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The market is seeing red today, with Bitcoin losing its grip on $20,000 and extending its consolidation for the second day in a row. Ethereum has completed its merge, but Do Kwon faces an arrest warrant and the price of Bitcoin has taken a dive. In other news, S&P has said it could downgrade El Salvador in the next 6 to 18 months.

Outline

  1. S&P says it could downgrade El Salvador in 6-18 months
  2. Number Theory – Explained from First Principles
  3. These 2 Cryptos Are Hidden Beneficiaries of Ethereum's Merge
  4. 3 Must-Know Benefits of the Ethereum Merge
  5. Is Now the Time to Buy Polygon?
  6. Joe Biden Just Sent A Stark Warning To Bitcoin And Crypto After $2 Trillion Price Crash
  7. The SEC Chair Issued A Game-Changing Ethereum Warning—Sparking A Major Price Crash
  8. Jilted Ethereum Miners Look For Crypto Alternatives Post-Merge, But Pickings Are Slim
  9. What Does A Crypto Recovery Look Like?
  10. WSB's Weekend Bite: "A Winter Of Discontent To Come" With Susannah Streeter (Podcast)
  11. SA Interview: Investing In Asymmetric Opportunities Across Global Markets With Brian Kapp, CFA
  12. Weekly Commentary: Deflation And Policy Mistakes
  13. Where ESG Falls Short, Bitcoin Is Socially Responsible Money
  14. Is The President Of El Salvador Acting Like An Authoritarian?
  15. Cryptocurrency Market Size to Hit US$ 5200 Million by 2028
  16. S&P says it could downgrade El Salvador in 6-18 months
  17. What The Fidelity, Schwab and Citadel Create Crypto Exchange Looks Like
  18. JAY-Z’s Team Roc Advocacy Leads To Arrest Of Corrupt Kansas City Cop
  19. New Poll Delivers Some Alarming News For Democrats
  20. Bitcoin better than physical property for commoners, says Michael Saylor
  21. Ethereum completes Merge, Do Kwon faces arrest warrant and Bitcoin dives after rally: Hodler’s Digest, Sept. 11-17
  22. White House OSTP department analyzes 18 CBDC design choices for the US
  23. Tired of losing money? Here are 2 reasons why retail investors always lose
  24. How to earn passive crypto income in a bear market?
  25. GitHub Actions Security Best Practices [Cheat Sheet Included]
  26. Why the $1M Campaign to Change Bitcoin’s Code Will Likely Bear No Fruit
  27. Chainlink (LINK) Performs Well Amidst Market Turning To Red
  28. ApeCoin Climbs 4.3% In Last 7 Days – Where’s APE Getting All That Energy?
  29. Bitcoin Monthly Stats: Cost Basis, Long-Term Holders, And The Cyclical Bottom
  30. Bitcoin Loses $20,000 Grip, Extends Consolidation For 2nd Straight Day
S&P says it could downgrade El Salvador in 6-18 months

S&P says it could downgrade El Salvador in 6-18 months

S&P Global Ratings said on Friday it could cut El Salvador's already negative credit rating within six to 18 months if it does not make "adequate progress" on debt reduction, days after the government announced plans to buy back sovereign bonds.

Number Theory – Explained from First Principles

Number Theory – Explained from First Principles

A lot of modern cryptography builds on insights from number theory, which has been studied for centuries.

These 2 Cryptos Are Hidden Beneficiaries of Ethereum's Merge

These 2 Cryptos Are Hidden Beneficiaries of Ethereum's Merge

While The Merge looks like good news for Ethereum investors, it's propelling the price of these cryptos upward even more.

3 Must-Know Benefits of the Ethereum Merge

3 Must-Know Benefits of the Ethereum Merge

The highly anticipated event has major implications for this top cryptocurrency.

Is Now the Time to Buy Polygon?

Is Now the Time to Buy Polygon?

The Merge could benefit more than just Ethereum.

