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Bitcoin shifts as anticipation of Fed rate cuts fuels market confidence. Ethereum and Solana also rise as the market anticipates Fed policy changes. The potential of Federal Reserve rate cuts has sparked renewed interest in Bitcoin and other risk assets. Historically, low interest rates have benefited Bitcoin by increasing liquidity and promoting investment in high-risk assets. Recent FOMC minutes indicate future policy easing in favor of cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin is currently experiencing...

Digital asset investment products attracted $533 million in inflows last week, the biggest in over a month, following Jerome Powell’s hint at the Jackson Hole Symposium that an interest rate cut might occur in September. While trading volumes were lower than in recent weeks, these products still totaled $9 billion for the past seven days. According to CoinShares’ latest edition of Digital Asset Fund Flows Weekly Report, Bitcoin dominated the market, drawing in $543 million in...

The stablecoin market has reached a new milestone, with its total market capitalization hitting an all-time high of $168 billion. This achievement follows 11 consecutive months of growth, as shown by data from DefiLlama. The current potential exceeds the maximum of $167 billion recorded in March 2022, indicating a clear recovery and growth stage for stablecoins. It is important to note that this data does not include a category often referred to as algorithmic stablecoins, where the value is...

Stablecoins have reached an all-time high market cap of $169.57 billion following nearly a year of uninterrupted growth. Leading assets such as Tether’s USDT and Circle’s USDC have seen a significant resurgence this year, in addition to a newcomer. Stablecoin Market Cap Surge Data compiled by DefiLlama revealed that this is the highest market cap for stablecoins, surpassing the previous peak of $167 billion established in March 2022, which later declined to $135 billion by...

Ethereum’s price has been consolidating after a significant crash a few weeks ago, making market participants hopeful that the price is creating a bottom. Technical Analysis By: Edris Derakhshi The Daily Chart On the daily chart, the price has gradually made higher highs and lows since rebounding from the $2,100 support level. Yet, the market is yet to break past the $2,700 resistance, while a rejection could lead to another drop to $2,100. On the other hand, if the market...

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The current U.S. benchmark rate for massive overnight money market loans from the central bank is in the range of 5.25% and 5.5%. When Powell spoke in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on Friday, markets expected more signals of a regime of interest rate cutting ahead. Instead, he went a step further and explicitly endorsed rate cuts. In fact, he said it’s not a matter of if there will be cuts but how deep to make them: “The time has come for policy to adjust. The direction of travel is...

Binance announced that it has prevented over $2.4 billion in losses from potential scams and fraudulent activities that could have impacted more than 1.2 million users from January to July 2024 owing to its risk management measures. According to the official press release shared with CryptoPotato, Binance employs an internal risk engine that provides 24/7 real-time monitoring using a combination of artificial intelligence (AI) and manual reviews. Binance’s Internal Risk...

Simon’s Cat, a popular meme and animated series, has locked over $15 million worth of $CAT and $BNB tokens using Floki’s crypto locker protocol, FlokiFi Locker. Floki announced this revolutionary news via the official X account. These tokens are locked on the BNB Chain for an astonishing 420 million years which means they will not be available for generations. This move demonstrates Simon’s Cat’s dedication to security and confidence in employing Floki’s locker protocol, which has received...