Bitcoin Miners Need to Be Proactive to Hold Their Positions After Halving: Fidelity Digital Assets
As the protocol evolves, new layers could emerge bringing new use cases and more users, the report said.
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Crypto Liquidations Cross $550M as Bitcoin Remains Volatile Ahead of Historic Highs
Memecoin futures took on nearly $90 million in liquidations as prices corrected after a massive rally in the past week.
Deribit's Bitcoin Volatility Index Signals Price Turbulence, Hits 16-Month High
The surging implied volatility has boosted the allure of "call overwriting" strategies that allow investors to generate additional yield on top of their spot market holdings.
BRICS Will Create Payment System Based on Digital Currencies and Blockchain: Report
The five-nation BRICS group comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa will work on creating a payment system based on blockchain and digital technologies, a report by Russian news agency TASS said.
Bitcoin Tops $67K, Nearing Silver's $1.38T Market Cap
Bitcoin's price targets $70,000 in the short term and could reach a new all-time high as soon as this week, analysts said.
What Happens if Bitcoin Reaches an All-Time High?
What’s different this time? ETFs, Wall Street and a lack of celebrity influencers — for now.
Bitcoin Price Action Will 'Astonish' This Week: Analyst
The cryptocurrency hit an all-time high against the euro on Monday and is attempting to push for an all-time high in dollar terms.
Tether's USDT Stablecoin Touches $100B Market Cap, Benefiting From Crypto Trading Frenzy
USDT, a stablecoin issued by Tether, hit the $100 billion market value for the first time in its history, according to CoinGecko data, as the rally on crypto markets expanded.
How AI-Crypto Will Lead to a Hyper-Financialized Future
The convergence of the leading technologies of the age will allow us to create markets in more areas of daily lives, increasing resource efficiency and enhancing investment, says Upshot’s Nick Emmons.
Prometheum Taps Morgan Stanley Exec as CFO Just Before Opening Doors
Controversial crypto platform Prometheum continues to signal its seriousness about moving forward as the industry's sole U.S. special-purpose crypto broker-dealer, having now hired a chief financial officer with a Wall Street pedigree from the…
Nigerian Parliamentary Committee Summons Binance CEO Teng: Report
Two executives of the exchange were detained last week on arrival in the country.
Bernstein Expects DeFi to Make a Big Comeback
Six out of the top ten revenue-generating protocols are DeFi applications, the report said.
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Surpasses $65K, Meme Tokens Rally
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for March 4, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Omni Network Signs $600M Restaking Deal With Ether.Fi to Enhance Security
Liquid restaking protocol Ether.Fi will commit $600 million worth of ether {{ETH}} in a delegation deal to secure the Omni Network.
USDR Issuer Tangible Plans to Redeem Itself as a Layer-2 for Real-World Assets
First came the literal redemption for failed stablecoin USDR. Now comes the metaphorical redemption as Tangible changes its name to re.al.
Crypto Stocks Surge as Bitcoin Approaches All-Time Highs
Bitcoin topped $65,000 for the first time since November 2021 on Monday.
Hong Kong's Markets Regulator Issues Warning Against Crypto Exchange BitForex
Hong Kong's regulator for securities and futures markets has warned the public about cryptocurrency exchange BitForex for suspected fraud, it announced Monday.
Bitcoin NFT NodeMonkes Sells for $1M as BTC Inches Toward $69K
Bitcoin-based collections traded more volume than Ethereum collections in the past 24 hours, which shows network adoption as bitcoin prices inch closer to highs.
Bitcoin Rally Leaves More Than 97% of Addresses in Profit, Blockchain Data Show
Most bitcoin addresses bought coins at prices lower than the going market rate, according to IntoTheBlock.
Bitcoin Tops $65K as Bullish Bets Climb to Record High
The largest cryptocurrency is now just 5% away from its 2021 high in U.S. dollar terms, having already reached records in other currencies.
Pepecoin Becomes Biggest Meme Coin Gainer as DOGE, SHIB Rally Eases
Futures products tied to PEPE saw unusually large liquidations since Friday, suggesting short covering.
Shiba Inu Rings Greed Alarm as Bitcoin Eyes Record High
Open interest in SHIB futures has crossed above $100 million, hinting at speculative froth.
U.S. Judge Enters Default Ruling Against Ex-Coinbase Insider, Says Secondary Market Sales Are Securities Transactions
In an insider trading case involving Coinbase's former product manager Ishan Wahi, his brother Nikhil Wahi and their friend Sameer Ramani, a U.S. court ruled on March 1, 2023, that the trading of certain crypto assets on a secondary market, which…
Taiko, an 'Ethereum-Equivalent ZK Rollup,' Raises $15M
The Taiko project, distinguished for its "based sequencing" architecture, is one of several competing for relevance among a deep field of Ethereum layer-2 networks.
SHIB, WIF Climb 60% as Shorts Lose $50M Betting Against Meme Coins
Pepe (PEPE), the frog-themed meme token on Ethereum, was up as much as 100% to set record highs.
Floki Price Surges 100% as Burn Proposal Passes
As reported last week, the burn removes 2% of the tokens from the circulating supply.
Trump MAGA Meme Coins Are the First Experiment in 'PoliFi'
One part community, one part prediction market, the meme coin with the former president's namesake is a troll project that became serious, its marketing director told CoinDesk in an interview.
Wall Street Journal Accused of Defamation Over 2023 Tether-Bitfinex Article
Christopher Harborne and his aviation fuel broker AML Global were wrongly accused of "committing fraud, laundering money, and financing terrorists," according to the lawsuit.
Meme Coin Rally May Signal Impending Altcoin Season; This Is the Sign to Watch
Bitcoin has led the crypto advance this year, but altcoins could start outperforming soon, analysts said.