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R3 explores strategic options amid blockchain industry challenges
24.10.2024
R3 started out as a consortium and grew fast. Now it is reportedly waiting to see where fate takes it next
R3 explores strategic options amid blockchain industry challenges
24.10.2024
R3 started out as a consortium and grew fast. Now it is reportedly waiting to see where fate takes it next
Activist Group Says Kalshi’s Election Market Should Be Shut Due to 'Manipulative' Whales
24.10.2024
Better Markets is using Polymarket's "French connection" as ammo against the prediction market's regulated competitor
Circle's Allaire: Stablecoins Could Expand by Trillions in 10 Years, Will Be Integral Part of Global Financial System
24.10.2024
While USDC has been popular in developed markets, it has seen significant growth in emerging regions among fintechs and brokers servicing businesses and households, Jeremy Allaire told CoinDesk in an interview
The Slow Death of Private Blockchain Tech—R3 Reportedly Explores Sale Despite Big Bank Support
24.10.2024
According to a recent report, R3, the private blockchain initiative backed by several major companies—including Intel, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo—has been looking into various strategic paths, including the possibility of a sale. Sources with knowledge of the situation noted that blockchain...
Bitcoin ETFs Will Soon Hold 1M Tokens, Nearly as Much as Satoshi
24.10.2024
The holdings of the U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds are about to cross over one million tokens after only ten months of trading
Former US Federal Agent Freed From Nigerian Prison After 8 Months
24.10.2024
Tigran Gambaryan, a U.S. citizen and former federal agent detained in Nigeria for eight months, has been released. The charges against him, brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, were dropped. The release of the Binance executive from one of Nigeria’s notorious prisons...
As 'Sentient Memecoins' Become Latest Crypto Fad, GOAT Surges to $800M and an AI Rambles
24.10.2024
Some claim a new wave of big-money tokens are backed by sentient AI bots. But that's not the reality
Retail Bitcoin Activity Hits a Low—Cryptoquant Report Explores What Is Next for Markets
24.10.2024
Retail bitcoin investors are slowly making a comeback, though their demand growth continues at a sluggish pace compared to historical standards. Data from Cryptoquant reveals that small-scale investors are still trailing behind their larger counterparts as 2024 unfolds. Cryptoquant Analysis:...
Kraken Set to Dive Into Blockchain Waters With Its Own Chain, ‘Ink’
24.10.2024
Kraken is setting its sights on launching its own blockchain next year, much like Coinbase’s Base chain, according to a report from Bloomberg’s Olga Kharif. The new network, which is focused on decentralized finance (defi), is expected to release a testnet later this year. Reportedly...
Could Trump’s 2024 Victory Send Bitcoin Soaring to $92K? This Bitwise Exec Thinks So
24.10.2024
Bitwise’s head of alpha strategies, Jeff Park, projects that a Trump win in the 2024 U.S. election could push BTC prices toward the $92,000 mark. Park isn’t alone in this prediction; a number of analysts and financial institutions are entertaining similar thoughts. Bitwise Head...
Discord in Ripple Management CEO & Co-Founder Divided on Politics
24.10.2024
Ripple is making headlines once again, not just for its ongoing battle with the SEC, but for an…
Tigran Gambaryan Has Left Nigeria Following Months-Long Detention
24.10.2024
Chainlink Taps Botanix Labs to Expand Into Bitcoin for the First Time
24.10.2024
Botanix Labs is building Spiderchain to be compatible with EVM layers, allowing ny application or smart contract on an Ethereum layer to be effectively copied and pasted onto Bitcoin
TON Blokchain’s $DOGS in Trouble; Bearish Alarms on Chart
24.10.2024
The DOGS/USDT pair was last seen hitting a major test mark of 0.0007243 USDT for sharper volatility. That…
Bitcoin Project BOB Maps Out How the Original Blockchain Could Take Over DeFi
24.10.2024
"If Bitcoin breaks, then so does our industry as a whole, so we might as well use Bitcoin security for cross-chain DeFi," BOB co-founder Alexei Zamyatin, told CoinDesk
Kraken Picks Optimism for New Layer-2 Network, Joining Coinbase's Base on 'Superchain'
24.10.2024
The disclosure comes nearly a year after CoinDesk broke the news that Kraken was considering its own layer-2 network, following the runaway success enjoyed by Base after it launched in mid-2023
Vintage 2011 Bitcoin Wallet Moves $10M, Linked to All of October’s 2011 Spends
24.10.2024
On Oct. 24, at block height 867,127, a bitcoin wallet from 2011 suddenly moved 150 bitcoins, marking the first transaction in over 13 years. This is the fifth occurrence this month of bitcoins from 2011 being spent, and it’s extremely likely that most of these transactions are all connected...
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: UNI Gains 6.3% as Nearly All Index Constituents Trade Higher
24.10.2024
Bitcoin Cash was also among the top performers, gaining 2.9% since Wednesday
Binance Launches GOATUSDT Perpetual Contract With 75X Leverage
24.10.2024
Binance has announced the launch of the USD-Margined GOATUSDT Perpetual Contract, scheduled to go live today, October 24,…