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Gamestop Shares Surge 70% as Roaring Kitty Returns to Social Media
13.5.2024
Gamestop shares climbed by 70% today, representing the most significant gain since 2021, triggered by a mysterious social media post from Roaring Kitty, the figurehead of the earlier meme stock and Wall Street Bets craze. This sharp rise in the stock’s value occurred alongside pronounced...
Bitcoin Miners Begin Curtailing Operations After Halving, Data Shows
13.5.2024
As analysts predicted, less efficient Bitcoin miners are powering off under tighter post-halving profit margins.
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Bitcoin bottomed at $56K? BTC price chart hints at breakout within days
13.5.2024
Adding to the bullish technical formation, Bitcoin's distribution 'danger zone' has officially ended, according to popular analyst Rekt Capital
This Week’s Biggest Crypto Gainers and Losers: Cheelee Rises as Pendle Falls
13.5.2024
On Monday, the cryptocurrency market maintained steady growth, with its valuation reaching $2.3 trillion—an increase of 1.72% over the last 24 hours. Over the past week, six cryptocurrencies have posted double-digit gains, while around two dozen have experienced significant losses. Crypto...
Lightning Labs successfully tests Bitcoin blockchain stablecoins
13.5.2024
The developer of Bitcoin’s Lightning Network, Lightning Labs, has successfully tested a protocol intended to enable the issuance of stablecoins on the Bitcoin blockchain. Lightning Labs CEO Elizabeth Stark disclosed during her address at the Financial Times Crypto and Digital Assets Summit...
Bitcoin miner Bitfarms CEO to depart immediately in response to lawsuit
13.5.2024
Nicolas Bonta, Bitfarms co-founder and chair, will take over as interim president and CEO after Geoffrey Morphy filed a lawsuit for $27 million in damages against the mining firm
OKX surpasses 50% of Bitcoin Runes market share
13.5.2024
The protocol is now an integral part of the Bitcoin ecosystem alongside Ordinals and BRC-20 tokens
Lightning Labs CEO Elizabeth Stark States Stablecoins Are Coming to the Lightning Network
13.5.2024
Elizabeth Stark, CEO of Lightning Labs, stated that tokenized assets, such as stablecoins, are next to appear on top of the lightning network (LN), Bitcoin’s layer two scaling protocol. Stark highlighted the transformative possibilities of this upgrade, stressing that it would allow users...
Bitcoin Miner Marathon In Talks With Kenya to Help With Its Green Energy Ambitions
13.5.2024
Kenya's President William Ruto also wants to build a regulatory framework for crypto, with Marathon's help
SEC Rejects Coinbase’s Call for New Crypto Regulations
13.5.2024
In a recent legal filing, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) pushed back against Coinbase’s demands for a completely revamped regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies. The agency argued that existing rules are adequate and that it’s not required to create new regulations from...
El Salvador Launches Bitcoin Treasury Website For its $360 Million BTC Reserves
13.5.2024
El Salvador, renowned for its move to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender in September 2021, has now introduced a cutting-edge online platform for tracking its Bitcoin Treasury.
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Uniswap Creator: Biden Administration Mistaken in Believing Crypto Irrelevant to 2024 Elections
13.5.2024
Hayden Adams, the creator of the decentralized finance platform Uniswap, has warned the Biden Administration that it is gravely mistaken to believe that crypto will be irrelevant in the 2024 election. Adams also criticized the administration for allowing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission...
Wells Fargo dives into crypto via Bitcoin ETFs
13.5.2024
In its recent filing with the SEC, Wells Fargo, a famous US bank known to be among the leading banking institutions in the United States, disclosed its entry into the world of digital currencies by investing in several different Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Such a move reinforces...
Season of the Meme Coin: Unconventional Cryptos Dominate 3-Month Gains
13.5.2024
Over the past 90 days, bitcoin has appreciated by 23.4%. However, eight other cryptocurrencies have demonstrated significantly larger gains, each recording triple-digit increases over the same period. 90-Day Trends Propel Niche Tokens to New Heights Statistics from the past week show lackluster...
Zest Raises $3.5M, Led by Tim Draper, for On-Chain Bitcoin Lending Using Stacks
13.5.2024
The seed raise was led by billionaire investor Tim Draper with participation from Binance Labs, Flow Traders, Trust Machines and others
WBTC thief returns $71 million worth of stolen funds
13.5.2024
On-chain transactions leading up to the return suggest this wasn’t a white hat hacker but a malicious actor who intended to steal the funds before investigators got involved
Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH Bulls Press Forward Hinting at Possible Reversal
13.5.2024
As of May 13, 2024, ethereum presents a complex landscape for traders, characterized by fluctuating prices and diverse market signals. Despite a slight 1% uptick over the past day, the broader perspective shows a week marked by a 6.1% decline, setting a cautious tone for ether traders. Ethereum...
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Fails to Hold $63K, May Remain Range-Bound
13.5.2024
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for May 13, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Slumped Last Week in Biggest Decline Since Crypto Winter: Bernstein
13.5.2024
Lower cost miners have increased market share since the bitcoin halving event, the report said
Latam Insights: Illegal Crypto Crackdown in Argentina, Bancolombia Launches Crypto Exchange
13.5.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: Argentine authorities crack down on illegal crypto investment scam, Bancolombia launches cryptocurrency exchange Wenia, and Genesis Digital Assets announces...