A crypto-related bill meant to stifle a future U.S. central bank digital currency is now heading toward consideration on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives after committee …

The pause in rate hikes had been overwhelmingly expected by market participants, who will now begin focusing on the U.S. central bank’s next policy meeting in November. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/09/20/bitcoin-crypto-prices-little-changed-as-federal-reserve-holds-interest-rates-steady/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Last week marked the one-year anniversary of Ethereum’s historic “Merge” – the shift to a more energy-efficient proof-of-stake network. But in some ways the largest smart-contract blockchain has become …

Why all the excitement about spot bitcoin ETFs? Well, a gold ETF was a huge deal for markets, and people wonder if $BTC might be next. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/09/20/a-bitcoin-etf-has-golden-parallels-from-history/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

In an exclusive interview, Antonio Juliano, founder of dYdX (and a former Coinbase software engineer), discusses his project’s move to build a new layer-1 blockchain using Cosmos technology. Source: …

The crypto held in overseas accounts for about 70% of all assets held outside the country. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/09/20/south-koreans-hold-99b-of-digital-assets-overseas-tax-service/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

GammaSwap developers say it’s the first application to allow Arbitrum users to hedge against supplied liquidity by letting them go short on those positions. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2023/09/20/arbitrum-blockchain-traders-can-now-protect-against-impermanent-loss/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The bill requires companies to assess the likelihood that children will encounter harmful content in virtual worlds and have measures in place to mitigate such risks. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/09/20/uk-just-passed-an-online-safety-bill-that-will-apply-to-the-metaverse/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

“All financial markets have taken a wait-and-see approach ahead of monetary policy decisions in the U.S., Switzerland, the U.K. and Japan,” one analyst said. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/09/20/bitcoin-holds-above-27k-xrp-ada-doge-trade-little-changed/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

On-chain data appears to show the attacker has stolen over $200,000 from users. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/09/20/defi-protocol-balancer-says-web-front-end-is-under-attack/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines