Bitcoin eyes $63K as US CPI relief sends September Fed rate pause odds to 60%
Bitcoin price action did not reflect relief in US CPI inflation numbers matching expectations amid a warning over $63,000 failing as support.…
Miden bets on privacy stablecoins with introduction of USDCx
USDCx will let users transact without publicly exposing balances, counterparties or transaction histories, while allowing selective disclosure for compliance.…
Social Security recipients will get more money next year. Here’s how much benefits may rise.
Social Security’s costofliving adjustment could be as much as 3.6% in 2027. Source:MarketWatch
Crypto Long & Short:
In this week's Crypto Long & Short, LMAX Group's Jenna Wright argues that markets break down not from too little capital but from capital stuck in the wrong…
Lumentum’s stock surges, giving a further boost to the optical-networking trade
Excitement is building for Coherent’s earnings report after upbeat results from Lumentum. Source:MarketWatch
Kalshi launches sports and crypto perps data feed on DoubleZero
Kalshi launched access to its sports and crypto perpetual data feed through DoubleZero’s dedicated fiber network to bolster institutional data access.…
Smart contract blockchain Solana nearly froze Wednesday, Marinade Finance says
Source:CoinDesk
Nebius adds to the excitement around neocloud stocks with upbeat earnings of its own
Investors are reacting positively to earnings results and demand signals from neocloud companies CoreWeave and Nebius. Source:MarketWatch
Slovenia joins EU’s MiCA stablecoin register with first issuer
Slovenia entered the EU’s MiCA stablecoin register through electronic money institution Dinaro, as the update also added two new CASPs. Source:Cointelegraph
El Salvador’s Bitcoin experiment turns 5: ‘It was for us, not them’
Five years after El Salvador made Bitcoin legal tender, the experiment has fallen short of its original promises for locals, but it’s been great for Bitcoin’s…
Wintermute to pour $1B into AI, high-frequency trading amid TradFi expansion: Report
Wintermute will reportedly invest $1 billion in AI infrastructure and highfrequency trading as part of its expansion into traditional finance.…
Standard Chartered-led Anchorpoint launches Hong Kong dollar stablecoin
HashKey Exchange and OSL Group are now authorized distributors, enabling institutional and professional investors to mint and redeem HKDAP tokens.…