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Polymarket Bets 10% on 2024 US Recession, Analyst Skeptical of Rate Cut’s Impact

[Aug 25 5:30 PM] The prediction market Polymarket and CME’s Fedwatch tool suggest that a rate cut during the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in September is highly likely. However, BCA Research’s chief asset allocation strategist, Garry Evans, argues…

Bitcoin Miners Navigate Record Challenges and August’s Dual Difficulty Hike

[Aug 23, 2023 11:30 AM] Bitcoin miners faced another uphill battle this month, marking the second straight increase in mining difficulty. On August 22, at block height 804,384, the difficulty surged by 6.17%. This fresh peak in Bitcoin’s difficulty sets a new…

Legendary Investor Jeremy Grantham Predicts Inevitable US Recession, Challenges Fed’s Forecast

[Aug 20, 2023 12:30 PM] A significant portion of investors and financial organizations surmise that the U.S. could avert a recession, but Jeremy Grantham, the co-founder of investment firm Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo (GMO), deems it inescapable. Grantham contends that the…

Amid Gold’s Recent Slide, Experts Predict a Shining Future with Potential Highs Beyond $2,500 by 2024

[Aug 13, 2023 3:30 PM] In recent times, gold and silver have faced a downtrend, with gold losing over 2% of its value in the past month and silver tumbling more than 5% against the U.S. dollar. Even amid gold’s rather uninspiring performance this last month, David…

Navigating the Storm: Defi’s Precarious Position Amid a String of Exploits and Market Declines

[Aug 4, 2023 1:00 PM] In the wake of July’s unprecedented wave of decentralized finance (defi) breaches, including Curve Finance’s staggering $62 million exploit, the defi economy has plummeted into a gloomy state. Hovering perilously close to dipping…

Poll: Majority of Americans See US Economy in Decline

[Aug 3, 2023 3:30 PM] Despite months of increasingly positive economic indicators, a majority of Americans still believe the economy is worsening, according to a new CNN poll. CNN Poll Reveals Majority See Worsening Economy The survey of 1,279 adults found that 51%…

Binance US Records Massive Discrepancies as USD Exchange Rates Plummet by 16% in July

[Jul 17, 2023 9:30 AM] As of July 17, 2023, fresh data indicates a concerning rise in discrepancies between Binance US’ exchange rates and the global average. Initially, at a mere 2% to 5% in late June, the disparity sharply soared to an astonishing 16% by…

Experts Warn of Impending Recession in the US as Survey Reveals 59% Chance by July 2024

[Jul 13, 2023 8:00 PM] A recently published survey by Bankrate reveals that there is a 3-in-5 likelihood of a recession occurring in the United States within the next year. Bankrate’s survey of economists firmly indicates that the chances of a recession taking…

Macro Strategist David Hunter Predicts Global Markets’ ‘Melt Up’ Surge in Q4 2023, Followed by Impending ‘Bust’

[Jun 23, 2023 2:30 PM] David Hunter, the chief macro strategist at Contrarian Macro Advisors, predicts an interesting development for global markets in the fourth quarter of 2023. According to him, global markets will experience a remarkable surge, aptly described as a…

Smart Contract Tokens and Defi Sector Suffer Steep Losses, Threatening TVL to Fall Below $40 Billion

[Jun 10, 2023 10:00 AM] The overall value of the crypto economy has dropped by more than 5% against the US dollar in the past 24 hours, with the top smart contract token sector losing more than 8% in the same time frame. The downturn has also affected the decentralized…