September 20, 2022

[ad_1] Non-crypto alternative payment systems pose a serious threat to United States security, according to testimony presented at a U.S. House Financial Services Committee Subcommittee on National Security, International Development, and Monetary Policy hearing Tuesday. The alternative payments ecosystem should be seen as a whole, and crypto can enhance national security, speakers said.  Wilson Center …

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[ad_1] Prices remain soft across the market as traders await Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s statement on the size of the next interest rate hike.  At the moment, the market consensus is a 0.75 bps rate hike and a sliver of analysts are banking on 1%. Stocks also appear en-route to close the day in …

Crypto and stocks soften ahead of Fed rate hike, but XRP, ALGO and LDO look ‘interesting’ Read More »

[ad_1] OpenSea, the digital marketplace for crypto collectibles and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), has launched a new initiative to make it easier for creators to create and distribute NFTs on its marketplace.  As part of this new immersive initiative, creators will be able to launch their NFT collections on their own customizable and dedicated drop pages, …

OpenSea to allow creators to host NFT drops directly through its homepage Read More »

[ad_1] Litecoin (LTC), known as “the silver to Bitcoin’s gold,” has been around for almost 11 years — which is quite a feat considering a fair amount of cryptocurrencies go bust within 12 months of launching. Cointelegraph spoke with the Litecoin Foundation’s managing director, Alan Austin, about why he thinks Litecoin’s core utility is serving …

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[ad_1] Scammers have hacked the official Twitter account of the Embassy of India in Oman, replacing the profile picture with Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse and using the reply function to spam users with fake XRP giveaway phishing links. At the time of publication, the Twitter account OmanEmbassy_Ind showed several retweets matching those of Garlinghouse, seemingly …

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[ad_1] On Tuesday, institutional crypto lending protocol Maple Finance and its delegate Icebreaker Finance announced that they would provide up to $300 million worth of secured debt financing to public and private Bitcoin mining firms. Qualified entities meeting treasury management and power strategies standards located throughout North America, as well as those in Australia, can …

Maple Finance launches $300M lending pool for Bitcoin mining firms Read More »

[ad_1] San Francisco, United States / California, 20th September, 2022, Chainwire If a Roole vehicle is reported stolen, millions of Nodle-enabled smartphones will work together to find the lost vehicle Vehicle theft is a common concern in Europe and Roole, a French automobile club, announced today their partnership with Nodle to help car owners trace …

Roole Locates Stolen Vehicles Globally via Nodle Network’s On-Chain Services Read More »

[ad_1] BTC/USD Risk Deepens:  Sally Ho’s Technical Analysis – 21 September 2022   Bitcoin (BTC/USD) remained near multi-month lows early in the Asian session as the pair continued to orbit the 18892 area, a technical level related to buying pressure that emerged around the 17567 area earlier this year.  Traders recently pushed BTC/USD as low …

Bitcoin Price Analysis: Bears Eyeing 17803 – 21 September 2022 Read More »

[ad_1] On this week’s “The Market Report” show, Cointelegraph’s resident experts discuss why the crypto market is dumping after the Ethereum Merge and why the bears are winning. To kick things off, we broke down the latest news in the markets this week. Biggest Fed rate hike in 40 years? Five things to know in …

Crypto market dumps after Ethereum Merge and bears are winning, but why? | Find out now on The Market Report Read More »

[ad_1] Insurance is key for financially securing important assets. Yet, the cryptocurrency sector — which is predicted to reach a global market size of $4.94 billion by 2030 — may be lagging behind when it comes to insuring digital assets.  For instance, it’s been noted that less than 1% of all crypto investments are currently …

Crypto insurance market expands with decentralized and centralized options Read More »