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Palo Alto-based crypto custody firm BitGo has launched a new stablecoin, USDS, that is set to go live in January 2025. The company says the stablecoin will be fully backed by U.S. dollars through a mix of short-term Treasury bills, overnight repos, and cash in a bid to ensure liquidity and minimize risk. New Approach to Stablecoin Rewards According to a September 18 statement from BitGo, its proposed offering will differ from existing dominant stablecoins like Tether (USDT)...

On-chain investigator ZachXBT has accused top crypto influencer Professor Crypto of using bots to manipulate his social media metrics. Following the allegations, the crypto influencer has deactivated his account without giving a response to the public. Fake Engagement Strategies In a post on X, the on-chain sleuth addressed the Youtuber, telling him to “lay off the thousands of bots” used on his social media platforms to “deceive people into thinking you have an influence.”...

The Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday that it will lower its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points, marking the central bank’s first cut since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Immediately after the announcement, Bitcoin’s price rocketed back above $60,000, while the S&P500 shot up by 0.7%. The central bank said it has gained ‘greater confidence” that inflation is heading back down to 2%, even though it remains somewhat elevated. “Job gains have slowed, and...

Massachusetts Republican Senate candidate John Deaton has indicated his intention to hold the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) accountable for its role in wiping out $15 billion from XRP retail investors. In a September 16 interview on the “Good Morning Crypto Show,” the lawyer made it clear that he’s ready to continue his battle with the SEC until retail investors receive the compensation they deserve. XRP Investors Left Behind by SEC Actions Deaton, who...

While bitcoin (BTC) faces local resistance levels, the crypto asset is experiencing a rally driven by aggressive spot market activity. According to a Bitfinex Alpha report, on-chain metrics suggest bitcoin’s momentum is currently bullish. This outlook is also reinforced by rising inflows into the United States spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), signaling growing confidence among retail and institutional investors. Spot Activity Drives Bullish Momentum Bitcoin’s...

Bitcoin dumped hard on Monday but the bulls are back in control now as they propelled a massive rally that resulted in BTC tapping a 3-week peak above $61,000. This comes at a particularly intriguing time as the US Federal Reserve is expected to cut the key interest rates tomorrow or the next day for the first time in years. Bitcoin/Price/Chart 17.09.2024. Source: TradingViewThe last time BTC traded this high was in the middle of August, when its price plummeted from over...

Dogecoin’s price movements in the past month or so have been quite underwhelming as the asset struggles to break through the $0.10 resistance. However, that could soon change as the interest in its network has picked up while many analysts on X envision a rally in the making. Rising Number of Transactions The number of transactions on a certain blockchain depicts the overall interest and usage and hints at investors’ behavior regarding the network and its native token. For...

An early Ethereum (ETH) investor who received 16,636 ETH in 2016 has sold a portion of their holdings, marking an extraordinary return on investment. According to on-chain data shared by EmberCN, the whale originally acquired the Ethereum for $5.23 per token, totaling $87,135. As of September 16, 2024, that same amount of ETH is worth more than $37.6 million, representing an astonishing 446x increase in value. Slumbering Trader Makes $819K Profit The investor, who held onto...

Bitcoin-skeptic Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) and other Democratic senators sent a letter to the Federal Reserve on Monday calling for far more aggressive rate cuts than the market expects. “We write today to urge the Federal Reserve (Fed) to cut the federal funds rate, currently at a two-decade-high of 5.3 percent, by 75 basis points (bps) at the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on September 17 and 18, 2024,” the senators wrote. “Too Late” To Cutting Rates...

The number of Bitcoin addresses depositing into exchanges has dropped to 132,100. According to insights published on CryptoQuant by analyst CryptoOnchain, this is a figure last seen in 2016. Decreased Selling Pressure This metric, which tracks the number of addresses sending inflow transactions to exchanges, suggests a decrease in selling pressure as fewer investors are moving their BTC to trading venues for liquidation. This reduced sell-off activity follows bitcoin’s recent...