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Every Big Disney Announcement At This Year's D23 Fanfest
12.8.2024
Disney’s “D23" fanfest is basically part E3, part Nintendo Direct, and this year’s event featured lots of trailers, vague announcements, and even concept art teasers. It was an extended content roadmap of big-budget productions hitting theaters and Disney+ in the months and years ahead, with a...
Borderlands Might Be 2024's Biggest Box Office Flop
12.8.2024
The Borderlands movie finally hit theaters this past weekend and quickly became one of the worst-reviewed movies of 2024. So it’s probably not surprising that Borderlands is bombing hard at the box office and might end up being the biggest flop of the year. Read more
Optimism Pushes for 'Interoperability' Between Affiliated Blockchains
12.8.2024
Optimism networks that are part of the Superchain rely on Ethereum to communicate with each other in order to move assets, which tends to make such moves slow and expensive. To address that, Optimism is releasing its own interoperability roadmap
Binance Says Venezuela Platform Is Being Hit by Access Restrictions
12.8.2024
The Venezuelan government has blocked various websites, including the social network X, following allegations of fraud in the July 28 presidential elections
Ether ICO Whale Moves 5K ETH to Exchanges, Bringing Monthly Total to $154M
12.8.2024
The whale has deposited 48,500 ETH, worth over $154 million, to OKX at an average price of $3,176 in the past 35 days
Tom Cruise Wraps Up Olympics With Mission: Impossible Stunt
12.8.2024
The 2024 Summer Olympics are officially over and Tom Cruise put them in the rearview mirror with a stunt that could have doubled as an ad for next year’s Mission: Impossible sequel. And he didn’t even break a leg this time. Read more
Kamala Harris Pulls Well Ahead of Trump on Polymarket
12.8.2024
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: APT Soars 17.3% as Index Declines Slightly
12.8.2024
DOT's 3.5% drop and SOL's 2.8% decline pull the index lower
Defi Hacks Remain a Major Threat Despite 50% Decline in 2023: Halborn
12.8.2024
Decentralized finance (DeFi) hacks remain a major threat to the industry despite a reduction in the amount stolen in 2023, according to blockchain security firm Halborn
Bitcoin Miner Marathon Digital Plans $250M Private Note Sale to Fund Bitcoin Buying
12.8.2024
The notes will pay interest every six months and mature Sept. 1, 2031
First Mover Americas: BTC Slides Ahead of Busy Data Week
12.8.2024
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Aug. 12 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Our Favorite Cosplay From Japan Expo Paris 2024
12.8.2024
Japan Expo Paris is the largest Japanese pop culture convention outside of the country it honors, so you can always expect some incredible cosplay from the four-day convention. This time around, Omaruisfed and Mineralblu teamed up to bring us the best looks from Japan Expo 2024, from a beloved (but...
Gambaryan Family Says Binance Executive Is Being Denied Access to Lawyers, Health Is Deteriorating
12.8.2024
American Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan, who is detained in Nigeria, is being "denied adequate access to his legal team and his health is deteriorating rapidly," his family said in an emailed statement
Bitcoin miners record lowest daily revenue of 2024
12.8.2024
Bitcoin miners' daily revenue hit a new yearly low of $2.5 million, but strategic overhauls keep some companies profitable amid industry challenges
XRP Bullish Options' Popularity Jump May Be Due to ETF Speculation, Observers Say
12.8.2024
Traders have locked in over $2 million in XRP's $1.10 call option listed on Deribit, the highest across all available maturities
Tether to Fight Celsius' $3.3 Billion 'Shakedown' Litigation
12.8.2024
Tether, the company behind USDT, the world's largest stablecoin by market cap, said it will defend itself from "shakedown" litigation brought by bankrupt crypto lender Celsius on Friday
Canto Blockchain Suffers Two-Day Outage Amid Consensus Issue
12.8.2024
Layer-1 blockchain Canto has been offline since Saturday following a "consensus issue." The CANTO token initially dropped by 21% before recovering over the course of the weekend
Ex-Bank of Japan Official Rules Out Another Rate Hike This Year
12.8.2024
The BOJ recently raised rates for the first time in over a decade, destabilizing global markets, including bitcoin
Bitcoin Nears $58K as Market Slides Ahead of Busy Data Week
12.8.2024
Crypto markets lack a clear anchor and are susceptible to continued position adjustments based on traditional finance markets, one analyst said
Dragonfly, Crypto.com Weigh in on CFTC's Proposed Prediction Market Rules
12.8.2024
Both parties argue the CFTC's move to regulate prediction markets is an overreach, with Dragonfly arguing that the recent 'Chevron' court ruling limits its power