Bitcoin Surges to All-Time Highs in Turkey and Nigeria
Massive inflation and sliding purchasing power of national fiat currencies has likely boosted demand for bitcoin.
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Taiwan Crypto Regulation Gets Going With First Reading of Digital Asset Bill
The bill sets the groundwork for defining what a virtual asset is and how exchanges should operate in Taiwan.
Protocol Village: IoTeX Blockchain to Integrate With Solana for 'IoT-Connected Projects'
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the week of Oct. 16-22, with live updates throughout.
Arbitrum Foundation Says 'Orbit' for Layer-3 Networks Now Ready for Mainnet
Orbit is a program for developers to spin up their own layer-3 blockchains atop Arbitrum, which in turn is the largest layer-2 network atop the Ethereum blockchain.
FTX Moves Millions Worth of LINK, MATIC, AGLD to Coinbase as Sam Bankman-Fried Testifies
The latest transactions followed $19 millions worth of crypto moved from FTX cold wallets to exchanges.
Billionaire Ken Griffin's Citadel Securities Denies 'Ridiculous' Claim That It Tanked Do Kwon's Terraform
Citadel said the claims by Terraform was filed to "deflect attention" from its alleged charges.
What Happens to GBTC Discount When FTX Sells its Holdings?
It’s possible the SEC could approve a spot ETF before any sales, taking discount worries off the table.
The Hamas Funding Story Is Why Crypto Is Sick of the Mainstream Media
Erroneous reports of crypto funding Hamas are yet to be corrected by the WSJ. No wonder people in the Web3 distrust the role of reporters in establishing truth in the world.
U.S. Lawmakers Lummis, Hill Urge DOJ Decision on Charging Binance, Tether for Aiding Hamas
U.S. lawmakers Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wy.) and Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.) have urged the Department of Justice to "expeditiously conclude" investigations and reach a decision on charging Binance and Tether for aiding terrorism financing for Hamas.
Bitcoin Primed for 'Supply Shock' as Exchange Balance Drops to 5-Year Low, Analyst Says
A spot ETF approval could fundamentally alter bitcoin's supply and demand dynamics as professional investors would allocate to BTC as an uncorrelated asset, Forex.com's Matt Weller told CoinDesk TV.
U.S. Senate's Banking Chairman Says Panel to 'Crack Down' on Crypto's Terrorism Ties
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) has said the Senate Banking Committee will "crack down on the use of crypto to fund terrorism and evade sanctions" at a time when the U.S. must stand with both Ukraine and Israel as they fight back against Russian…
Crypto for Advisors: ETH Futures ETFs and What’s Next
Today in Crypto for Advisors Roxanna Islam from VettaFi discusses the current crypto ETF market with a focus on Eth futures performance.
Pepecoin Doubles to $500M Market Cap as Memecoin Fever Steals Bitcoin's ETF Thunder
The price of pepe [PEPE], one of the many memecoins that spawned out of crypto winter, has doubled in a week as traders anticipate the etchings of a bitcoin [BTC] spot ETF-induced bull market.
Media Reported Hamas Got Millions Via Crypto, but the Data Provider They Cited Says It Was Misconstrued
After Hamas' deadly attacks in Israel, media reports linked the terrorist group with tens of millions in crypto donations, but that data was misinterpreted and hugely exaggerated, according to the blockchain analytical firm that was cited.
'I Don't Recall': Sam Bankman-Fried Says He Has No Memory of Discussing Crypto Empire's $13B Hole
Prosecutors rested their case on Thursday, so SBF's defense lawyers are calling witnesses now.
Dollar/Yen Trading Volume Surpasses Bitcoin on DeFi Platform Gains Network
Gains Network, initially released on Polygon and later on Arbitrum, allows users to trade financial derivatives of cryptocurrencies, foreign exchange and commodities by matching buy-sell orders using smart contracts.
First Mover Americas: Deutsche Bank Trials a SWIFT Alternative for Stablecoins
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Oct. 25, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
UK Lawmakers Pass Bill to Help Seize Illicit Crypto
The bill lets law enforcement freeze crypto without a conviction, promising faster and more substantial seizures.
HayCoin Price Climbs to $5.5M Per Token as Long-Term Holder Destroys 51 HAY
The first-ever token floated on Uniswap was revived by a bunch of developers and is quickly gaining a loyal community.
JPMorgan Handles $1B Transactions Daily In Digital Token JPM Coin: Bloomberg
JPMorgan has plans to widen the coin's usage the bank's head of payments Takis Georgakopoulos said in an interview.
What's Left for Sam to Say?
Sam Bankman-Fried has said a lot in the months after FTX collapsed about what happened. What's left for him to discuss?
Bitcoin’s Recent Outperformance Fueled by Institutional Demand, JPMorgan Says
There has been a significant bitcoin inflow into larger wallets, which suggests institutional investor demand, the report said.
Bitcoin to Score 'Golden Cross' After 30% Price Surge in Two Weeks
The bullish pattern comes months ahead of bitcoin's fourth mining reward halving.
Deutsche Bank and Standard Chartered Ventures Test SWIFT Killer for Stablecoins and CBDCs
The UDPN currently comprises about 25 organizations, including banks from the U.S, Australia, Latin America and Europe, running around ten proof-of-concept tests in parallel.
FTX Cold Wallets Move $19M in Solana, Ether to Crypto Exchanges
The debtor group in control of FTX assets has conducted various on-chain transactions in the past few weeks.
Memeland, a Web3 Project Built by 9GAG's Team, Secures $10M Minutes After Going Live
The Web3 venture lab is built by team members who previously worked on 9GAG, an immensely popular meme site.
Dogecoin, Shiba Inu Jump 9% as Crypto Traders Take Riskier Bets
The two popular meme coins have mostly underperformed crypto majors in the past week.
Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Outshines Nvidia With 220% Gain This Year
"GBTC is the gift that keeps giving," one observer said.