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Post WazirX Hack, India's CoinDCX Starts Investor Protection Fund With $6M
7.8.2024
Indian crypto exchange CoinDCX's co-founder Sumit Gupta has told CoinDesk that his company has established an investor protection fund, saying that if other exchanges did this too "it would be better for the eco system."
Semler Scientific Studied MicroStrategy’s Success Before Adopting Bitcoin Strategy
6.8.2024
It was more than two years before Bitcoin's birth when Dr. Herbert Semler, who served as a flight surgeon in the Korean War before leading cardiology at a Portland hospital, co-founded Semler Scientific in 2007.Seventeen years later, the medical device manufacturer has converted much of its cash...
Blockchains Against Corruption
6.8.2024
From currency risk to judicial risk, companies face all sorts of unforeseen macro threats, particularly in an election year. Decentralized tech can ease the burden, writes Paul Brody, head of blockchain at EY
Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific Shares Spike After Signing $2B of Additional Computing Contract
6.8.2024
The extension of the previous deal with CoreWeave brings total revenue potential for the miner to more than $6.7 billion over 12 years
Crypto Industry Tries to Tally Final Wins As U.S. Congressional Primaries Wind Down
6.8.2024
After a very tight victory last week in Arizona that's now facing a recount, the cryptocurrency industry's political forces are shifting their attention toward some of the final U.S. congressional primaries of 2024, including Tuesday's elections in Missouri and Washington state
Bitcoin Whales Increased Holdings During Crypto Market Mayhem, but ETF Investors Didn't Buy the Dip
6.8.2024
Though posting net outflows on Monday, the spot ETF action did show some positive surprises, Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas noted
Kamala Harris Taps Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as Running Mate
6.8.2024
Vice President and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris has chosen Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to join her on the campaign trail
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: RNDR Bounces 14.2%, Leading Index Higher
6.8.2024
CoinDesk 20 sees a broad rally, with RNDR up 14.2% and SOL up 8.3%
Trump-Themed ‘DJT’ Token, Issued by Martin Shkreli, Suddenly Dives 90%
6.8.2024
A single wallet sold $2 million worth of the token earlier Tuesday, causing market capitalization to fall from $55 million to as low as $2 million almost instantly
Crypto Bank Anchorage Adds Custody for Solana-Based Tokens
6.8.2024
Anchorage began adding custody support for Solana-based tokens in 2022 and only added staking support last year
First Mover Americas: Crypto Rebounds From Monday's Chaos
6.8.2024
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Aug. 6, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Ronin Bridge Paused After $9M Drained in Apparent Whitehat Hack
6.8.2024
“The bridge currently secures over $850M which is safe,” co-founder @Psycheout86 said in an X post
Bitcoin's Unreliable Death Cross Is Looming Again
6.8.2024
The death cross is known to cause catastrophizing among inexperienced investors. But it's an unreliable indicator
Ethereum ETFs Scored $49M Inflows as ETH Plunged
6.8.2024
ETH bounced over 18% in the past 24 hours to reverse losses from a steep fall on Monday, with some drawing eyes to the blockchain’s fundamentals
ARK Bought $17.8M of COIN, $11.2M of HOOD as Market Slumped
6.8.2024
ARK Invest often loads up on shares when their prices slide, usually with a view to offloading them one their prices tick up again
These Two Bitcoin Indicators Offer Light in a Gloomy Marke
6.8.2024
BTC has dropped over 13% this month, but all is not lost, according to key indicators
Binance Has Challenged India's $86M Tax Showcause Notice: Source
6.8.2024
Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, has "challenged" a nearly $86 million tax notice from India's Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence (DGGI), a person directly involved with the matter told CoinDesk
Bitcoin Jumps Above $56K, Solana Leads Recovery From Monday's Rout
6.8.2024
Asian stocks and futures jumped higher Tuesday, recovering from one of the worst slides in recent years in Monday’s trading session
SEC Asks NY Court to Deny Coinbase’s ‘Breathtakingly Broad’ Subpoena Request
6.8.2024
Lawyers for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are pushing back against what they describe as Coinbase’s “breathtakingly broad” subpoena requests searching for “essentially all documents that in any way relate to crypto.”
Bitcoin Bounces to $53K After Brutal Sell-Off Reminiscent of Covid Crash
5.8.2024
Bitcoin's 30% decline in a week was for some observers reminiscent of the March 2020 crash, but there's been multiple occasions of similar drawdowns during previous bull markets