⚠️BREAKING NEWS⚠️

Após cumprir bloqueios e o pagamento de multas milionárias, Alexandre de Moraes libera o retorno da rede social X no Brasil.

👉 OFF THE GRID EARLY ACCESS is available starting today.

Available on the Epic Store for PC, Xbox Series X and Playstation 5.

OFF THE GRID is the first web 3 game released for XBOX and Playstation.

👉 🇷🇺❌🌐 Social media platform Discord has been blocked in Russia.

👉 Senior Israeli official says "We will respond to the Iranian attack. There's no question about that. But we won't do it in a way that starts an all-out war with Iran," via Axios.

👉 Cryptocurrency adoption is happening faster than the Internet.

👉 A US bankruptcy judge has approved FTX’s restructuring plan, allowing 98% of creditors to be repaid in cash, receiving at least 118% of the amount claimed, instead of cryptocurrencies.

FTX’s (FTT) token surged in value following this ruling, jumping more than 67% in an hour, from a low of $$ 2.01 to a high of $$ 3.35.

👉 Hurricane Milton could be the worst storm to hit Florida in a century.

Milton could be the worst hurricane to hit Florida in a century, US President Joe Biden has warned. Milton, which is expected to make landfall in Florida on Wednesday, is the fastest-intensifying hurricane on record, prompting the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) to classify its intensification as not just rapid, but explosive. The Tampa Bay area, on Florida's Gulf Coast, has been hit by many hurricanes in recent decades, but it has been more than a century since the region was hit directly by a major hurricane.

👉 September was the fourth month with the highest number of interest rate cuts this century, second only to the Covid-19 period and the 2008 crisis, helping risk assets and economic activity over the coming quarters. There is room for interest rate cuts around the world (except Japan and Brazil).

👉 ISRAEL VS IRAN

Israel is not expected to attack Iran's nuclear program, but rather to focus on various types of military bases and intelligence sites, the Jerusalem Post has learned, following a New York Times report on the matter.

👉 Bitcoin is the best investment of 2024, says NYDIG

A report by NYDIG, an American company focused on investment solutions, indicates that Bitcoin is the best asset of 2024. At the end of the 3rd quarter, its gains are at 49.2%.

For comparison, gold, which is at its all-time high, grew 26.5% in the same period.

👉 Uptober or Octobear: What to Expect This Month?

October has historically been one of the strongest months for Bitcoin, with average returns reaching 20.93% over the past 11 years. In 9 of those 11 years, BTC closed October higher, cementing the term “Uptober” among crypto enthusiasts. However, in two years, the month was negative, which gave rise to the joke “Octobear”, suggesting the possibility of a bearish trend.

👉 European stock markets follow the fall of Asian stock markets, pressured by the lack of new stimulus announced by China, frustrating investors' expectations.

👉 China reopens after the holidays: vomiting half of the gains since the launch of the “Chinese Bazooka”.

👉 China on the Radar.

"Massive dump in Chinese stocks overnight. Managing this kind of volatility is basically impossible for any "serious" investor."

The main reason for the panic: "the NDRC (China's central bank) press conference, which has not released details on fiscal stimulus so far, although it was widely expected that an action plan would be announced at yesterday's press conference."

👉 China reopens after the holidays: vomiting half of the gains since the launch of the “Chinese Bazooka”.

👉 Ripple introduces international payments for bitcoin brokerage in Brazil.

Ripple, a provider of digital asset infrastructure, announced last Thursday (3) the launch of its Ripple Payments solution in Brazil.

Customers can move funds around the world 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a week and settle payments in a matter of minutes. This reduces time and friction, making the transfer of funds dramatically more efficient.

👉 Russian President Putin will meet with Iran's president on October 11, IFX reports.

👉 CVM promotes event on cryptocurrencies during World Investor Week.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) will be promoting World Investor Week starting today, an event that will address the topic of cryptocurrencies in Brazil.

The event takes place annually and in 2024 will run until October 13th. Registration is free for participants.

👉 Campos Neto defends banks from having exposure to cryptocurrencies

Roberto Campos Neto, president of the Central Bank of Brazil, came out in defense of cryptocurrencies this Thursday (3) by stating that “prohibiting banks from having exposure to virtual assets makes you have more risk, not less risk”.

👉 Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed lowering the minimum deposit required for staking from 32 ETH to 16 or 24 ETH, making solo staking more accessible.

He suggests that this current threshold is more of a barrier to entry than a technical necessity, and that the reduction would allow for expanded participation by solo validators. In the future, the requirement could be lowered further, to 1 ETH, with technological advances.

The proposal also aims to combat the concentration of power in staking, as currently 48% of staking on Ethereum is controlled by 11 providers, which raises concerns about centralization.

https://cryptoslate.com/vitalik-buterin-proposes-lowering-staking-threshold-to-boost-ethereum-decentralization/