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Quick Take Summary is AI generated, newsroom reviewed. The number of publicly disclosed VC rounds dropped 25.3% month-over-month to 62 in September. Despite the fall in deal volume, total funding rose 5.2% from August to $5.12 billion, a 740% increase year-over-year. The funding surge was led by large deals, including Forward Industries ′ $1.65B private placement and Figure Technology ′ s $787M IPO for RWA. Investors are becoming more selective, favoring CeFi (21%) and DeFi (25.8%) projects, while NFTs/Gam
Quick Take Summary is AI generated, newsroom reviewed. MetaMask introduced a feature allowing users to log in with their Google or iCloud credentials and back up encrypted wallet data (including private keys) to the cloud. The feature was flagged by Cos of SlowMist as a major security risk, as a compromise of the cloud account could lead to the loss of all linked wallets. The system encrypts the mnemonic file, with the wallet unlock password serving as the decryption key. The development highlights the ten
Erik Voorhees highlights how crypto will be crucial to destroying greed on forex exchanges. He cited that the decentralized nature of DeFi is the specific solution.
- 21:47The Federal Reserve's interest rate cut meets expectations, with a weakening labor market as the main reason.According to Golden Ten Data, Angeles Investments Chief Investment Officer Michael Rosen stated that this rate cut was within expectations, and the 25 basis point cut passed by a 9-to-3 vote was also anticipated. The statement emphasized the weakness in the labor market, which was the main reason for the 25 basis point rate cut, suggesting that the Federal Reserve may continue to ease policy. However, the current expectation of only one 25 basis point rate cut next year has not changed.
- 21:37Institutions assess Powell's speech: Nothing about "hawkish rate cuts"Jinse Finance reported that Informa Global Markets commented on the latest speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell: so-called "hawkish rate cuts" are just like this. Powell pointed out that there is tension between the Fed's dual mandate, but also admitted that there has not been much change since the last meeting. His remarks were generally similar to previous ones. The most memorable sentence from this press conference was: "The current economy is not like an overheated economy that would trigger labor-driven inflation."
- 21:31The Federal Reserve reminds the market not to take interest rate cuts for granted.According to ChainCatcher, citing Jinse Finance, Chris Grisanti, Chief Market Strategist at New York's MAI Capital Management, stated that although the Federal Reserve's interest rate cut was as expected, there is uncertainty regarding the extent and timing of future rate cuts. He emphasized that the market should not take rate cuts for granted, and that further cuts are only likely if the economy slows down significantly. Grisanti hopes that there will be no rate cuts in 2026, as this would indicate a weakening economy.