Joe Biden Just Sent A Stark Warning To Bitcoin And Crypto After $2 Trillion Price Crash

Joe Biden Just Sent A Stark Warning To Bitcoin And Crypto After $2 Trillion Price Crash

The Biden administration has instructed U.S. government agencies to double down on bitcoin and crypto enforcement—potentially putting the $1 trillion market on a collision course with regulators...

The SEC Chair Issued A Game-Changing Ethereum Warning—Sparking A Major Price Crash

The SEC Chair Issued A Game-Changing Ethereum Warning—Sparking A Major Price Crash

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman Gary Gensler has warned ethereum's upgrade could mean the cryptocurrency becomes regulated as a security—exacerbating an ethereum price sell-off...

Jilted Ethereum Miners Look For Crypto Alternatives Post-Merge, But Pickings Are Slim

Jilted Ethereum Miners Look For Crypto Alternatives Post-Merge, But Pickings Are Slim

Before this switch, miners mined ether primarily with graphics cards (GPUs), the same computer chips that enliven our screens with color and animation. Now they are stuck with picking the best of bad options.

What Does A Crypto Recovery Look Like?

What Does A Crypto Recovery Look Like?

The crypto market started falling from its peak price in November 2021 but didn’t technically enter a “winter” phase until June 2022. Crypto is a volatile investment with minimal historical data to model a recovery, here's what the experts believe.

WSB's Weekend Bite: "A Winter Of Discontent To Come" With Susannah Streeter (Podcast)

WSB's Weekend Bite: "A Winter Of Discontent To Come" With Susannah Streeter (Podcast)

Susannah Streeter joins us to discuss the looming European Energy Crisis, cryptocurrencies, and the fight of Central Banks around the world to bring down inflation.

SA Interview: Investing In Asymmetric Opportunities Across Global Markets With Brian Kapp, CFA

SA Interview: Investing In Asymmetric Opportunities Across Global Markets With Brian Kapp, CFA

We interview an investor about their investing style, current investing topics and their high conviction ideas. Read more here.

Weekly Commentary: Deflation And Policy Mistakes

Weekly Commentary: Deflation And Policy Mistakes

Hotter-than-expected August CPI and quarterly options/derivatives expiration made for a toxic mix. “Core” CPI was reported up 0.6% for the month (7% annualized!), double estimates.

Where ESG Falls Short, Bitcoin Is Socially Responsible Money

Where ESG Falls Short, Bitcoin Is Socially Responsible Money

Companies’ environmental, social and governance scores are based almost exclusively on subjective values masquerading as objective measures.

Is The President Of El Salvador Acting Like An Authoritarian?

Is The President Of El Salvador Acting Like An Authoritarian?

Alex Gladstein and Jaime Garcia debate the ethics of how President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador is leading the country and whether or not it is truly democratic.

Cryptocurrency Market Size to Hit US$ 5200 Million by 2028

Cryptocurrency Market Size to Hit US$ 5200 Million by 2028

According Facts and Factors, the Global Cryptocurrency Market size was valued at around USD 800 million in 2020 and is estimated to grow about USD 5200...

S&P says it could downgrade El Salvador in 6-18 months

S&P says it could downgrade El Salvador in 6-18 months

S&P maintained El Salvador's "CCC-plus" rating, seven notches into non-investment speculative grade territory, four days after its government said it would...

What The Fidelity, Schwab and Citadel Create Crypto Exchange Looks Like

What The Fidelity, Schwab and Citadel Create Crypto Exchange Looks Like

It's not often that financial giants such as Fidelity, Charles Schwab and Citadel Securities come together to form a financial entity. But the three...

JAY-Z’s Team Roc Advocacy Leads To Arrest Of Corrupt Kansas City Cop

JAY-Z’s Team Roc Advocacy Leads To Arrest Of Corrupt Kansas City Cop

JAY-Z's Team ROC filed a lawsuit in 2021 spotlighting the corruption within the Kansas City Police Department and an officer was indicted this week.

