Lido Co-Founders Said to Plot Competitor to Sam Altman's World Network
The new digital identity platform, Y, forgoes World Network's controversial biometric authentication for a system based on users' online activities.
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Semler Scientific Added 215 Bitcoin to Holdings, Bringing Stack to 1,273 BTC
Semler Scientific raised $21.5 million through its at-the-market equity offering, purchased 215 BTC.
First Mover Americas: Solana Breaks Out to New Cycle Highs
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Nov 18, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Michael Saylor's MicroStrategy Added Additional 51,780 Bitcoin for $4.6B
The company now holds 331,200 bitcoin acquired for roughly $16.5 billion and worth just shy of $30 billion.
MARA to Offer $700M Convertible Senior Note, Shares Fall 5%
MARA holdings announced a $700 million convertible senior note due 2030, plans to acquire more bitcoin.
Project Liberty Joins SOAR to Challenge Centralized Social Media Giants With AI, Decentralized Data
AI studio SOAR, created by Ancestry founder Paul Allen, brings Project Liberty data sharing and storage portals for families and communities focused on local government.
Bitcoin's Correlation to U.S. Equities and Ether Weakens: Van Straten
The total cryptocurrency market hits a new all-time high of $3.025 trillion as bitcoin consolidates around $92,000.
Bitcoin Near a Record High Might Be Just Half the Journey as BCA Research Signals $200K
According to BCA Research analysis of fractal patterns, the bitcoin price might climb above $200,000.
Missed BTC Rally to $93K? Bitcoin Memecoins Could Be Next to Watch
Data, however, show no uptick in Runes protocol on chain metrics as of Monday. Onchain metrics typically follow social activity and narratives, with prices leading afterward.
Kraken, Tether-Backed Dutch Firm Rolls Out MiCA-Compliant Euro, U.S. Dollar Stablecoins
The issuance comes at a time when the European stablecoin market is poised for a shake-up as regulations for issuers will enter into full force by the end of this year.
Metaplanet Follows MSTR's Lead, Announces $11.3M Debt Sale for Additional Bitcoin Purchases
Metplanet to issue one-year bonds to finance BTC purchases.
Frenzy Alert: JPMorgan's Bitcoin Retail Sentiment Score Hits Record High, MSTR's Call Skew Soars
MSTR's options market exhibited extreme upside fear or bullish speculative frenzy.
CAT Token Expands to Solana, Setting Up Long-Term Bullish Move
The vault has been filled in excess of an initial $100,000 target as of Asian morning hours, with $240,000 worth of stablecoins deposited for CAT on Solana, data shows.
XRP Sees Record Futures Bets Amid Price Surge Above $1.20
An increase in both OI and prices typically indicates that new money is entering the market — indicative of a bullish trend.
BONK Jumps 16% to Record Highs as Traders Eye Even More Gains Ahead
Low-unit bias, demand on Coinbase, frenzied community trading activity and BONK’s standing within the Solana ecosystem are positioning it for more growth ahead, traders say.
An Interview With El Salvador’s Top Crypto Regulator: ‘Developing Countries Can Lead the Financial Revolution’
The National Commission of Digital Assets is the agency in charge of regulating crypto in El Salvador, the first nation to accept Bitcoin as legal tender.
XRP Price Skyrockets Past $1 as SEC Faces Legal Troubles And Favorable Regulatory Shift Looms
The price surge is consistent with the recent bullish positioning in the options market.
What Does Trump's Win Mean for Crypto?
Donald Trump and the Republican Party at large had a strong 2024 election, winning the presidency, Senate and House. This almost certainly guarantees crypto legislation will advance and become law sometime in the next two years. It also heralds a…
Bank Clients Just Dipped Their Toes Into Bitcoin ETFs, but Q4 Could See a FOMO Spike
Wealth management clients of Wall Street banks like Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley in the third quarter continued to modestly accumulate (or trade) bitcoin via the spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds.
The Many Ways Crypto Won in This Election
The dust is starting to clear on the election and no one won bigger than crypto. Aubrey Strobel looks at how the new Trump Administration could help the industry moving forward.
This OG Bitcoin Investor Just Turned $120 Into $178M
The user held BTC from when it was worth $0.06 all the way up to $90,000.
From Real Estate and Stocks: Former Premier League Player's New-Found Love of Bitcoin
Soccer player George Boyd made over 100 Premier League appearances and has now joined crypto ETF issuer Jacobi Asset Management as an ambassador.
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: ADA Surges 18.4%, Leading Index Higher
Ripple was also among the top performers, gaining 11.7% from Thursday.
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Shaky as Traders Bank Profits
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Nov. 15, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Bitcoin ETFs Witness Third Highest Outflow Since Launch, the Other Two Times Foreshadowed Price Bottoms
Bitcoin's price has now corrected approximately 6% since the all-time high break on Nov. 13.
Aave Gauges Community Interest for Expansion to Bitcoin Layer 2 Spiderchain
The potential deployment on a Bitcoin layer-2 by the largest DeFi lending protocol highlights the appetite for harnessing the original blockchain for purposes that are commonplace elsewhere in the crypto ecosystem.
Is Bitcoin on Shaky Ground? Market Signals Reflect Patterns That Foretold the Recent Slide in Trump Media Shares
Shares in Trump media experienced a similar dynamic before the recent price slide.
Razzlekhan's Husband Gets Five Years Prison Sentence for Bitfinex Hack
For her role in the theft and laundering of around 120,000 bitcoin, Razzlekhan will receive her sentence on Nov. 18.
Trump Names Former SEC Chair Jay Clayton to DOJ Office, the Same Office That Prosecuted SBF
President-elect Donald Trump said former Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Jay Clayton would be his U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, heading up the state's Department of Justice branch.
XRP Jumps 17% Outperforms Rest of the Market as Rally Cools; Trader Thinks $120K Bitcoin Target Still in Play
“We believe that the underlying strength in BTC represents a systematic shift in the market in anticipation of Trump’s return to office,” QCP Capital traders said in a Friday broadcast.