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IMF Says CBDCs Could Boost Middle East's Financial Inclusion, Payment Efficiency
19.6.2024
Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) may not be essential to achieving intended policy goals, instead addressing underlying constraints and improving other digital payment systems may be a more practical alternative, a survey of 19 central banks in the Middle East and Central Asia (ME&CA) region...
Patrick McHenry Explains FIT21's Passage
19.6.2024
Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) chairs the powerful House Financial Services Committee, and has been the leading Republican on the panel for years. Last year, he spent a few weeks as the Speaker Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives, after lawmakers voted to oust then-speaker Kevin...
Original TRUMP Token Struggles With Exchange Listings as DJT Rockets
18.6.2024
Exchanges will list TREMP but not TRUMP, claiming the latter is "too political."
Bitcoin Hashrate May Finally Slow as Miners Face Scorching Summer Heatwaves
18.6.2024
Hashrate for Bitcoin network typically becomes flat or declines during North American summer time, industry experts say
Ether ETF's Lack of Staking Won't Dampen Strong Institutional Demand, 21Shares' Ophelia Snyder Says
18.6.2024
Prospective providers of spot ether ETFs in the U.S. removed the provisions for staking from their applications to avoid potential regulatory roadblocks
UNI Advance Led CoinDesk 20 Gainers Last Week: CoinDesk Indices Market Update
18.6.2024
Five cryptos in the CoinDesk 20 posted losses greater than 5% over the past week, led by ICP' 19% decline
MicroStrategy Is Pioneering Bitcoin Capital Markets, Bernstein Says
18.6.2024
Michael Saylor’s firm is the only corporation that has developed institutional demand for bitcoin linked convertibles, the report said
RWA Tokenization Expands to Life Insurance with Infineo Minting $9M of Policies on Provenance Blockchain
18.6.2024
This was the first example of transferring tokenized versions of life insurance policies, the company said
Sonic, Gaming-Focused Layer-2 Chain on Solana, Raises $12M
18.6.2024
First Mover Americas: Crypto Majors Slide Further; SOL, DOGE Among Worst Affected
18.6.2024
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for June 18, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Renzo Capitalizes on Restaking Frenzy to Raise $17M From Galaxy, Brevan Howard
18.6.2024
Funds will be used towards expanding the project's restaking services, including adding support for ERC-20 tokens
AI-Related Coins Slide as Google Search Shows Peak Retail Investor Interest
18.6.2024
Spikes in crypto-related Google search queries have historically occurred at major market tops, validating legendary investor Warren Buffet's mantra of buying in doom and selling in boom
Dogecoin Bulls See $60M Liquidations in Biggest Hit Since 2021
18.6.2024
Over $400 million in crypto longs were liquidated in the past 24 hours as major tokens slid as much as 10%
FTX Victims View Bankruptcy Process as 'Second Act of Theft,' File to Recover $8B in Forfeited Assets
18.6.2024
FTX's victims are seeking a court hearing to rule on their claim that all the failed crypto exchange's forfeited assets, about $8 billion, belong to its customers, not the bankruptcy estate
XRP, LINK, ETH Stand Out Relative to BTC in Sector Rotation Analysis, DOGE Struggles
18.6.2024
Fairlead's 12-week relative rotation graph shows signs of green shoots in XRP, LINK, ETH
Dogecoin, Solana Lead Crypto Majors Plunge as Bitcoin Falls Below $66K
18.6.2024
Few catalysts to prop up markets in the near-term are likely weighing down token prices, one trader said
'DJT' Solana Token Surges on Unconfirmed Report Trump's Behind It
18.6.2024
The former president's son Barron is spearheading the project, Pirate Wires reported on X, without naming its sources
Trump and Biden Likely Won't Shake Hands at Debate, Prediction Market Says
18.6.2024
Meanwhile, there's a prediction market on whether the U.K. newspaper The Guardian will correct an article about prediction markets
Bitcoin Bounces to $67K with BTC Miners Rallying 5%-10%; XRP Leads Altcoins
17.6.2024
As bitcoin's volatility is nearing historically low levels, the crypto market is in need of news or catalysts to bring traders to action, one market participant noted
Telecom Giant and T-Mobile Parent Deutsche Telekom Plans to Mine Bitcoin
17.6.2024
The company revealed that its also running Bitcoin and Lightning network nodes