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How the Bitcoin Halving Will Drive Action to Layer 2s
22.4.2024
Sam Bankman-Fried Agrees to Help FTX Investors Go After Celeb Promoters
22.4.2024
Sam Bankman-Fried has inked a settlement agreement with a group of FTX customers who have agreed to drop their class action lawsuit against him in exchange for his help going after celebrity promoters of the collapsed exchange
NYSE Asks Market Participants About 24/7 Trading for Stocks
22.4.2024
The New York Stock Exchange has asked market participants to weigh in on its proposal to operate 24 hours a day, the same schedule that cryptocurrencies operate on, the Financial Times reported
Shiba Inu Fetches $12M Investment in a Token Sale to Build Privacy-Focused Blockchain
22.4.2024
The new network will be built on top of layer-2 network Shibarium and offer enhanced privacy for users
Polymarket Odds Say Columbia University President Will Keep Job
22.4.2024
Continuing pro-Palestine protests won't lead to Minouche Shafik having a fate similar to Claudine Gay, who was recently forced to resign as Harvard's president, the prediction market signals. Plus: Kalshi bettors don't think Taylor Swift will break her record
Bitcoin Miner Hut 8’s Post-Merger Prospects Look Good: Benchmark
22.4.2024
The new Hut 8 (HUT), resulting from the merger with US Bitcoin Corporation (USBTC) that closed last November, features a diversified business model with multiple revenue streams, broker Benchmark said in a research report on Monday
ZKasino Users Plead for Refunds as $33M of Bridged Ether Sent to Lido
22.4.2024
Cryptocurrency casino ZKasino went live over the weekend but the launch was met with dismay from investors, who are calling foul on the company for sending $33 million worth of user deposits to staking platform Lido
Celo Chooses Optimism, Concluding Bake-Off Among Layer 2s
22.4.2024
CLabs officially proposed using Optimism’s OP Stack for the transition. The proposal will be discussed on a couple of community calls and then go to a vote among holders of the project's CELO tokens, under the chain's governance rules
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Layer 2s Have Their Moment
22.4.2024
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 22, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Bitcoin Miners Have Raked in Abnormal Transaction Fees Since Halving: Bernstein
22.4.2024
The spike in network fees was driven by speculative activity to mint new meme tokens following the launch of the Runes protocol, the report said
Bitcoin's Unique Volatility Profile in Focus as VIX and MOVE Spike
22.4.2024
Bitcoin's implied or expected volatility remains positively correlated with its price as traditional market fear gauges spike amid broad-based risk aversion
Binance Exec Who Escaped From Nigeria Has Been Found in Kenya, Faces Extradition: Reports
22.4.2024
Nadeem Anjarwalla, who escaped Nigerian custody in March, could be extradited back to the country within the week, one local media outlet reported citing government sources
Crypto Exchange Woo X Claims a First With Tokenized Treasury Bills for Retail Investors
22.4.2024
The Woo X RWA Earn Vaults have been built in partnership with institutional tokenization firm OpenTrade
Thailand to Block Access to 'Unauthorized' Crypto Platforms
22.4.2024
Authorities in Thailand have decided to block "unauthorized" crypto platforms to increase the efficiency of law enforcement in solving the problem of online crime, an announcement on Friday last week said
Bitcoin Miners May Shift Focus to AI After Halving, CoinShares Says
22.4.2024
Miners will be faced with substantial cost increases as a result of the halving, with electricity and bitcoin production costs almost doubling, the report said
Bitcoin Layer 2 Coins, STX, ELA, SAVM, Outperform BTC After Halving
22.4.2024
Bitcoin Transaction Fees Come Crashing Down Post Halving
22.4.2024
After the halving, fees spiked to $146 for a medium-priority transaction and $170 for a high-priority transaction
Bitcoin Miners Reap Windfall as 'Runes' Debut Sends Transaction Fees to Record Highs
21.4.2024
The Bitcoin "halving" was supposed to dramatically chop revenue of bitcoin mining companies. Instead, the simultaneous launch of Casey Rodarmor's Runes protocol has ignited a flurry activity on the oldest and largest blockchain, driving up fees
Grayscale Reveals 0.15% Fees For Its Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF
20.4.2024
Bitcoin ETF provider Grayscale has provided some illustrative details of its spin-off fund, the Bitcoin Mini Trust (BTC), including a more competitive 0.15% fee than the uplisted mothership GBTC product, according to a pro forma financials in its latest filing
Runes Protocol Launches on Bitcoin, Sending Fees Soaring as Users Rush to Mint Tokens
20.4.2024