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Worldcoin Foundation $5M Grants Program Focuses on 'Equitable Systems'
6.12.2023
The grants are supposed to give developers a “focus on building resilient technology and more equitable systems.”
First Mover Americas: Traders Are Turning to Ether
6.12.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin [BTC] and crypto markets in context for Dec. 6, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Societe Generale-Backed Euro Stablecoin EURCV Starts Trading on Bitstamp
6.12.2023
The listing marks the first time a euro stablecoin issued by a fully regulated bank is available on a cryptocurrency exchange
Over $600M Locked in Open Dogecoin Futures as DOGE Price Hits Highest Since April
6.12.2023
A rise in open interest alongside a rise in price is said to confirm an uptrend
Solana Hype Bumps BONK to Third-Largest Dog Token, Behind DOGE, SHIB
6.12.2023
A more than 70% surge since Sunday has catapulted it to the third-largest dog-themed tokens behind foremost dogecoin (DOGE) and shiba inu (SHIB)
Cathie Wood's ARK Invest Sells $33M of Coinbase Shares, $5.9M of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust
6.12.2023
ARK sold a total of 237,572 COIN shares across three different ETFs: ARKK, ARKW and ARKF
Bitcoin Surge Blasts $170M in Bearish Shorts as BTC Price Targets $48K
6.12.2023
Short traders betting against higher bitcoin (BTC) prices lost some $90 million on Tuesday alone, adding on to the $70 million in short liquidations on Monday
Two Key Metrics Show Crypto Traders Turning to Ether From Bitcoin
6.12.2023
Futures and options market metrics suggest traditional finance players and sophisticated market participants may soon rotate money into ether from bitcoin
Bitcoin Inscriptions Divide BTC Community Amid Network Congestion, But Are 'Unstoppable'
6.12.2023
As unconfirmed transactions on the Bitcoin blockchain rise, Luke Dashjr, a prominent developer pledges that Ordinal Inscriptions are a 'bug' that will be fixed
The Most Influential Folks in Crypto Regulations
6.12.2023
CoinDesk published its annual Most Influential list (it's not a ranking, except for the top 10 being maybe more influential than the other 40). I wrote a few pieces (I had nothing to do with the art and didn't know about it when I wrote the pieces), as did my CoinDesk reg team colleagues, but...
This Bitcoin Rally Feels Different. FOMO and YOLO Seem to Be Back
6.12.2023
BTC just hit $45,000 days after topping $40,000 for the first time since early last year – and crypto-skeptics are buying
Tiny Euro-Pegged Stablecoin Surges 200% on Binance Before Exchange Halts Trading Due to 'Abnormal Volatility'
5.12.2023
The AEUR-USDT trading pair hit a $3.25 high Tuesday afternoon before Binance suspended trading with the token
Fresh Money Flows to Crypto as Stablecoin Market Expands After 1.5 Years Downtrend
5.12.2023
Tether's USDT added $7 billion to its market cap since September, a sign of capital entering the crypto market, Matrixport noted
The Funniest Anon on Crypto Twitter
5.12.2023
Gwart has the ear of DeFi’s elite. What they don’t know is that crypto’s truth-telling, funnyman is secretly a Bitcoiner
Why Are People Spreading Falsehoods About Bitcoin’s Water Use?
5.12.2023
No, despite what you might have heard recently, Bitcoin transactions do not consume a swimming pool of water. Noelle Acheson dives into the fallacy, and points out that poor research is not the only culprit here
New Binance CEO Evasive in First Marquee Interview Since Getting One of the Biggest Jobs in Crypto
5.12.2023
In his first public interview since getting the job last month after founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao was formed to step down amid a $4.3 billion legal settlement with the U.S. government, Teng said Binance’s compliance systems were inadequate in the past and that mistakes were made. But Teng, who...
Elon Musk-Backed X.AI Files With SEC to Raise Up to $1B in Equity Offering
5.12.2023
The filing lists the Tesla-billionaire-turned-social-media tycoon as a key backer
Bitcoin Blasts to $44K on Coinbase, Could Run Towards $48K Resistance: LMAX Analyst
5.12.2023
The move prompted $73 million in liquidations, during the day predominantly leveraged short positions betting on lower prices
IBM Introduces New Cold Storage Tech for Crypto Assets
5.12.2023
The new Offline Signing Orchestrator tech is being used by IBM’s long standing partner in the crypto space, Ripple-owned custody firm Metaco
Bitcoin ETFs Got BTC Surging, but Tumbling Interest Rates Have Helped, Too
5.12.2023
The abrupt recent turn in expectations for Federal Reserve monetary policy has helped asset prices across the board