EigenLayer Lifts Staking Cap, TVL Soars Past $3B
Liquid restaking protocol EigenLayer has removed its 200,000 ether {{ETH}} staking cap, spurring a $TkTkTk rise in TVL in a matter of hours.
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Why Crypto’s Most Altruistic Project Is Going (Kinda) Corporate
Gitcoin, which rewards developers for working on open-source projects, is embracing money-making initiatives to increase its capacity for good.
Bitcoin NFT Project Taproot Wizards Sells Out First Collection, Raking in $13M
With almost two hours left for whitelisted buyers to claim the digital-art collectibles, at least 2,560 of the series of 3,000 had been claimed, at a fixed price of 0.1 BTC ($4,274 each).
Bitcoin: A New Regulatory Attack Vector
The Bitcoin miner survey launched by the U.S. Energy Information Administration is not an innocuous information-gathering exercise. And, it could end up hurting much more than just the crypto ecosystem.
Multicoin Capital Is in Talks to Sell Roughly $100M FTX Bankruptcy Claim: Source
Positive news around the FTX bankruptcy has seen claims being sold for upward of 70 cents on the dollar, now climbing towards the eighties.
Craig Wright Accused of ‘Industrial Scale’ Forgeries in First Day of COPA Trial
A highly anticipated trial probing Australian computer scientist Craig Wright’s claim to fame as the pseudonymous author of the groundbreaking 2008 Bitcoin manifesto kicked off Monday at a U.K. high court, where a judge decided Wright could add…
WisdomTree Bets on Adviser Adoption For Bitcoin ETF Success
WisdomTree, one of the ten issuers of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), expects its product to be more successful towards the second half of the year thanks to adoption by financial advisor platforms.
Bitcoin To Reach $70K By Year End: Markus Thielen
The macro environment, monetary tailwinds, U.S. election cycle and increasing TradFi demand all point to higher prices.
Bitcoin ETFs See $700M Net Inflows as BlackRock, Fidelity Gains Offset GBTC Outflows: CoinShares
New U.S. bitcoin ETFs have amassed $7.7 billion in funds since debut, offsetting the $6 billion outflows from incumbents, according to CoinShares data.
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Web Registry GoDaddy, Ethereum Name Service Connect Domain Names With Crypto Wallets
The deal will allow users to link their internet domain names to their ENS addresses.
Hashnote's U.S. Treasuries Token Now Available Through Crypto Custodian Copper
Not all the so-called “on-chain treasuries” in the market are created equal, warns Hashnote CEO Leo Mizuhara.
Crypto Payments App Oobit Raises $25M in Series A Funding Round Led by Tether
The round also included participation from Anatoly Yakovenko, the co-founder of Solana.
FTX Seeks to Sell 8% Stake in Anthropic for Sake of 'Shareholders'
Court filings show the crypto estate wants to agree procedures so that it can sell the shares at the "optimal" time.
First Mover Americas: First Mover: Bitcoin Hovers Over $43K, Chainlink Extends Rally
The latest price moves in bitcoin [BTC] and crypto markets in context for Feb. 5, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Bitcoin Floats Above $43K as 'Buy The Dip' Sentiment Prevails
Buying on dips remains the dominant tactic in the crypto market, one trader said.
Former Terraform Labs CFO Han Chang-joon Extradited to South Korea by Montenegro
Han Chang-joon was charged with carrying falsified travel documents alongside Terra co-founder Do Kwon last year.
Stablecoin Tether’s Increasing Dominance Is Bad for Crypto Markets, JPMorgan Says
Other stablecoins such as USD Coin may benefit from the coming regulatory crackdown and gain market share, the report said.
Apparent 'Insiders’ Make Millions After Grabbing Ethereum Version of Dogwifhat
The Ethereum version of dogwifhat pumped, then dumped, within hours on Saturday, but blockchain data shows a few wallets picked up a large chunk of the supply after it was issued.
South Korean Regulator to Discuss Spot Bitcoin ETF With U.S. SEC: Report
In December it was reported that Financial Supervisory Service head Lee Bok-hyun was planning on meeting with the U.S. SEC Chairman Gary Gensler for the first time to discuss crypto regulation.
Genesis Seeks Approval to Sell $1.6B in Bitcoin, Ether Trust Holdings
Nearly $1.4 billion of Genesis’ assets were held in Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), which has since converted to a spot exchange-traded fund (ETF).
Donald Trump Calls CBDCs and Artificial Intelligence 'Dangerous'
The Republican frontrunner also said that AI-powered deepfakes were a "tremendous problem."
Bitcoin Flat as Traders Look Forward to the 'Year of the Dragon'
Market enthusiasts expect the year of the dragon to bring good fortune for the crypto market, but more traditional analysts advice caution.
El Salvador's Bitcoin-Friendly President Nayib Bukele Wins Re-Election
The country in 2021 became the first nation to adopt bitcoin as legal tender.
A Bitcoin ETF Will Never Be Your Bitcoin
Bitcoin ETFs give investors exposure to price movements but not to the financial ownership and sovereignty that makes crypto different from other financial assets, says Pascal Gauthier, Chairman and CEO at Ledger.
Apple's 'Vision Pro' Set to Get First Crypto-Focused Metaverse App From Victoria VR
The app is set to be released in the second qaurter and the token VR has already surged 60% in last 24 hours.
Bitcoin ETF Provider Valkyrie Adds BitGo as Second Custodian in Risk Mitigation Move
The digital asset investment firm has become the first of the ETF providers to diversify custody of its coins by tapping BitGo's expertise in addition to Coinbase.