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Donald Trump Makes Historic Bitcoin Payment At PubKey

[yesterday 10:59 PM] Today, history was made as President Donald Trump became the first US president to make a Bitcoin payment.WATCH: DONALD TRUMP MAKES FIRST #BITCOIN TRANSACTION AT NYC BAR pic.twitter.com/rAjae6agH1— Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine)…

Louisiana State Government Now Accepts Bitcoin Lightning As Payment

[yesterday 10:30 PM] Louisiana State Treasurer, John Fleming, M.D. has announced that the state government will now accept Bitcoin, Bitcoin Lightning Network, and USD Coin, as a valid form of payment for state services. The first cryptocurrency payment was made to the…

Arthur Hayes: 'If They Go 50, That Will Be a Nuclear Catastrophe for Financial Markets'

[yesterday 6:44 PM] In an interview with CoinDesk's Markets Daily, BitMEX co-founder and Maelstrom CIO Arthur Hayes discusses the impact of the Fed cut, how he sees the crypto markets shaping out this year, and why he's investing in Bitcoin Ordinals and inscriptions.

Federal Reserve Cuts Interest Rates by 50 Basis Points to Address Economic Uncertainty

[yesterday 6:29 PM] The Federal Reserve made a significant decision today by cutting interest rates by 50 basis points, lowering the federal funds rate target range to 4.75%-5%. The move, the first substantial cut in over four years, reflects concerns over the state…

Fed Cuts Interest Rates by 50 Basis Points, Bitcoin Briefly Hits $61K

[yesterday 6:10 PM] Market participants were uncertain about the size of rate cut prior to the Fed meeting, laying the groundwork for volatility on the markets.

The Protocol: How Winklevii Taught Dad BTC, Wild Flight to Singapore

[yesterday 5:55 PM] Forget the Federal Reserve. The Bitcoin and crypto project news flow is ample (and fascinating) enough to keep us busy. We've got the rundown plus $80M of fundraisings. In CoinDesk's weekly newsletter on blockchain tech.

SEC’s Crypto Record Rebuked by Ex-Commissioner, GOP Lawmakers in Hearing

[yesterday 5:02 PM] The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was hammered for two hours in a congressional hearing on Wednesday in which the witness list predominantly included agency critics, including former Commissioner Daniel Gallagher, who is now at Robinhood.

WisdomTree Pushes Further Into Tokenization With New Platform

[yesterday 4:01 PM] WisdomTree is making another push into real-world asset tokenization with the introduction of WisdomTree Connect for businesses and institutions.

Dragonfly Capital Aims to Raise $500M Fund: Bloomberg

[yesterday 3:28 PM] Dragonfly closed its third fund, worth $650 million, in April 2022, shortly before the onset of the crypto bear market.

Stablecoins May Cushion Fed Rate Cut Impact on Treasury Tokens, Standard Chartered's Regional Head Says

[yesterday 2:57 PM] The Fed is likely to cut rates later Wednesday, starting the so-called liquidity easing cycle.

“PickleBit”: Proof of Workforce, Fold, and Pickle Pop Partner on Pickleball Tournament, Offer Bitcoin Prize Pool

[yesterday 2:05 PM] The Santa Monica-based non-profit Proof of Workforce Foundation has partnered with Bitcoin financial services company Fold and Pickle Pop to organize a Bitcoin-themed Pickleball tournament, offering a $5,000 prize pool for entrants and winners.The…

River Secures Over $800 Million Worth of Bitcoin, Launches Proof of Reserve

[yesterday 2:05 PM] River, a leading U.S. Bitcoin exchange, has launched River Proof of Reserves to provide clients with verifiable proof that their Bitcoin holdings are fully reserved. This sets a new transparency standard for the industry after recent failures of…

Cash Is Still King, Consumers Would Prefer to Use Money Over CBDCs: Deutsche Bank

[yesterday 2:03 PM] 44% of those surveyed said they would rather use cash then a central bank digital currency and 57% said they would prefer to use a debit or credit card than a CBDC, the bank's survey showed.

