 14 Days
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Tether-Issued Stablecoin USDT's Market Share Grows to 75% as Market Cap Tops $118B   north  
The largest stablecoin's market cap has almost doubled, while key rivals declined and new entrants have yet to challenge its position.
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Keywords: Markets, news, Stablecoins, Markets, Tether, Circle, Competition, Tether, USDT, stablecoin

Authors: Krisztian Sandor ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-17 14:33:25
Tether-Issued Stablecoin USDT's Market Share Grows to 75% as Market Cap Tops $118B
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Winklevoss Twins' Father Donates $4M Bitcoin to School Teaching Theory That Inspired Satoshi   north  
His donation is the first bitcoin gift that the college has received, and will fund new business programs
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Keywords: Finance, news, Winklevoss, Winklevoss Twins, Bitcoin, Donations, Exclusive

Authors: Will Canny ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-17 14:29:00
Winklevoss Twins' Father Donates $4M Bitcoin to School Teaching Theory That Inspired Satoshi
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Donald Trump Is Now a DeFi Enthusiast. Here’s Why It Matters   north  
Trump’s new DeFi project may fail, as many do, but its launch, coming in the midst of a presidential campaign, is further proof that crypto has entered the mainstream, says Graeme Moore, head of tokenization at the Polymesh Association.
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Keywords: Opinion, opinion, Opinion, Election 2024

Authors: Graeme Moore ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-17 14:21:58
Donald Trump Is Now a DeFi Enthusiast. Here’s Why It Matters
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Don’t Believe the Hype, the First Rate Cut Isn’t a Market Disaster   north  
With the first Fed rate cut looming, the markets are in selling mood. But history shows that the S&P tends to rally after monetary easing, which in turn should support risk assets like cryptocurrencies, says Scott Garliss.
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Keywords: Opinion, opinion, Opinion

Authors: Scott Garliss ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-17 13:45:50
Don’t Believe the Hype, the First Rate Cut Isn’t a Market Disaster
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CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: NEAR Gains 4.8% as Index Rallies   north  
Uniswap, up 3.3%, also lead gainers in overnight trading.
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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: 2024-09-17 13:42:26
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: NEAR Gains 4.8% as Index Rallies
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A New Prediction Market Raises $3M in Pre-Seed Round Led by 1confirmation   north  
Unlike industry leader Polymarket, Limitless Network isn't focusing on the election. It's carving out a niche with contracts that expire quickly and user-created markets.
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Keywords: Finance, news, US Elections, Election 2024, Prediction Markets, 1confirmation, Venture Capital, Funding Rounds

Authors: Marc Hochstein ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-17 13:00:00
A New Prediction Market Raises $3M in Pre-Seed Round Led by 1confirmation
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OMFIF Survey Respondents Believe Substantial Level of Tokenization is Still Three Years Away   north  
The Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum's digital assets report said that 92% of its respondents believe that financial markets will experience tokenization at some point.
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Keywords: Policy, news, Regulations, Blockchain, Tokenization, OMFIF, Real World Assets, OMFIF digital assets report

Authors: Camomile Shumba ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-17 13:00:00
OMFIF Survey Respondents Believe Substantial Level of Tokenization is Still Three Years Away
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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Reclaims $59K as Traders Anticipate 50-Bps Fed Rate Cut   north  
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Sept. 17, 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: 2024-09-17 12:02:14
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Reclaims $59K as Traders Anticipate 50-Bps Fed Rate Cut
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DYdX to Debut Perpetual Futures on Prediction Markets as DEX Seeks to Raise Profile   north  
Decentralized finance needs to develop a unique offering relative to centralized venues, dYdX Foundation CEO Charles d'Haussy said.
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Keywords: Finance, news, dexs, dYdX, DeFi, Betting Platforms

Authors: Omkar Godbole ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-17 11:11:27
DYdX to Debut Perpetual Futures on Prediction Markets as DEX Seeks to Raise Profile
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Risk of 50 bp cut by the Fed Tomorrow Keeps the Greenback on the Defensive   north  
Overview: With heightened expectations of a 50 bp cut by the Federal Reserve tomorrow, the dollar has not gotten a reprieve and is softer against nearly all the currencies. Japan's long holiday weekend ended, and the greenback has held above JPY140 today. It is consolidating, but against most [...]
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Keywords: $JPY, $USD, Bank of Canada, Brazil, Currency Movement, Fed, Germany, Trade, US, ZEW

