Nate DiCamillo

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Markets

US September Jobs Report Misses, Amid Fed Tapering Speculation

August’s jobs number was revised up by 131,000. Bitcoin prices hold steady after the report.

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Policy

US FDIC Said to Be Studying Deposit Insurance for Stablecoins

So-called pass-through coverage would insure the holders of these tokens against losses up to $250,000 if the bank holding the collateral were to fail.

An FDIC sticker on the door of a Chase Bank branch in New York (Ben Schiller/CoinDesk)

Finance

Coinbase Multi-Factor Authentication Hack Affects at Least 6,000 Customers

A flaw allowed hackers to get customers’ SMS two-factor authentication code and break into their accounts.

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Markets

Fitch: Debt Ceiling Fight Could Endanger ‘AAA’ Rating of US

The warning illustrates how the debate can create an aversion to risk that could rattle bitcoin.

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Finance

Securitize Launches Its Secondary Marketplace for Trading Tokenized Securities

The firm has been issuing security tokens since 2017. Now it has a place for small investors to trade them.

Securitize CEO Carlos Domingo

Markets

Stand-Off Over $28T of US Government Debt Could Rattle Bitcoin Market

The American government has never defaulted on its debts, but congressional gridlock over raising the debt ceiling is making investors question what would happen if it did.

Janet Yellen, U.S. Treasury secretary, speaks during an interview at the National Association of Business Economics (NABE) annual meeting in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., on Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. Yellen today warned that her department will effectively run out of cash around Oct. 18 unless Congress suspends or increases the federal debt limit, putting pressure on lawmakers to avert a default on U.S. obligations. Photographer: Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Finance

Bitcoin Startup Moon Raises $2.1M to Enter New Markets

The startup enables crypto payments for e-commerce sites.

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Finance

Circle Taps Plaid for ACH Payments as USDC Market Cap Hits $30B

The integration looks to provide a smoother process for getting money in and out of crypto.

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Markets

Federal Reserve Could Taper ‘Soon’ as Officials See Interest Rate Hike Next Year

Officials still characterize inflation as “transitory;” bitcoin’s price rises.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks Wednesday at a virtual press conference. (Federal Reserve, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Asset Manager Osprey Launches Polygon Fund

The fund will invest in Polygon’s native token, MATIC.

The Polygon team