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Study: Bitcoin Ordinal NFT Sales Nosedive as Broader Market Cools
19.8.2023
The buzz surrounding Bitcoin’s leap into the NFT world via Ordinals might be fleeting. A Dappradar study reveals that trading actions and sales figures for Bitcoin Ordinals have plummeted by a staggering 97% since their May 2023 zenith. This downturn mirrors a wider slowdown in the...
XRP Ruling Needs Appeals Court Review, SEC Says
18.8.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) asked for permission to appeal a federal judge's ruling that XRP sales through exchanges didn't violate securities law, a day after the judge said the SEC could present its argument
El Salvador Diary: Lightning Is Key to Bitcoin Adoption
18.8.2023
As he travels around the first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, Jonathan Martin finds that few are using it. But Lightning integration could soon change the game
SEI’s Rocky Start: New L1 Crypto Token Dives 65% in 3 Days Amid Market Turmoil
18.8.2023
The newly listed cryptocurrency SEI took a substantial hit after its debut, plummeting over 65% from its peak value in just three days. The coin’s latest 13% tumble mirrored a decline in the broader crypto market in the last 24 hours. New L1 Token Plummets 65% From Record High Enter SEI, the latest...
Tokenization News Roundup: Consolidation Coming
18.8.2023
A weekly digest of articles, reports and analyses about tokenized RWAs, the fast-growing financial instruments that merge traditional finance to the blockchain
Consensus 2024 by CoinDesk
18.8.2023
Curve Crisis Averted, NFT Loans Protocol Now Votes on Next Steps
18.8.2023
JPEG’d DAO voters are deciding how to account for a $1 million bounty
Bitcoin Plunged 11% in Worst Week Since FTX’s Collapse. What’s Next for BTC’s Price?
18.8.2023
BTC slipped below $26,000 amid the crypto market mayhem
Things We're Freaking Out About
18.8.2023
Shibarium to go live in August 2023; SHIB & QUBE holders dreaming big!
18.8.2023
As the crypto world continues to evolve, Shytoshi Kusama, the lead developer of Shiba Inu, has brought some exhilarating news to the table. The announcement that Shibarium, the highly-anticipated layer 2, might go live in August 2023 has sparked immense excitement among the SHIB community...
Top 10 Stablecoins Witness Massive Supply Reductions, Yet Dominate 61% of Global Trade Volume
18.8.2023
For the first time in months, the entire list of top ten stablecoin assets has experienced supply shrinkage in the last 30 days. The stablecoin market now stands at $124 billion, following notable reductions across several projects. Yet, stablecoins still dominate in terms of global trade volume...
As Congress Bickers, the Rest of World Recognizes Stablecoins
18.8.2023
North Korean Attackers Have Stolen $200 Million Across 30 Crypto Heists in 2023: TRM Labs
18.8.2023
A new report from blockchain analytics firm TRM Labs noted that North Korean hackers have stolen more than $2 billion in cryptocurrencies in the past five years. It estimated around $200 million in crypto heists this year alone.
According to TRM Labs insights, the stolen amount accounts for...
Saying Goodbye to The Airdrop
18.8.2023
But CoinDesk is not abandoning Web3 content
Biggest Movers: LTC, XRP Plunge 15% Lower on Friday
18.8.2023
Litecoin was one of the notable movers during Friday’s crypto blood bath, as markets reacted to speculation that Spacex had sold over $370 million in bitcoin. Today’s sell-off saw the global market cap fall by roughly 6.20%, at the time of writing. XRP also fell significantly....
Report: SEC on Cusp of Approving Ethereum Futures Amidst Crypto Market Rollercoaster
18.8.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is said to be on the verge of greenlighting futures products tied to ethereum (ETH), as per a Bloomberg report. One insider privy to the development indicated that a handful could secure approval come October. Unnamed Sources Reveal SEC May Soon...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Plummets Below $26,000 on Reports Elon Musk’s Spacex Liquidated Bitcoin Holdings
18.8.2023
Bears ran through crypto markets on Friday, following reports that Elon Musk’s Spacex had sold all of its bitcoin holdings. It has been suggested that Spacex liquidated over $370 million worth of the cryptocurrency last year. Ethereum dropped below $1,600. Bitcoin Bitcoin (BTC) bears pushed...
Despite Crypto Crash Wall Street Memes Coin Hits $25m as 2023’s Biggest Presale Raises $350k in 12 Hours, Staking Starts and CEX Listing Date Revealed
18.8.2023
Friday, August 18, 2023 – Despite the ongoing crypto crash, the Wall Street Memes coin has raised $25 million in its presale and today officially announces its new staking service and top-tier exchange listings coming on September 27th....
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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Tumbles Below $26.5K
18.8.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for August 18, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Crypto Lender Exactly Hit by $12M Bridge Exploit
18.8.2023
Exactly Protocol, a decentralized credit market on the Optimism (OP) blockchain, has been targeted by a bridge exploit worth as much as $12 million