Dogecoin Futures Liquidations Jump to $26M After Twitter Displays Token's Logo for Some Users
The figures are higher-than-usual for the popular memecoin.
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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Extends Its Stay Below $28K, Dogecoin Stays Hot
Dogecoin surged after Twitter replaced its familiar blue bird atop its homepage with the cryptocurrency's iconic Shiba Inu dog logo. ALSO: Is Indonesia’s CBDC a potential alternative to Visa and Mastercard?
Euler Says All 'Recoverable Funds' Stolen in $200M Hack Have Been Returned
Culprit had already apologized.
Bitcoin Drops to $27.5K While Dogecoin Spikes After Twitter Logo Change
BTC needs a catalyst to break the $30,000 threshold. DOGE spikes after Twitter CEO Elon Musk changes the logo on the social media platform to the Dogecoin symbol from a blue bird.
Huobi and Gala Games to Give $50M to Victims of pGala Scheme
The firms will compensate the scheme’s victims while fighting for millions in damages from the cross-chain bridge that covered up the token-printing scheme.
Coinbase Ventures Joins Liquid Staking Protocol Rocket Pool’s Oracle DAO
The investment branch of Coinbase, one of the largest centralized exchanges, will receive a share of rewards dedicated to Rocket Pool’s Oracle DAO.
Binance's BNB, Bitcoin Tumble After Crypto Twitter Personality Cobie's Wild Guess
Binance and its CEO last week were sued by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission over “willful evasion” of U.S. laws.
Crypto Startup Li.Fi Raises $17.5M in Funding Round
CoinFund and Superscrypt led the round for the cross-chain bridge and decentralized exchange aggregator.
Polygon's Mission ‘Has Always Been Mass Adoption of Web3,’ Co-Founder Says
That can only happen with mainstream companies, Sandeep Nailwal said.
Amber Group's Ex-U.S. CEO Raazi Joins EDG, a Digital-Asset Structured Product Firm
Enhanced Digital Group (EDG) is helping bridge the gap between TradFi and digital currencies, and Cactus Raazi brings decades of Wall Street experience including time at Goldman Sachs.
Dogecoin Gains 12% After Token's Symbol Replaces Blue Bird as Twitter Logo
DOGE jumped more than 10% on Tuesday afternoon after the move.
Sen. Warren’s ‘Anti-Crypto Army’ Is Just the Beginning of Crypto’s Politicization
As the 2024 U.S. election cycle approaches don’t be surprised to hear politicians discussing bitcoin, crypto and CBDCs.
Arbitrum Airdrop Shows Interest in DeFi, Researcher Says
Pedro Herrera says with failures in the banking system and centralized exchanges facing regulatory scrutiny, there is a renewed interest in decentralized finance.
TradFi Banks Team Up to Create Digital Bonds Trading Platform on Blockchain
The platform will use Proof of Climate awaReness as a validating protocol to encourage users to minimize their environmental footprint.
Cassandra Rosenthal: Web3 and AI Is the Next Chapter in Storytelling
In a CoinDesk interview, Cassandra Rosenthal, co-CEO of Web3 entertainment firm Kaleidoco, shares how AI is redefining the future of Web3 storytelling.
Crypto Custodian Copper Partners With OKX to Provide Off-Exchange Settlements
Institutional clients will be able to trade on the OKX exchange while their digital assets remain safeguarded with Copper.
Trio of Canadian Crypto Exchanges Confirms Plans to Merge
WNDR shares have surged following the announcement, currently up 43.75% at 0.23 Canadian dollars on the day.
Internet Computer Issues ‘Liquid Bitcoin,’ for Faster, Cheaper BTC Transactions
ckBTC brings layer-2 capabilities to Bitcoin, providing faster and cheaper transactions on the Internet Computer while also ensuring greater security and decentralization than other BTC-pegged tokens.
Web3 Platform Lisk Seeks to Attract New Projects With Grants of Up to $270K
The platform's Javacript SDK is designed to allow developers to create their own Lisk-compatible sidechains.
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin's Within Range of $30K
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 3, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
PancakeSwap DEX Launches Version 3 on BNB Chain and Ethereum
V3 brings four different trading fee tiers, 0.01%, 0.05%, 0.25% and 1%, compared with V2's single level of 0.25%.
Ethereum Bot Gets Attacked for $20M as Validator Strikes Back
One of the major Ethereum MEV (maximal extractable value) bots has been targeted in an attack, allegedly by an Ethereum validator.
Unbound Finance Will Soon Allow Stablecoin Borrowing Against Uniswap LP Positions on Arbitrum
With Unbound, Uniswap V3 LPs can borrow Unbound’s stablecoin, UND, interest-free, secured against their concentrated liquidity positions.
GMO Financial Holdings Buys 10% of Crypto Hedge Fund AWR Capital
AWR will act as a market maker at GMO Financial Holdings subsidiary GMO Coin, one of the largest crypto and FX exchanges in Japan.
U.S. Banking System Turmoil Has Spurred Bitcoin Outperformance: Coinbase
The cryptocurrency’s correlation to the S&P 500 stock index dropped to 25% at the end of March, the report said.
Locked Value Climbs on zkSync Era Climbs Past $100M
Ether and USD Coin dominate locked tokens on the upstart network.
Japan Regulator Flags 4 Crypto Exchanges Including Bybit for Operating Without Registration
Bitget, BitForex and MEXC Global were also named in the Financial Services Agency's warning letter.
Nomura-Backed Komainu to Offer Segregated Crypto Collateral Product for Institutions
Komainu Connect will let clients deploy digital assets in collateralization scenarios, while they remain in segregated custody and verifiable on chain.