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Analyst Says Bitcoin Is In The ‘Final Test’, Here’s Where The BTC Price Is Headed Next

Bitcoin has seen a retracement from the $66,000 level, but that does not mean that the bullishness of the pioneer cryptocurrency is completely gone. It is currently sitting around 4% below $66,000, which still makes its $63,000 level very…

Fan Tokens Have Much Larger Market Than NFTs, Says Chiliz CEO as Blockchain Prepares New Memecoin 'Pepper'

The Chiliz blockchain is aiming to become "the sports blockchain," its CEO Alexandre Dreyfus told CoinDesk in an interview, while also calling out the disproportionate historical hype around NFTs in comparison to fan tokens.

The Protocol: Inside North Korea's Campaign to Put Crypto Developers on Payroll

In this week's issue of CoinDesk's weekly blockchain tech newsletter, we've got names, details and anecdotes on crypto companies' unwitting hires of North Korean developers. PLUS month-end rankings for bitcoin, ether and other digital assets in the…

Solana (SOL) Holds Above $140 As Funding Rate Signals Bullish Momentum

Solana (SOL) is currently trading near a critical support zone at $145, following a 26% surge since the Federal Reserve announced interest rate cuts on September 18. After this sharp rise, SOL experienced a slight 10% dip, but the overall market…

‘Thousands’ Flock to World Liberty Financial Whitelist Following Trump’s Announcement

After former President Donald Trump revealed World Liberty Financial’s (WLF) whitelist signup, WLF’s X account shared that “thousands of people have joined” since the announcement. However, the excitement has been dampened by an influx of fake WLF

Darkfi Unveils ‘World’s Strongest Anonymous Chat’ in Latest IRC Release

On Oct. 2, 2024, Darkfi, a project led by former Bitcoin developer Amir Taaki and a group of privacy advocates, revealed the launch of an unstable version of its internet relay chat (IRC) text-based communication protocol, proudly calling it “the…

Bitcoin ETFs Bleed $242M While Ethereum Funds Follow With $48M in Losses

On Tuesday, U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw $242.53 million exit, following a sharp drop in bitcoin’s value. Similarly, the nine spot ethereum ETFs experienced a loss of $48.52 million in the day’s trading. Fidelity and Grayscale…