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- AI Tokens Lead Crypto Rebound Amid Strong U.S. Economyby Krisztian Sandor on October 4, 2024 at 8:37 pm
Bitcoin may have bottomed at $60,000 earlier this week, and the Fed easing into a strong economy points to more upside, Will Clement said.
- U.S. Election Betting: Regulated Presidential Markets Are Live, and Tiny Compared to Polymarket’sby Marc Hochstein on October 4, 2024 at 7:08 pm
With a month to go before Election Day, Kalshi and Interactive Brokers have listed prediction markets on the race for the White House.
- HBO Is Joining Search for Bitcoin’s Satoshi. Past Attempts Haven’t Turned Out Great.by Cheyenne Ligon on October 4, 2024 at 6:41 pm
HBO says it knows who Satoshi is.
- The Case for Congressional Focus on Decentralized AIby Cheng Wang on October 4, 2024 at 6:10 pm
It’s imperative lawmakers not overlook decentralized AI as they begin to regulate AI, says Cheng Wang, CFO of Overclock Labs, which operates the Akash Network, a decentralized cloud.
- Protocol Village: Crypto Trading Firm Wintermute Invests in Synnax, a ‘Decentralized Credit Intelligence Platform’by Bradley Keoun on October 4, 2024 at 4:14 pm
- Spot Crypto ETFs Prompted Bitwise to Rethink Its Fund Lineupby Helene Braun on October 4, 2024 at 2:59 pm
Bitwise announced the Bitwise Trendwise Bitcoin and Treasuries Rotation Strategy ETF (BITC) on Friday, a fund that combines the Bitwise Bitcoin Strategy Optm Roll ETF (BITC), Bitwise Ethereum Strategy ETF (AETH) and Bitwise Bitcoin and Eth Eq Wgh Str ETF (BTOP).
- Coinbase to Delist Unauthorized Stablecoins in EU by Decemberby Camomile Shumba on October 4, 2024 at 2:31 pm
Tether, which is the largest issuer of stablecoins, has not managed to snag the necessary e-money license in the European Union.
- CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: APT Jumps 6.9% as the Index Ralliesby CoinDesk Indices, Tracy Stephens on October 4, 2024 at 1:45 pm
Render joined Aptos as a top performer, gaining 6.3%.
- U.S. Added Blowout 254K Jobs in September, Unemployment Rate Dips to 4.1%by Stephen Alpher, James Van Straten, Krisztian Sandor on October 4, 2024 at 12:39 pm
- First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Bounces From $60Kby Jamie Crawley, Omkar Godbole on October 4, 2024 at 12:01 pm
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Oct. 4, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
- Attention Bitcoin Bulls, China Stimulus May Have Lost Its Mojoby Omkar Godbole on October 4, 2024 at 11:27 am
According to BCA Research, generating large bullish “credit impulses” is now a tough task for China.
- Bitcoin ETFs Register Net Outflows for Third Straight Dayby James Van Straten on October 4, 2024 at 9:12 am
Bitcoin and ether outflows from ETFs contribute to this week’s weak crypto price action.
- Polymarket Bettors Say HBO Documentary Will Name Len Sassaman as Satoshi Nakamotoby Sam Reynolds on October 4, 2024 at 9:05 am
But bettors are also confident that this won’t be the smoking gun
- Bitcoin, Gold Could Benefit From Rising Geopolitical Tension and U.S. Election: JPMorganby Will Canny on October 4, 2024 at 8:17 am
Geopolitical risk fueled by conflict in the Middle East and the upcoming U.S. election are likely to reinforce the debasement trade, to the benefit of both bitcoin and gold, the report said.
- Bitcoin Set for Unusually Busy Weekend After Friday’s Payrolls Data, Volatility Kink Indicatesby Omkar Godbole on October 4, 2024 at 6:55 am
BTC’s implied volatility curve shows a noticeable kink on Oct. 5, signaling expectations for an unusually volatile Saturday.
- Bitcoin’s Poor Start to Bullish October Continues, but There May Be Cheer Ahead for Bullsby Shaurya Malwa, Sam Reynolds on October 4, 2024 at 6:35 am
Most gains come in the latter part of the month.
