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Crypto loans break all-time high, but with stronger security this time

Crypto-backed loans rose to a record $73.6 billion in the third quarter, marking the sector’s most leveraged quarter on record, but the composition of that leverage looks significantly healthier than in the 2021-2022 cycle. According to Galaxy Research, the sharp increase was overwhelmingly driven by onchain lending, which now represents 66.9% of all crypto-backed debt, […]

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Crypto prices and stocks fall as hopes of interest rate cuts wither

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Markets further scaled back expectations of another rate cut this year after the Bureau of Labor Statistics said it will not release jobs data for October and the November report will be delayed until after the Federal Reserve’s December. Traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) now see just a 33% chance of the Federal

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New Hampshire Awaits Bitcoin Bond Buyer to Get First State Effort Going

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New Hampshire moved this week to advance the state’s first effort to establish a $100 million bitcoin BTC$88,900.02 bond, which would be managed by a government entity but backed by a private firm, according to those involved in the effort. The New Hampshire Business Finance Authority approved “$100,000,000 in bonds for a project to acquire

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XLM falls 1.6% breakout key $0.25 support level

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Stellar (XLM) fell 1.6% on Tuesday, falling from $0.2491 to $0.2451 as sellers took control and the token extended a streak of lower highs from the recent $0.2602 peak. The asset trades within a $0.0153 range and exhibits an intraday volatility of 6.2%. A sharp 05:00 volume surge of 36.3 million XLM – 78% above

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AI agents need identity and zero-knowledge proofs are the solution

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These are interesting times for artificial intelligence and trust. A growing number of investment firms are using AI agents to review research notes and corporate documents. Humans are being asked to provide increasingly invasive biometric data, such as facial scans, voice samples and behavioral patterns, just to prove they are not bots. Once in the

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HBAR slides 0.5% to $0.146 as technical support crumbles

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Hederas native token breaks key levels at increased volume. Institutional distribution patterns intensify sales pressure.

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Senate banking panel promotes FDIC’s Travis Hill for broader confirmation vote

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The Senate Banking Committee voted along party lines to send FDIC Acting Chairman Travis Hill’s nomination to the broader Senate for a final vote on taking the permanent job.

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