Bitcoin News Roundup for Sept. 17, 2020
With bitcoin slipping with European stocks and a leaked memo about China's blockchain plans, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup!

With bitcoin slipping with European stocks and a leaked memo about China's blockchain plans, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup!
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Today's Stories:
Federal Reserve Now Targets Inflation Above 2%, Bitcoin Breaks $11K
Federal Reserve officials said Wednesday they would hold U.S. interest rates at zero and work to push inflation above 2% "for some time."
Bitcoin 'Young Investment' Wallets at Highest Level Since February 2018
New investors are entering the bitcoin market at a faster pace and possibly creating upward pressure on prices, on-chain data shows.
China's BSN Will 'Localize' Public Blockchains for Local Use
China’s state-sanctioned Blockchain-Based Service Network is finally bringing public chains to its homeland – but they will look very different.
Kraken Becomes First Crypto Exchange to Charter a US Bank
On Wednesday, the Wyoming Banking Board voted to approve Kraken’s bank charter application. Kraken is the first SPDI bank in Wyoming.
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Protocol Research: GoPlus Security

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- As of October 2025, GoPlus has generated $4.7M in total revenue across its product lines. The GoPlus App is the primary revenue driver, contributing $2.5M (approx. 53%), followed by the SafeToken Protocol at $1.7M.
- GoPlus Intelligence's Token Security API averaged 717 million monthly calls year-to-date in 2025 , with a peak of nearly 1 billion calls in February 2025. Total blockchain-level requests, including transaction simulations, averaged an additional 350 million per month.
- Since its January 2025 launch , the $GPS token has registered over $5B in total spot volume and $10B in derivatives volume in 2025. Monthly spot volume peaked in March 2025 at over $1.1B , while derivatives volume peaked the same month at over $4B.
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Polkadot's DOT drops 3% to $1.83 as crypto markets reverse lower

Strong selling pressure overwhelmed positive Coinbase integration news as the psychological $1.90 level failed to hold.
Lo que debes saber:
- DOT declined from $1.91 to $1.84 over 24 hours, breaking key support levels
- Volume was 340% above average during the final breakdown.