- Crypto Payments Firm BCB Group Was the Subject of an FCA Investigation: Sourcesby Will Canny on October 4, 2024 at 6:00 am
The U.K financial services regulator issued the payments provider a 166 notice late last year
- IMF Urges El Salvador Again to Strengthen Regulatory Framework and Oversight of Bitcoinby Andrés Engler on October 3, 2024 at 9:52 pm
The IMF has been asking El Salvador for changes regarding its bitcoin law since its adoption in 2021.
- Bitcoin Dominance Nears 3-Year High Amid Altcoin Weakness; Aptos Outperforms as SUI Dropsby Krisztian Sandor on October 3, 2024 at 8:41 pm
Bitcoin held above the $60,000 key support level, while Ethereum’s ETH fell to near its weakest level against BTC since mid-September.
- NFT Mania Is Back? Maybe Not, but a CryptoPunk Just Exchanged Hands for a Record $56.3Mby Nick Baker on October 3, 2024 at 8:19 pm
Punk 1563 changed hands for 24,000 ETH, a huge markup versus recent pricing.
- Binance’s Crypto Market Share Sinks to 4-Year Lowby Krisztian Sandor on October 3, 2024 at 6:35 pm
While Binance remains a giant in crypto trading, its volumes dropped over 20% in September versus the previous month, while rival Crypto.com’s surged over 40%.
- Why You Should (Still) Care About Silvergateby Nic Carter on October 3, 2024 at 5:09 pm
It’s become increasingly clear that crypto-focused banks such as Signature and Silvergate were closed by political mandate during the 2023 banking crisis, says Nic Carter. And the way it was done should bother anyone who cares about open access to financial services.
- Bitcoin Not a Safe Haven From Geopolitical Risks, but Still Buy the Dip: Standard Charteredby Will Canny on October 3, 2024 at 4:21 pm
Risks stemming from the Middle East conflict are likely to push bitcoin below $60K before the weekend, the report said.
- Relm Insurance Introduces BTC-Denominated Policy for Bitcoin Minersby Jamie Crawley on October 3, 2024 at 3:58 pm
- Crypto for Advisors: Crypto as a Growth Driverby Nathan McCauley, Sarah Morton on October 3, 2024 at 3:00 pm
For wealth managers, crypto presents a key opportunity for growth – especially with rising mainstream interest after the approval of spot bitcoin and ether ETFs earlier this year.
- CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: XRP Plunges 9.2% as Index Declinesby CoinDesk Indices, Tracy Stephens on October 3, 2024 at 1:29 pm
APT shines amid overall index losses, climbing 10.8%.
- Ripple Partners With Brazilian Exchange Mercado Bitcoin to Offer Business-Focused Payments Solutionby Andrés Engler on October 3, 2024 at 1:00 pm
Mercado Bitcoin plans to offer its corporate and retail customers support for international payments, allowing users to transact with Brazilian Reais.
- RWA Platform Credbull Rolls Out Up to $500M Private Credit Fund with Fixed High Yield on Plume Networkby Krisztian Sandor on October 3, 2024 at 1:00 pm
Private credit, a booming market in traditional finance, is a fast-growing sector in the blockchain-based real-world asset sector as well with $9 billion of assets, data shows.
- Grayscale Rolls Out Aave Fundby Helene Braun on October 3, 2024 at 12:33 pm
Aave is a decentralized lending platform based on the Ethereum blockchain that offers automated loans of cryptocurrency using other tokens you own as collateral. It also lets users lend out their crypto to earn interest.
- CFTC Subcommittee Sends Up Recommendations for Letting Firms Use Tokenized Shares as Collateral: Bloombergby Amitoj Singh on October 3, 2024 at 12:23 pm
The likes of BlackRock and Franklin Templeton could see tokenized shares of their money-market funds pledged in trading after a major group under the aegis of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) approved guidelines for their use, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.