ICP-Based Bitcoin Token 'ckBTC' Will Bridge to Cosmos Through Osmosis

[yesterday 2:00 PM] Osmosis is partnering with ICP-built Omnity network in order to provide a service for bridging non-custodial BTC into Cosmos.

Bitcoin's Rise Over $61K Could Signal Local Top, Binance Volume Indicates

[yesterday 1:58 PM] Trading volume on the largest crypto exchange can signal peaks in the bitcoin price.

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: UNI Drops 4.7%, Leading Index Lower

[yesterday 1:46 PM] All but two assets were trading lower as the index dropped 1.6%

Hemi Labs Raises $15M to Launch Modular Blockchain in Round Led by Binance Labs

[yesterday 1:00 PM] The Hemi testnet is now live, with a mainnet launch planned for the fourth quarter.

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Price Drops Below $60K Ahead of Expected Fed Rate Cut

[yesterday 12:14 PM] The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Sept. 18, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

Former Coinbase Executives Introduce Stablecoin-Native Exchange TrueX

[yesterday 12:00 PM] TrueX says it caters to rising client demand for truly secure segregation between execution and custody.

Borderless Capital Introduces $100M DePIN Fund Backed by Peaq, Solana Foundation

[yesterday 12:00 PM] DePIN refers to physical infrastructure networks built using blockchain technology and token incentives which other projects can use without having to buy and run their own equipment.

Fintech Giant Revolut Said to Be Planning Stablecoin

[yesterday 11:58 AM] Crypto-friendly Revolut is said to be quite far along in creating its own stablecoin, according to two people familiar with the plan.

Bitget, Foresight Ventures Buy $30M TON Tokens From Whales

[yesterday 11:10 AM] Deal was with a number of TON whales directly, and not a fundraising round with the TON Foundation

Ethereum Devs Poised to Split Blockchain's Next Big Upgrade, 'Pectra,' in Two

[yesterday 11:00 AM] On Thursday, Ethereum developers will decide if Pectra will be split into two forks. If developers agree on the split, the first package could come in 2025, as early as February.

BlackRock Releases a New Report, "Bitcoin: A Unique Diversifier"

[yesterday 10:34 AM] Asset management giant BlackRock, with over $10 trillion in assets under management, has published a new report touting Bitcoin as a unique portfolio diversifier. This marks the latest embrace of Bitcoin from the world's largest asset manager…

Australia to Prioritize Wholesale CBDC Over Retail

[yesterday 10:06 AM] The Reserve Bank of Australia made a strategic commitment to prioritize work on a wholesale CBDC.

Ethereum Is the Microsoft of Blockchains, ETH Underperformance May Reverse Into Year-End: Bitwise

[yesterday 8:59 AM] The Ethereum blockchain has the most active developers, the most active users and a market cap that is five times larger than its nearest competitor, the report said.

Fiat Currencies Will Be Irrelevant Within a Decade

[yesterday 8:45 AM] Following on from my April article titled “Democracy Fails Without Cryptocurrency,” I believe that we will see a complete collapse of traditional fiat currencies within the next ten years. These government-issued and controlled monies will be…

Fed Rate Cut Could Crash Crypto Markets, But Era of Central Banks is Over: Arthur Hayes

[yesterday 7:51 AM] A rate cut could add to inflation and strengthen the Japanese yen, crashing markets, Hayes explained.

Bitcoin Holds Above $60K as Traders Warn of Sell-Off on 50 Basis Point Fed Rate Cut

[yesterday 6:49 AM] Traders betting on Fed fund contracts are pricing in a 65% implied probability of rates cut to a 4.5-5% range. PLUS: Circle announces partnership with Polymarket

BitGo to Enter Stablecoin Market With Reward-Bearing USDS Coin

[yesterday 5:22 AM] BitGo says USDS is an "open participation" stablecoin that provides rewards to institutions for providing liquidity to the ecosystem.