The BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL), issued in partnership with tokenization platform Securitize, is now accessible on the Aptos, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism’s OP Mainnet and Polygon networks, the company said on Wednesday.
Robinhood adds SOL, PEPE, ADA, XRP, Coinbase adds PEPE
Aptos and NEAR Protocol were the only gainers, each rising 1.7%.
The concern of inflation not being slayed can be shown in the U.S. yields, which have only soared since the Federal Reserve started the rate-cutting cycle with a 50bps rate cut, followed by a further 25bps rate cut. Since the first rate cut on Sep. 16, the U.S. 10Y has jumped from 3.6% to 4.4%. With the U.S. 3-month treasury yield trading at 4.6%, which follows the effective federal funds rate, it’s suggesting that no more than 25bps of rate cuts will occur over the next three months, as the current target rate is 450 – 475.
Proposed soft forks percolate up from the bitcoiner community. They undergo study and debate, and if they find sufficient interest, get a Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP) number. From there, they face more debates, security reviews, debates, and also debates. BIPs that win community consensus (whatever that means) must then be activated as a soft fork – a mechanism that itself is up for debate.
The $3.6 billion contract closed Wednesday morning as the Associated Press, Fox and NBC declared the election for Republican candidate Donald Trump.
Crypto has not been a major issue through this election cycle, though Trump, the Republican candidate for president for a third election in a row, did a great deal of outreach to the crypto industry, by speaking at a bitcoin conference, handing out burgers at a crypto bar and otherwise making statements appealing to the industry, including promising to fire Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler. Harris, the Democratic candidate, has on a handful of occasions shared some general comments about supporting the industry but did not delve deeply into her views.
Trump has vowed to impose sweeping tariffs on Mexico and other trading partners.
This is where bitcoin mining, Marr realized, can provide a profitable solution. If a solar plant, or a wind farm, has the ability to convert, nearly instantly, its excess electricity into bitcoin instead of selling it at a loss, renewable energy companies could significantly boost their revenue. That, in turn, would make the financing of new green energy projects more palatable, and reduce the industry’s need for government subsidies.
Recent rises in bitcoin prices have led some to believe that Trump, should he win, will be great for the industry. But the reality may be more complicated, says Alex Tapscott.