- “Money is like a sixth sense – and you can’t make use of the other five without it.”. William Somerset
- Will The Supreme Court Decide That Religious Charter Schools Are Unconstitutional?by Tyler Durden on October 5, 2024 at 3:25 am
Will The Supreme Court Decide That Religious Charter Schools Are Unconstitutional? Authored by William Jeynes via RealClearEducation, Recently, I was on a 3-person panel discussion and debate at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. We were asked to address the question of whether religious charter schools are constitutional. We also shared how we thought the U.S. Supreme Court would rule. This issue has risen to the […]
- Main Lebanon-Syria Border Crossing Destroyed In Israeli Attackby Tyler Durden on October 5, 2024 at 3:00 am
Main Lebanon-Syria Border Crossing Destroyed In Israeli Attack Via The Cradle The Masnaa border crossing between Lebanon and Syria was severely damaged by an Israeli airstrike early on Friday, forcing the road to close and leaving those fleeing to cross on foot. Videos circulating on social media show the aftermath of the strike and the destruction it caused. Displaced Lebanese and Syrians can be seen trekking by foot across the […]
- Scientists Identify New Protein That Drives Age-Related Blindness, Uncover Potential Therapyby Tyler Durden on October 5, 2024 at 2:35 am
Scientists Identify New Protein That Drives Age-Related Blindness, Uncover Potential Therapy Authored by Cara Michelle Miller via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Researchers have identified a protein that may prevent age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to a new study published in the Developmental Cell on Oct. 2. AMD is the leading cause of vision loss among older adults, affecting nearly 20 million Americans. As […]
- Saudis Declare Neutrality On Iran-Israel Conflict, Not Wishing For A Repeat Of 2019 Aramco Attacksby Tyler Durden on October 5, 2024 at 2:10 am
Saudis Declare Neutrality On Iran-Israel Conflict, Not Wishing For A Repeat Of 2019 Aramco Attacks The world’s largest oil exporter Saudi Arabia says that it is staying neutral and on the sidelines when it comes to the ratcheting wars in Lebanon, Gaza, and Yemen – and the Iran vs. Israel showdown. Other members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) – which includes Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Oman, and Kuwait – […]
- 5 Chinese Nationals Face Charges Over Covering Up Visit To Michigan Military Siteby Tyler Durden on October 5, 2024 at 1:45 am
5 Chinese Nationals Face Charges Over Covering Up Visit To Michigan Military Site Authored by Frank Fang via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Federal prosecutors have charged five Chinese nationals with allegedly lying and trying to conceal their actions, more than a year after authorities spotted them near a remote Michigan military site where thousands of troops had gathered for summer drills. The Department of Justice in […]
- Dramatic Footage Shows Tanker Blown Up In Critical Maritime Chokepoint As Disasters Mount For Biden-Harrisby Tyler Durden on October 5, 2024 at 1:20 am
Dramatic Footage Shows Tanker Blown Up In Critical Maritime Chokepoint As Disasters Mount For Biden-Harris The Biden-Harris administration is facing several disasters this week. From FEMA’s botched response in the hurricane-ravaged US Southeast to elevated WW3 risks in the Middle East, one major and ongoing crisis that went underreported this week was multiple attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels on commercial ships in the […]
- Dozens Of Meat Processing Plants Expected To Shut Down Under New EPA Rulesby Tyler Durden on October 5, 2024 at 12:55 am
Dozens Of Meat Processing Plants Expected To Shut Down Under New EPA Rules Authored by Darlene McCormick Sanchez via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Food prices—especially meat and poultry—have skyrocketed in the past four years and could be exacerbated further next year when new EPA rules for meat processors go into effect. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Price Outlook for September reported that beef and veal […]
- Full Societal Collapse: San Fran Now Overrun With “Invasive 20 Pound Rodent” Infestationby Tyler Durden on October 5, 2024 at 12:30 am
Full Societal Collapse: San Fran Now Overrun With “Invasive 20 Pound Rodent” Infestation First comes the tech boom, then comes the liberal politicians increasingly radical policies. Then comes the theft, looting and massive homeless drug problem which the city is incapable of fixing, and that ultimately destroys then the city. Then comes the massive, invasive 20 pound rodents. This is the stage San Francisco sees itself at now: […]
