Cathie Wood's ARK Invest Sells Another $24.3M of Coinbase Shares
Coinbase shares fell on Wednesday from the 19-month high of $147.86 touched earlier in the week, closing at $134.63.
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India Won't See Crypto or Web3 Bill for Another 18 Months, Senior Lawmaker Tells CoinDesk
India is unlikely to bring a crypto or Web3-specific legislative bill anytime soon and perhaps all the way up to mid-2025, said one of the most senior politicians in India's government overseeing the financial evolution of the nation.
Tokens Tied to Dogecoin-Funded DOGE-1 Satellite Jump Ahead of SpaceX Launch
GEC token prices have more than quadrupled in the past week, while XI tokens are up 35% in the same period.
Future of Solana's Hyped Saga Phone Is 'Under Internal Discussion' as Sales Figures Fail to Wow
Yakovenko emphasizes the importance of reaching a user base of 25-50K to sustain the Solana phone's development in an interview with Laura Shin.
Early Bitcoin Miner Apparently Sent 1,000 ‘Satoshi Era’ BTC to Trading Desks This Week
These bitcoin were mined at the very early stages of the network for an estimated $100, as per CryptoQuant.
Binance, SBF, ETH and Gensler Get Mentions at Republican Presidential Debate
Republican leadership contender Vivek Ramaswamy got the first crypto question.
Protocol Village: Beam to Launch on Immutable zkEVM, Gaming-Focused L2 With Polygon Tech
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Dec 7-Dec. 13, with live updates throughout.
CZ's Guilty Plea Accepted by Judge, Has Yet to Decide If Binance Founder Can Go Home
A federal judge accepted Binance founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao's guilty plea to one count of violating the Bank Secrecy Act, but has not yet weighed in on whether Zhao can go back to the United Arab Emirates before he is sentenced in February.
Crypto Exchange Bitzlato Co-Founder Pleads Guilty to U.S. Money Transmitter Charge
Anatoly Legkodymov, a co-founder of Hong Kong-based crypto exchange Bitzlato, pleaded guilty to operating an unlicensed money transmitter. Bitzlato was sanctioned by the U.S government in January.
Pro-Blockchain Bill Clears Hurdle in U.S. House
Another crypto bill has cleared the goal posts of a committee in the U.S. House of Representatives, with the unanimous approval of legislation that would direct the U.S. Secretary of Commerce to support blockchain technology.
JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon and Sen. Elizabeth Warren Team Up to Bash Crypto
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has never been shy about trashing crypto, even while his giant Wall Street bank became a leader in using blockchain technology to move billions. At a U.S. Senate hearing Wednesday, he slammed the industry again, to…
The Protocol: Bitcoin Censorship, or Just 'Spam Filtering?'
In this week's issue of The Protocol newsletter, we're highlight blockchain developers named in CoinDesk's Most Influential list just out, including Blockstream's Lisa Neigut, Polygon's Jordi Baylina, Base's Jesse Pollak and Optimism's Karl Floersch.
Bitcoin Core's 'v26.0' Upgrade Aims to Impede Eavesdropping, Tampering
The v26.0 upgrade contains experimental support for the v2 transport protocol as defined by Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 324 (BIP324).
BitTorrent's BTT Token Doubles in Value as Tron, on Which It's Issued, Hits 200M Users
The BTT token from BitTorrent, the file-sharing platform that Tron bought in 2018, more than doubled in price on Wednesday amid apparent optimism about the Tron blockchain.
Altcoins Heat Up With AVAX and HNT Leading the Way
Money is flowing into more speculative names following bitcoin's big run higher.
BlackRock Spot BTC ETF Seed Funding is a Step Forward, but Just a Step
Asset manager BlackRock (BLK) turned some heads earlier this week when an updated prospectus for its spot bitcoin ETF application included a disclosure that it had collected $100,000 in seed capital for the fund.
Why Are Pros Craving a Spot Bitcoin ETF?
The fundamentals of investing give an answer, and the impact from BTC ETFs from the likes of BlackRock and Fidelity could be huge.
Bitcoin and the Predictability of Crypto Market Cycles
History shows there's likely a bright year ahead for BTC's price.
Ethereum's 'Censorship' Problem Is Getting Worse
Four of the five biggest "block builders" on Ethereum are excluding transactions sanctioned by the U.S. government, according to new research.
Coinbase Adds Message-Based Crypto Payments to Its Decentralized Wallet
Crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN) has updated its decentralized wallet, adding a low-cost way for users to instantly send money to each other through messaging apps by adding features that seem to emulate payments giant Paypal.
Elon Musk Halts Dogecoin Surge by Saying His AI Business Is 'Not Raising Money'
DOGE surged Tuesday after an SEC filing showed xAI had already raised $134.7 million and might seek $1 billion.
Crypto Lending Firm Ledn Offers Low-Risk Custodied Loans
Cryptocurrency lending company Ledn is offering customers crypto-backed loans where all the assets remain locked up with a qualified custodian, as the company adapts its centralized finance approach to a post-FTX world.
Crypto ETP Issuer 21Shares' COO Exits
Lucy Reynolds, a former WisdomTree executive, had been with the company since 2020.
Worldcoin Foundation $5M Grants Program Focuses on 'Equitable Systems'
The grants are supposed to give developers a “focus on building resilient technology and more equitable systems.”
First Mover Americas: Traders Are Turning to Ether
The latest price moves in bitcoin [BTC] and crypto markets in context for Dec. 6, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Societe Generale-Backed Euro Stablecoin EURCV Starts Trading on Bitstamp
The listing marks the first time a euro stablecoin issued by a fully regulated bank is available on a cryptocurrency exchange.
Over $600M Locked in Open Dogecoin Futures as DOGE Price Hits Highest Since April
A rise in open interest alongside a rise in price is said to confirm an uptrend.
Solana Hype Bumps BONK to Third-Largest Dog Token, Behind DOGE, SHIB
A more than 70% surge since Sunday has catapulted it to the third-largest dog-themed tokens behind foremost dogecoin (DOGE) and shiba inu (SHIB).
Cathie Wood's ARK Invest Sells $33M of Coinbase Shares, $5.9M of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust
ARK sold a total of 237,572 COIN shares across three different ETFs: ARKK, ARKW and ARKF.
Bitcoin Surge Blasts $170M in Bearish Shorts as BTC Price Targets $48K
Short traders betting against higher bitcoin (BTC) prices lost some $90 million on Tuesday alone, adding on to the $70 million in short liquidations on Monday.