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Investment Platform Webull Brings Back Crypto Trading to U.S.

The service supports trading in over 50 tokens, including bitcoin, ether and solana.

A person looking at multiple trading screens. (sergeitokmakov/Pixabay)

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Powell Puts September Rate Cut in Play; Bitcoin Pushes Higher

The Fed chair, perhaps surprisingly, took a dovish tone in his remarks at Jackson Hole.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell dons reading glasses prior to Wednesday's press conference. (Federal Reserve, modified by CoinDesk)

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Ether Outpaces Bitcoin as ETF Inflows, Corporate Buying Accelerate: JPMorgan

The bank said ether holdings in both exchange-traded funds and corporate treasuries could rise further.

Ether spot ETFs to see same sources of demand as bitcoin versions but on lower scale: Bernstein. (Rob Mitchell/CoinDesk)

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Harvard Professor Who Predicted Bitcoin Crash to $100 Says Regulators Were Too Lax

Kenneth Rogoff reflects that he underestimated BTC's role in the underground economy, which has put a floor under the cryptocurrency's price.

Screenshot of Professor Rogoff (CNBC)

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BTC Traders’ 6-Month Outlook Turns Most Bearish Since June 2023 as Momentum Worsens

The 180-day call-put skew on Deribit is now most negative in over two years.

Bear sign (CoinDesk Archives)

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Bitcoin Hovers at $113K; Solana and Dogecoin Lead Gains Ahead of Powell’s Jackson Hole Speech

Crypto markets are treading water as investors wait for Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole speech, where a hawkish tone could drag bitcoin lower while a dovish pivot may offer relief.

Photo of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell

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Asia Morning Briefing: BTC Demand Cools While 'Crypto Capital Is Getting More Selective,' OKX’s Gracie Lin Warns

With Bitcoin demand cooling and profit-taking accelerating, investors are rotating into ether and a handful of resilient plays while retail “altseason” fades.

(Anders Jildén/Unsplash)

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Ether, Solana, BNB Outshine Bitcoin as Cryptos Rebound

BTC only mounted a modest bounce from the overnight lows, while BNB hit a new record high and ETH, SOL rebounded 6%-7%.

Four bulls silhouetted against a rising sun. (Shutterstock)

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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Says Bitcoin Could Reach $1M by 2030

Armstrong joins Jack Dorsey and Cathie Wood in calling for explosive BTC growth, with Ark Invest projecting as high as $3.8M by decade’s end.

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Hawkish FOMC Minutes Knocks Legs Out of Crypto Bounce

The majority of participants at the Fed's last monetary policy meeting saw inflation risk outweighing employment risk.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell adjusts his glasses at a press conference.