- ‘The Biden/Harris Doctrine’ Has Brought The World Closer To World War IIIby Tyler Durden on October 5, 2024 at 12:05 am
‘The Biden/Harris Doctrine’ Has Brought The World Closer To World War III Authored by Fred Fleitz via American Greatness, By a strange turn of fate, on October 1, 2024, the day that Iran launched the largest ballistic missile attack ever against Israel, Foreign Affairs magazine published an article by Secretary of State Antony Blinken in which he claimed “the Biden administration’s strategy has put the United States in a […]
- Trump: “Liz Cheney Is A Stupid Warhawk” Who Wants To “Shoot Missiles At People”by Tyler Durden on October 4, 2024 at 11:40 pm
Trump: “Liz Cheney Is A Stupid Warhawk” Who Wants To “Shoot Missiles At People” Donald Trump mocked the Harris campaign for rolling out Liz Cheney and frequently boasting of its Dick Cheney endorsement during a rally in Michigan on Thursday. Liz this week appeared by Vice President Harris’ side at a Wisconsin event, where the two also praised Dick, who will go down in history as the nation’s most notorious neocon warmonger who was […]
- Earthquake Insurance Rates Are Set To Increase In Californiaby Tyler Durden on October 4, 2024 at 11:15 pm
Earthquake Insurance Rates Are Set To Increase In California Authored by Travis Gillmore via The Epoch Times, Californians will pay more for earthquake coverage in 2025, as the California Earthquake Authority – a not-for-profit organization funded by insurance companies and managed by the state – is raising rates by an average of 6.8 percent in January. “[The earthquake authority] is committed to making earthquake insurance as […]
- In Battleground North Carolina, Voters Say Border, Inflation Top Issuesby Tyler Durden on October 4, 2024 at 10:50 pm
In Battleground North Carolina, Voters Say Border, Inflation Top Issues Authored by Arjun Singh via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Edwin Robasco was a truck driver and Teamsters union member from Boston. Less than a year ago he moved to Wilmington, North Carolina—one of many retirees flocking to the warm southern state. Illustration by The Epoch Times, Getty Images, Nathan Worcester/The Epoch Times On a hot September day at […]
- Trump Says He Would Deport Haitian Immigrants In Springfield, Ohioby Tyler Durden on October 4, 2024 at 10:25 pm
Trump Says He Would Deport Haitian Immigrants In Springfield, Ohio Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Former President Donald Trump said in a new interview that he would revoke the legal status of Haitian immigrants living in Springfield, Ohio, and work to deport them back to their native country. Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event at Dane […]
- Shopping Malls Implementing Curfews And Teen “Waiting Zones” To Try And Curb Chaos, Theft And Fightsby Tyler Durden on October 4, 2024 at 10:00 pm
Shopping Malls Implementing Curfews And Teen “Waiting Zones” To Try And Curb Chaos, Theft And Fights Tired of seeing unruly teens running amok and causing chaos inside of your local shopping mall? So are the residents, vendors and security at Moreno Valley Mall in California. It is one of many malls on a list that includes New Jersey’s oldest mall, Westfield Garden State Plaza, that is implementing new rules to try and cut back […]
- “Guns And Butter” Is Backby Tyler Durden on October 4, 2024 at 9:40 pm
“Guns And Butter” Is Back Authored by Douglas French via The Mises Institute, Sabrina Carpenter has been a star since she was 12, staring on Disney’s Girl Meets World. Now she’s a singer and, I’ve heard, she has broken records set by the Beatles. She’s recorded a catchy cover of Nancy Sinatra‘s 1965 hit “These Boots Are Made For Walking.” ”I want to feel as confident as humanly possible so I can be up there […]
- “Coming To Your Community”: Biden-Harris’ Open Borders Transforms America Into Terrorist Playgroundby Tyler Durden on October 4, 2024 at 9:20 pm
“Coming To Your Community”: Biden-Harris’ Open Borders Transforms America Into Terrorist Playground President Joe Biden and “border czar” Vice President Kamala Harris’ disastrous open-border policies have rolled out the red carpet to at least 1.7 million illegal aliens deemed ‘potential national security threats’ into the country. This comes as Venezuelan prison gangs wreak havoc across the nation. Just two weeks ago, a former […]
- Fewer Young Children Getting Vaccines: CDCby Tyler Durden on October 4, 2024 at 9:00 pm
