The post Fed’s Barr Signals More Rate Hikes Needed To Hit Inflation Target appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Fed Governor Michael Barr said further rate hikes are likely needed to ensure a timely return to the Fed’s 2% inflation target, speaking at the Chicago Fed. He called last week’s quarter-point hike a necessary adjustment given strong growth and a solid labor market, but said inflation isn’t trending toward target quickly enough. Barr cited …

The post Why is Crypto Market Going Down Today? appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Bitcoin has dropped to $84,242.05, down 2.1% over 24 hours, as the broader crypto market shed value alongside a sharp selloff across stocks and precious metals. The total crypto market cap sits at $3.01 trillion, roughly flat over the past day despite the intraday drop, with Ethereum at $2,658.60 and XRP at $1.51. What Triggered …

The post MoonPay to Acquire North Capital for Onchain Markets appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News MoonPay is moving deeper into securities infrastructure. The company has entered a definitive merger agreement to acquire North Capital Investment Technology, a private-markets infrastructure platform with API-first technology and regulated brokerage services. If completed, North Capital will become a wholly owned MoonPay subsidiary, bringing its securities brokerage and investment advisory businesses into MoonPay’s financial infrastructure …

The post Blockchain.com and NYSE Explore 24/7 Tokenized Securities appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Blockchain.com and the NYSE are taking another step toward around-the-clock tokenized securities trading. The two companies signed an MOU on September 23 outlining a distribution plan that could give Blockchain.com users access to tokenized U.S. exchange-listed equities and ETFs through the NYSE’s previously announced digital ATS, subject to required regulatory approvals. Blockchain.com Users Could Access …

The post Can Ethereum Privacy Go Beyond Hidden Names in AI Era? appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Ethereum privacy is getting a stronger push as AI and advanced data analysis make basic identity separation less effective. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said he won’t give up on privacy and intends to strengthen it further. Ethereum Privacy Must Go Beyond Hidden Names Speaking at the 12th Global Blockchain Summit on September 23, 2026, Buterin …

The post XRP News: Former BlackRock MD Says Ripple Will Eventually Succeed Despite Divided Opinions appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News A former BlackRock Managing Director is cutting through the polarized noise around XRP with a simple argument, saying institutional adoption doesn’t need everyone on board to succeed. Speaking on the UK Crypto Podcast, the current Managing Director and UK Lead at 21Shares, who previously served as Managing Director at BlackRock, addressed the divided views around …

The post Best Gold Signals Telegram Channels 2026: 8 Expert-Verified Picks appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Gold is the hardest market on Telegram to signal well. XAU/USD swings 150-300 pips inside a single session, so a channel’s real edge shows up not in its win-rate claim but in whether its Entry Price, Stop-Loss, and Take-Profit levels are tight enough to survive that swing. We verified the eight channels below against three …

The post Will XRP Price Rally 30% To $2? Bullish Pattern Points To Breakout appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News XRP has rallied 27.6% from $1.25 to $1.58, appearing to complete the right shoulder of a major inverse head-and-shoulders pattern on the daily chart, according to analyst Ali Charts. Whales have also accumulated more than $2 billion worth of XRP recently, adding to the bullish setup. The important level now is $1.60, the pattern’s neckline. …

The post Traders Bet Big On $90K Bitcoin As $18B Options Expire Friday appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Bitcoin and Ethereum face a combined $18 billion options expiry this Friday, the largest single expiry of 2026. Bitcoin’s 184,000 contracts carry $15.9 billion in notional value, with max pain at $75,000, while calls dominate at $9.4 billion versus $6.5 billion in puts, crowded around $90,000 and $100,000 strikes. Ethereum’s 777,000 contracts total $2.1 billion …

The post Solana Price Prediction as Pepeto Hits Peak Demand on a $300k Setup While Aptos Rebounds appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Aptos just switched on Confidential APT, a mainnet feature hiding transfer amounts but not addresses, and the launch sent APT up 22% in a day. Solana, meanwhile, is printing its highest price since January and still drawing modest Solana price predictions, because a $69 billion coin does not double on one good week.  That gap …