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First Mover Americas: Avalanche and Near Lead Weekly Gains
17.11.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin [BTC] and crypto markets in context for Nov. 17, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
AVAX, NEAR Beat Ether and Bitcoin as Wall of Red Continues in Asia
17.11.2023
AVAX is up 8% in the last 24 hours, while bitcoin is trading below $36,500
U.S. CBDC Is Unlikely in the Near Term: Bank of America
15.11.2023
The Federal Reserve continues to pilot a central bank digital currency, but will not issue one without executive branch and Congressional support, the report said
Bitcoin Price Prediction as Bulls Try to Hold $37,000 Support – Here are Key BTC Levels to Watch
13.11.2023
Weekly Bitcoin (BTC) Chart / Source: TradingView The Bitcoin (BTC) price, last trading in the $36,700s, continues to take a breather after breaking out to fresh yearly highs near $38,000 last week, as investors book profits ahead of the release of US Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Tuesday. Risk...
Today in Crypto: Bakkt Reveals International and Domestic Expansion, Justin Sun Offers 5% Bounty, Metaverse Platform ZEP to Build on Near
13.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Ascannio Get your daily, bite-sized digest of crypto and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. __________ Investment news Digital asset marketplace Bakkt Holdings announced international and domestic expansion. Per the press...
Dogecoin Price Prediction as DOGE Spikes Up 11% – $1 DOGE Coming Soon?
12.11.2023
Bitcoin (BTC) Chart / Source: TradingView Dogecoin (DOGE) is consolidating after hitting its highest level since July on Saturday above $0.08. As per CoinMarketCap, the cryptocurrency is up around 11% in the last seven days. DOGE was last changing hands around $0.0775, but bulls remain confident...
Bitcoin Price Prediction as BTC Experiences a Pullback to $37,000 – Time to Buy the Dip?
12.11.2023
Bitcoin (BTC) Chart / Source: TradingView After briefly dipping below the $37,000 level late on Saturday, the price of Bitcoin (BTC) has recovered back into the low $37,000s, where it continues to trade around 2% lower versus the 18-month highs it hit earlier in the week near $38,000. Despite...
Near Foundation and Polygon Labs Partner to Build Zero-Knowledge ‘Prover’ for WASM Chains
12.11.2023
Near Foundation and Polygon Labs recently announced that they would build “a zero-knowledge (ZK) prover for WASM blockchains.” For WASM chains using the zkWASM prover, settling transactions will be more efficient and cost-effective with maximum security guarantees. Transaction Settling...
Bitcoin Price Prediction as $20 Billion Sends BTC Toward $40,000 – Has the Bull Market Started?
11.11.2023
Bitcoin (BTC) Chart / Source: TradingView The Bitcoin (BTC) bulls are taking a breather on Saturday, with the cryptocurrency moving sideways just below the yearly highs it printed earlier this year near $38,000, with BTC last changing hands for around $37,150. The cryptocurrency remains on course...
Bitcoin Price Prediction as BTC Market Cap Climbs Above $700 Billion for the First Time in 17 Months – Bull Market Back?
10.11.2023
Bitcoin (BTC) Chart / Source: TradingView A near 8% surge in the price of Bitcoin (BTC) in the past seven days has seen its market capitalization jump by more than $50 billion to above $700 billion for the first time in seventeen months. The cryptocurrency’s market cap was last around $729 billion...
NEAR Protocol: Still effective and worth buying?
10.11.2023
NEAR Protocol recently experienced an increase of 40%. The jump has come in the last 30 days, or one month, with NEAR now being valued at $1.51. The rise was rather 44.69% at the time of drafting this article. What makes this relevant is the fact that the crypto industry is finally coming out...
Blackrock Registers Ishares Ethereum Trust With Delaware’s Division of Corporations
9.11.2023
Blackrock may be taking steps toward obtaining approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a spot ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the near future. This comes on the heels of the company’s application for an Ishares Ethereum Trust with the Delaware Division...
NEAR Foundation rolls out NEAR Data Availability layer
9.11.2023
NEAR Foundation has successfully introduced the NEAR Data Availability (NEAR DA) layer. Being a segment of the NEAR Open Web Stack, NEAR DA is a landmark innovation providing healthy and cost-effective data accessibility with regard to ETH rollups and Ethereum developers. NEAR DA is being delivered...
Polygon Labs to build zkWasm L2 Prover with NEAR Foundation
9.11.2023
Polygon Labs and NEAR Foundation are finalizing an agreement to produce a zero-knowledge (ZK) prover for Wasm blockchains. Connecting Wasm-oriented chains to the Ethereum ecosystem, which will also have an expanding number of multichain Polygon CDK chains, will be facilitated by a zkWasm prover....
Here Are 3 Reasons Why Now is a Good Time to Buy Bitcoin
8.11.2023
Bitcoin Logo / Source: Adobe Last trading in the $35,300s and only just below recent yearly highs in near $36,000, Bitcoin (BTC) is up a stunning more than 110% on the year. Having been as much as 77% down from its all-time highs when it fell into the $15,000s last year, Bitcoin has now managed...
Polygon Labs and NEAR announce ZK prover for WASM integration
8.11.2023
The Polygon CDK will soon include a ‘zkWASM’ prover, allowing Web Assembly networks to integrate with the broader Polygon ecosystem
Near Foundation Joins Celestia in Race to Provide 'Data Availability' for Ethereum Rollups
8.11.2023
The project's new "NEAR DA" aims to provide an alternate venue that could handle data produced by Ethereum's fast-growing network or auxiliary blockchains or "layer-2 networks."
Near Foundation and Polygon Labs Collaborate to Build ZK Solution
8.11.2023
The aim of the tie-up is to allow for greater interoperability across chains
Robinhood to Launch Crypto Trading Services in EU in the “Coming Weeks”
8.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Rafael Henrique Robinhood has revealed plans to introduce cryptocurrency trading services in the European Union (EU) in the near future. Vlad Tenev, CEO and co-founder of the popular brokerage firm, made the announcement during the company’s third-quarter earnings report....
Wintermute Considers Legal Action as NEAR Foundation Refuses Redemption of $11.2 Million USN Stablecoin
8.11.2023
Image Source: Wintermute Crypto market maker Wintermute is considering legal action after the NEAR Foundation and Aurora allegedly failed to honor an agreement to convert $11.2 million worth of USN stablecoins. In a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), Wintermute CEO Evgeny Gaevoy accused NEAR...