Fewer Young Children Getting Vaccines: CDC Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, Fewer young children are receiving common vaccinations, according to a new study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Of children born in 2020 or 2021, 1.2 percent have received no vaccinations at age 2, compared to 0.9 percent of children born in 2018 or 2019 at age 2, the CDC says in the paper. Coverage of […]
- US Banks See Further Deposit Outflows As Money-Market Fund Assets Hit Another New Record Highby Tyler Durden on October 4, 2024 at 8:40 pm
US Banks See Further Deposit Outflows As Money-Market Fund Assets Hit Another New Record High For the eighth week in the last nine, money market funds saw inflows (+$38.7BN), pushing the total AUM up to a new record high of $6.463TN… Source: Bloomberg Non-seasonally-adjusted (NSA) bank deposits saw outflows for the third week in a row (-$18BN)… Source: Bloomberg But, as we have become accustomed to, total […]
- October Surpriseby Tyler Durden on October 4, 2024 at 8:20 pm
October Surprise Authored by James Howard Kunstler, “Tim Walz, Kamala Harris’s brand-new VP pick, is a fanatical far-left lunatic wearing the friendly armor of hapless, bloated oaf from the sticks” – Peachy Keenan “Normally, Western politics gives us actors who are trying to play the role of politicians. Walz is like an actor who is trying to play the role of an actor trying to play the role of a politician. Almost […]
- ‘Good’ News Sparks Bond Bloodbath; Dollar & Oil Soar On Weekby Tyler Durden on October 4, 2024 at 8:00 pm
‘Good’ News Sparks Bond Bloodbath; Dollar & Oil Soar On Week Is good news, good news? Capping off a week of positive macro surprises, payrolls slipped into the goldilocks dress and spoiled the dovish party for many… US Macro is at its highest since April, having flipped positive this week… Source: Bloomberg Rate-cut expectations have plunged (hawkishly)… Source: Bloomberg … and Treasury yields have exploded […]
- Biden Suggests Israel Not Hit Iran Oil Fields, During Incredibly Rare WH Daily Briefing Appearanceby Tyler Durden on October 4, 2024 at 7:51 pm
Biden Suggests Israel Not Hit Iran Oil Fields, During Incredibly Rare WH Daily Briefing Appearance Update(1550ET): After President Biden earlier in the week expressed that he wants Israel to avoid hitting Iran’s nuclear sites, he has now inched back the possibility that Israel could take out the Islamic Republic’s oil and gas fields and facilities. In Friday afternoon remarks Biden said that Israel has not yet decided how to […]
- Man Turns $88K Into $415M With Tesla, Then Sues After Losing It All…by Tyler Durden on October 4, 2024 at 7:40 pm
Man Turns $88K Into $415M With Tesla, Then Sues After Losing It All… Authored by Brayden Lindrea via CoinTelegraph.com, A man who reportedly turned $88,000 into $415 million before losing it all has sued his investment firm and advisers for failing to provide adequate advice as he carried out risky trades. Christopher DeVocht claimed RBC Dominion Securities set him up with a margin account and substantial loans that ultimately […]
- Schiff: The Phony Economy Must Dieby Tyler Durden on October 4, 2024 at 7:20 pm
Schiff: The Phony Economy Must Die Via SchiffGold.com, Peter recently joined Francis Hunt on his Youtube channel, The Market Sniper, for an interview. Throughout the course of their conversation, they cover the future of gold, destructive campaign promises made by Kamala Harris, soaring deficit figures, and why the public is mistaken about gold ETFs. Francis begins by asking Peter about the similarities between today’s economy […]
- “Doghouse Is Back!”: Stellantis CFO Instructs Staff To Take “Drastic Measures” To Conserve Cashby Tyler Durden on October 4, 2024 at 7:00 pm
“Doghouse Is Back!”: Stellantis CFO Instructs Staff To Take “Drastic Measures” To Conserve Cash Volkswagen, Mercedes, Aston Martin, and BMW have all recently slashed their forecasts. The broader economic landscape for Western automobile companies is dire as high interest rates crush demand, EV programs hemorrhage cash, and demand in China wanes. Many Western firms are plagued with de-growth climate change policies that muzzle […]
- The Dockworkers Were Just The Start: Other Unions Will Now Strike, Expecting 62% Wage Increasesby Tyler Durden on October 4, 2024 at 6:40 pm
The Dockworkers Were Just The Start: Other Unions Will Now Strike, Expecting 62% Wage Increases By Philip Marey, senior US strategist at Rabobank Markets remain concerned by developments in the Middle East. This morning oil prices were subdued, but still heading for a weekly gain of about 8%. Meanwhile, markets are waiting for Israel’s pending retaliation against Iran and today’s US Employment Report. Yesterday, the union of […]