Slowing Inflation Growth Points to More Upside in Crypto

Today’s CPI data show inflation growth continued to ease in August. That could be good news for crypto, says Scott Garliss.Source

The Protocol: Polymarket Bets Pay Off as Memecoin Memorializes ‘Dwebate’

Crypto wasn’t even mentioned during Tuesday’s U.S. presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. But there was a parallel universe of often-ridiculous trading around the faceoff – taking place on blockchain-based prediction markets and memecoin launchpads.Source

UK Introduces Bill to Clarify Crypto’s Legal Status

The Labour government said the bill will give owners of bitcoin and other digital assets greater legal protection.Source

That Debate! How Crypto Reacted to Last Night’s Showdown

Harris and Trump may not have mentioned crypto. But crypto folk had plenty to say about the presidential debate Tuesday night.Source

Are Ethereum Staking Yields Too High?

As staking grows in popularity through liquid staking derivatives, there is a need to better quantify staking returns for different platforms and how they change over time, says Marcin Kazmierczak, co-founder and coo, RedStone.Source

The Middleman’s Shadow in the Tokenization Complex

In the world of crypto, digital assets, and the dream of decentralization, the middleman is a figure of scorn. We speak of peer-to-peer networks with no need for gatekeepers. Yet, whether we like it or not, intermediaries haunt every corner of this landscape, says Fadi Aboualfa, head of research, Copper.co.Source

Bitcoin Plunges Below $56K as Stocks Sell Off in Weak U.S. Trading

It’s been a trend for the last few weeks that cryptocurrencies selloff as the U.S. traditional markets open, underscoring a general risk-off sentiment among American investors.Source

Bitcoin Decouples From Gold as Crypto Continues in Bearish Phase

Bitcoin {{BTC}} is in the midst of a period of negative correlation with gold, signalling a risk-averse environment where investors favor traditional safe-haven assets like gold as opposed to speculative assets.Source

The Harris-Trump Debate Showed How Little Crypto Matters to Voters and Politicians

Trump and Harris didn’t mention crypto once last night because, despite the industry’s pretensions to relevance, most people don’t care about these issues, says Ryan Gorman.Source

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Index Falls 2.1% with Only Two Gainers

Internet Computer gained 2.7% and Uniswap rose 0.3%, as all 18 other assets declined.Source