XRP Ledger has fewer active accounts than last year, but bigger trades and more value
Daily orderbook traders fell about 40% from a year ago while volume rose 79%, as the value held on XRPL climbed above $4 billion. Source:CoinDesk
Surprise nonfarm payrolls print sends Bitcoin back below 80K
The US economy added far more jobs than expected in August, pressuring Bitcoin lower as traders repriced the odds of a Federal Reserve rate cut this month.…
Crypto Biz: AI took a back seat when Bitcoin started climbing
Corporate crypto bets are getting bigger as rising markets reward direct exposure, putting balancesheet strategies and institutional adoption back in focus.…
Rising interest rates pose a major threat to stock prices and other assets
How “Bondmageddon” may reset financial markets. Source:MarketWatch
U.S. added stronger than expected 162,000 jobs in August as labor market bounced back
This morning's report will be key as the Fed considers whether to raise interest rates at its September policy meeting. Source:CoinDesk
Six reasons that the risk of a stock-market selloff is rising. Here’s what investors should be doing.
Many markets are priced for perfection warns Longview Economics. Source:MarketWatch
Governments keep trying to calm global markets. Why that should worry investors.
Government interventions, such as currency buying and bond buybacks, are supposed to reassure markets. But lately, they are doing the opposite.…
Potential midterm-election chaos can roil markets. Here’s one trader’s play.
Buying portfolio insurance to protect against falls in the market — if the outcome of the midterm elections is disputed — is so obvious to Kevin Muir, he…
Zcash jumps 20% to landmark $1,000 level as short sellers lose $34 million
ZEC briefly traded above $1,020 as a sharp rally forced traders betting against the token out of leveraged positions. Source:CoinDesk
Bitcoin clears $81,000 as privacy coins lead a broad crypto rally
BTC pushed through the level that capped it in late August, while zcash gained 16% and dash 19%. Source:CoinDesk
South Korea targets February 2027 rollout for full tokenized securities market
Financial regulators unveiled a phased roadmap moving traditional capital markets onto distributed ledgers, concluding with onchain stablecoin settlement.…
Bitcoin ETF inflows hit $731M, highest since January as BTC reclaims $80K
US Bitcoin ETFs drew $730.9 million on Thursday as Bitcoin reclaimed $80,000, though CryptoQuant flagged weak fresh demand and a key $83,000 test.…