The Fed is likely to cut rates later Wednesday, starting the so-called liquidity easing cycle. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/09/18/stablecoins-may-cushion-fed-rate-cut-impact-on-treasury-tokens-standard-chartereds-regional-head-says/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

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 …

This month may well be remembered as an inflection point in the acceleration toward real-time proving of transaction validity for blockchains. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/opinion/2024/09/18/the-zero-knowledge-proof-singularity-is-near/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

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 …

Deal was with a number of TON whales directly, and not a fundraising round with the TON Foundation Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/09/18/bitget-foresight-ventures-buy-30m-ton-tokens-from-whales/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The Reserve Bank of Australia made a strategic commitment to prioritize work on a wholesale CBDC. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/09/18/australia-to-prioritise-wholesale-cbdc-over-retail/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

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. Source: …

A rate cut could add to inflation and strengthen the Japanese yen, crashing markets, Hayes explained. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/09/18/fed-rate-cut-could-crash-crypto-markets-but-era-of-central-banks-is-over-arthur-hayes/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

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 Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/09/18/bitcoin-holds-above-60k-as-traders-warn-of-sell-off-on-50-basis-point-fed-rate-cut/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

BitGo says USDS is an “open participation” stablecoin that provides rewards to institutions for providing liquidity to the ecosystem. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/09/18/bitgo-to-enter-stablecoin-market-with-reward-bearing-usds-coin/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines