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First Mover Americas: Ethereum Merge Spawns Watch Parties, But 'Jail Kwon' Token Gets More Hype

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 14, 2022.

Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon (CoinDesk TV, modified)

Finance

La dificultad de minado de bitcoin alcanza un máximo histórico

El aumento en la dificultad de la minería se produce cuando el hashrate se mantiene fuerte, a pesar de que el precio de bitcoin está bajando.

La dificultad de minado de bitcoin alcanza su pico máximo. (Sam Ewen/CoinDesk)

Markets

Steep Drops in Bitcoin, Ether Cause Over $250M in Futures Losses

BTC fell 9% in the past 24 hours, the most among major cryptocurrencies, while ETH dropped 6%, CoinDesk data shows.

El mercado de futuros de bitcoin se inclina hacia la baja. (Unsplash)

Finance

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Edges to All-Time High

The bump in mining difficulty comes as hashrate remains strong, despite bitcoin’s price edging downward.

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Markets

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Struggles Following Inflation Report; California Crypto Bill Is an Overstep, Say Legal Experts

The bill would prohibit California-licensed entities from dealing with stablecoins unless that stablecoin is fully-backed by securities and issued by a bank or licensed by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation.

Cryptos plummeted Tuesday. (Jay Radhakrishnan/Getty Images)

Videos

Abra CEO on Plan to Launch the First Operational US State-Chartered Bank in the Digital Asset Space

Crypto investing app Abra is in the process of forming Abra Bank for U.S. customers and Abra International for those outside the United States.

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Videos

Bitcoin Slips to $20K as US Inflation Continues to Rise

Bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) tumbled as U.S. August inflation data came in higher than expected. QCP Capital co-founder and CIO Darius Sit discusses a potential bitcoin bottom and his crypto markets outlook. Plus, the current state of institutional investors in Asia.

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Videos

Celsius CEO Reportedly Mulls Crypto Custody Pivot After Lending Business Imploded

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky proposed revamping the failed crypto lending business as a digital asset custody firm, according to a New York Times report. Plus, bitcoin (BTC) and crypto-linked stocks fall as U.S. inflation in August rose 8.3% from the previous year and 0.1% from a month ago.

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Videos

Bitcoin Down Following August CPI Reading

Bitcoin’s temporary rally has come to an end as the U.S. CPI readings returned worse than expected. Data from TradingView indicates that bitcoin (BTC) nearly tested its 10-month bear market early Tuesday.

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Markets

Market Wrap: US Inflation Data Roils Markets, Bitcoin and Ether Fall

Investors expecting a more significant improvement in inflation data were disappointed and showed it by selling.

Inflation data disappoints investors, roiling the crypto markets. (Pedro Vilela/Getty Images)