Oof - a higher-than-expected CPI print really came in like a bucket of cold water on the market. 8.3% YoY, 0.1% MoM vs Expected: 8.1% YoY, -0.1% MoM.
CPI being higher than what economists expected is a sign that the Fed will stay aggressive in raising interest rates n essentially guaranteeing we’ll see a 75 bps rate hike at FOMC next week. #BTC tends to move in the opposite direction of the $ n DYX spiked on today’s CPI news.
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1/ Top Crypto News
Financial heavyweights Charles Schwab, Citadel Securities, and Fidelity Investments, and others announced the start of crypto exchange EDX Markets coindesk.com/business/2022/…
2/ @Doodles has raised $54M at a $704M valuation led by the VC firm of Reddit’s Alexis Ohanian, FTX Ventures
3/ The number of crypto startups in the latest batch at Y Combinator, the accelerator that gave rise to companies like @Coinbase and @Opensea, has hit a record number despite the global downturn theblock.co/post/168859/la…
4/ Lending platform @Maker doubled the debt ceiling of its stETH vault this week as it looks to reduce its reliance on centralized stablecoins such as USDC coindesk.com/markets/2022/0…
5/ @Binance’s BTC-USDT pair is the most liquid trading pair in crypto. Since eliminating BTC trading fees, the pair now accounts for 93% of Tether market activity t.me/unfolded/14625
6/ Ex-Coinbase manager's brother pleads guilty in first crypto insider trading case theblock.co/post/169359/ex…
7/ Data
TL;DR: On both the daily and the weekly, people are selling their efferium for buttcoin. Doodles leading NFT volume on the back of that $54M raise. Renga also doing numbers - Floor up 150% in 3 days
8/ Nansen Smart Money Holdings Token Inflow and Outflows:
Magic Eden launches MetaShield to protect #NFT creator royalties. It identifies NFTs listed/traded on marketplaces that bypass creator royalties help.magiceden.io/en/articles/65…
20/ American teen comedy Mean Girls may be making a Web3 comeback, with recent trademark filings by Paramount Pictures revealing plans to expand the brand into “crypto-collectibles” cointelegraph.com/news/mean-girl…
21/ Luxury sports car developer #Lamborghini is set to roll out its second round of NFTs this month, this time offering specific utility for avid collectors cointelegraph.com/news/nifty-new…
22/ Web3 native fashion brands hit the runway in real life at NY Fall Fashion Week
Let's divide it into a couple of different time frames and use @RayDalio's long-term debt cycle framework
We can say that it's the end of something big, but of course, the end is a long process and it can be a decade-long process
2/ When we go down to zero interest rates and reach a massive amount of debt in the system, we usually go through some sort of currency devaluation and system change
So, it's not the end of the world but it's the end of an era!
With its #PoS chain BNB, Binance has been growing steadily
1/ BNB Chain is currently positioning itself as the third Layer 1 network just behind Bitcoin and Ethereum. By partnering with protocols such as pSTAKE, BNB Chain has continued growing and strengthening its position in the crypto market.
2/ How does pSTAKE protocol work?
The pSTAKE protocol offers a liquidity system for users, in which users contribute their native tokens, BNB, and simultaneously a token is generated within the protocol called stkBNB.
The Current Crypto Gaming Landscape is Stupid, Let’s Explore How it Could Potentially Be Not Stupid in the Future
A painfully honest letter about Crypto gaming:
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1/ If people were honest with themselves, they started to care about Cryptocurrency, blockchains, consensus models, or any other underlying tech and buzzwords in this space because of the financial incentive. People are hoping to strike it rich! Filthy rich. Let’s be honest.
2/ Just like the gold rushes of days long past, what we’ve witnessed over the past decade of Crypto’s history is a massively impressive speculative rush - with many having made life-changing wealth.
A historic day! Le Et hirium Merde is finally upon us. It should from a developer standpoint be fine - lots of testnets and shadow forks have been successful.
Will we see volatility in price? Perhaps.
1/ Things are currently looking fairly flat with #Bitcoin barely holding $20k and ETH struggling to hold $1600.
It’ll be incredibly interesting to see what the sentiment is like once this big event is finally over.
2/ So many market participants have been hyper-focused on this event.
Also pretty wild about Do Kwon - pretty sad when you remember he named his daughter Luna. Lots of hard learned lessons this year.
🌍 Macro Mondays Newsletter 🌍 Monday, September 12th
This week we're diving into the Macro Implications of Ukraine’s Stunning Counteroffensive
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1/ Synopsis:
Europe is in trouble. Along with the European Central Bank’s belatedly hawkish turn, the continent is buckling under the weight of sky-high energy prices.
2/ Markets are currently flashing warning signs that Europe will soon face a difficult winter as businesses and consumers alike confront crippling energy prices.