Authors: Marc Chandler ( top authors )
Source: Marc to Market ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-17 10:10:00
Risk of 50 bp cut by the Fed Tomorrow Keeps the Greenback on the Defensive
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Bhutan, Tiny Country With $3B GDP, Holds Over $780M in Bitcoin   north  
Bhutan’s state-owned Druk Holdings touts digital assets as one of its focus investment groups.
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Keywords: Markets, news, Bhutan, Bitcoin, Mining, bitcoin, mining, btc

Authors: Shaurya Malwa ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-17 08:32:02
Bhutan, Tiny Country With $3B GDP, Holds Over $780M in Bitcoin
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Bitcoin Holds Above $58K as Odds of Big Fed Rate Cuts Jump to 67%   north  
Markets are seeing a nearly 70% probability of a bigger 50 bps rate cut to the 4.7%-5% range, up from 25% a month ago.
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Keywords: Markets, news, Bitcoin, Trading, Markets, Donald Trump, bitcoin, ether, trading, markets

Authors: Shaurya Malwa, Sam Reynolds ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-17 06:49:34
Bitcoin Holds Above $58K as Odds of Big Fed Rate Cuts Jump to 67%
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Crypto Project World Liberty Financial, Promoted by Trump Family, Confirms Plan for Token   north  
The team confirms that the governance token will be available under an SEC Regulation D exemption.
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Keywords: Markets, news, Election 2024, Elections, Donald Trump, World Liberty Financial, World Liberty Financial, Donald Trump, WLFI

Authors: Sam Reynolds ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-17 02:55:47
Crypto Project World Liberty Financial, Promoted by Trump Family, Confirms Plan for Token
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UK Finance, Member Banks See Benefits During Experimental Phase of a Tokenization, CBDC Platform   north  
Barclays, Citi UK, HSBC and Natwest participated in the Regulated Liability Network test.
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Keywords: Finance, news, Tokenization, UK, CBDCs, payments, banks, Trials, UK tokenization

Authors: Camomile Shumba ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-16 23:01:00
UK Finance, Member Banks See Benefits During Experimental Phase of a Tokenization, CBDC Platform
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Another Bitcoin Miner Adopts MicroStrategy's Playbook of Buying BTC in Open Market   north  
Cathedra Bitcoin will move away from mining business and will develop data center instead.
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Keywords: Finance, news, Bitcoin Mining, MicroStrategy

Authors: Aoyon Ashraf ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-16 20:59:15
Another Bitcoin Miner Adopts MicroStrategy's Playbook of Buying BTC in Open Market
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Michael Saylor's MicroStrategy Plans Another $700M Convertible Note Issuance   north  
The company is the largest corporate bitcoin holder with 244,800 bitcoin worth over $14 billion in its treasury.
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Keywords: Finance, news, MicroStrategy, Bitcoin, Michael Saylor, MicroStrategy, MSTR, Michael Saylor, bitcoin, BTC

Authors: Krisztian Sandor ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-16 20:55:01
Michael Saylor's MicroStrategy Plans Another $700M Convertible Note Issuance
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CZ Set to Be Released From Prison on September 29   north  
The Binance founder is currently living in a halfway house in San Pedro, California.
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Keywords: Policy, news, Regulations, CZ, Binance

Authors: Cheyenne Ligon ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-16 18:55:21
CZ Set to Be Released From Prison on September 29
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Is EigenLayer Ready For Institutional Adoption?   north  
Restaking leader EigenLayer is a hit with more risk-accepting retail investors, but it doesn’t currently meet institutional needs, says Tara Annison, Head of Product at Twinstake, a non-custodial staking provider for institutional clients.
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Keywords: Opinion, opinion, Opinion

Authors: Tara Annison ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-16 16:00:57
Is EigenLayer Ready For Institutional Adoption?
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More than 40 Firms Join Central Bank Group to Explore Tokenization for Cross-Border Payments   north  
More than 40 financial firms will join central bank group the Bank for International Settlements to explore how tokenization can enhance wholesale cross-border payments in Project Agorá, the BIS said on Monday.
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Keywords: Policy, news, Regulations, BIS, Tokenization, BIS, Project Agorá

Authors: Camomile Shumba ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-16 16:00:00
More than 40 Firms Join Central Bank Group to Explore Tokenization for Cross-Border Payments
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