New Poll Delivers Some Alarming News For Democrats

New Poll Delivers Some Alarming News For Democrats

Amidst such news, Democrats have sought to focus their campaign narrative on social issues, such as abortion and gun regulations.

Bitcoin better than physical property for commoners, says Michael Saylor

Bitcoin better than physical property for commoners, says Michael Saylor

Saylor underscored the high maintenance costs and taxes linked with owning and inheriting physical property over the long term, which in the case of Bitcoin, does not exist.

Ethereum completes Merge, Do Kwon faces arrest warrant and Bitcoin dives after rally: Hodler’s Digest, Sept. 11-17

Ethereum completes Merge, Do Kwon faces arrest warrant and Bitcoin dives after rally: Hodler’s Digest, Sept. 11-17

The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — one week on Cointelegraph in one link!

White House OSTP department analyzes 18 CBDC design choices for the US

White House OSTP department analyzes 18 CBDC design choices for the US

The technical analysis of the 18 CBDC design choices was made across six broad categories — participants, governance, security, transactions, data and adjustments.

Tired of losing money? Here are 2 reasons why retail investors always lose

Tired of losing money? Here are 2 reasons why retail investors always lose

A majority of “traders” end up being losers with empty portfolios. Here is exactly why.

How to earn passive crypto income in a bear market?

How to earn passive crypto income in a bear market?

For experienced investors, a bear market is nothing out of the norm. It has happened in the past, and it will happen again — even in cryptocurrency.

GitHub Actions Security Best Practices [Cheat Sheet Included]

GitHub Actions Security Best Practices [Cheat Sheet Included]

This article is the result of a collaboration with C.J. May. “GitHub Actions keep me up at night. I worry that a malicious actor will use GitHub Actions to inject code into one of my repositories unbeknownst to me.” Grayson Hardaway

Why the $1M Campaign to Change Bitcoin’s Code Will Likely Bear No Fruit

Why the $1M Campaign to Change Bitcoin’s Code Will Likely Bear No Fruit

Environmental activist groups have announced a new $1 million online ad campaign that aims to pressure key industry players and institutions to change Bitcoin’s code and lower its carbon footprint.

Chainlink (LINK) Performs Well Amidst Market Turning To Red

Chainlink (LINK) Performs Well Amidst Market Turning To Red

Price fluctuations are a daily occurrence in the crypto markets now. Since the fight against inflation began, the overall financial markets have tanked. Nowadays, asset prices swing without warning, and the continuing crypto winter only heightened the volatil…

ApeCoin Climbs 4.3% In Last 7 Days – Where’s APE Getting All That Energy?

ApeCoin Climbs 4.3% In Last 7 Days – Where’s APE Getting All That Energy?

ApeCoin (APE), the Bored Ape Yacht Club token, has been rallying over the past week with gains registering at a peak of 4.3% and trading at the $5.12 level. APE shows energy, rallies 4.3% in the past seven days Coin impacted by general crypto slump US inflati…

Bitcoin Monthly Stats: Cost Basis, Long-Term Holders, And The Cyclical Bottom

Bitcoin Monthly Stats: Cost Basis, Long-Term Holders, And The Cyclical Bottom

In this month’s The Bitcoin Monthly, ARK Invest focused on Ethereum and the Merge. As a side dish, they did publish some premium and review-worthy stats that we’re about to cover. Never mind the market, the Bitcoin network keeps producing block after block re…

Bitcoin Loses $20,000 Grip, Extends Consolidation For 2nd Straight Day

Bitcoin Loses $20,000 Grip, Extends Consolidation For 2nd Straight Day

As a result of last week’s remarkable surge, Bitcoin is now seeing one of its largest drops in recent months. After starting the week at $18,742, the coin’s price jumped to a staggering $22,537 on September 14, a gain of 15% over its September 7 low. Since th…