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Jailhouse Block: Elvis Digital Art Collection Inscribed on the Bitcoin Network

[Oct 17, 2024 3:09 PM] A digital art collection of Elvis Presley, "Elvis Side $Btc," has been minted by OrdinalsBot and IP project Royalty.

Kamala Harris’s Odds of Winning Take a Major Hit After Fox News Interview, Shaking up the 2024 Race

[Oct 17, 2024 2:10 PM] Following a ‘testy’ interview with Bret Baier on Fox News, Vice President Kamala Harris has seen her odds of winning the election drop sharply to 38.7%, according to Polymarket bettors. Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump’s odds have climbed…

Four Reasons Elon Musk’s Tesla May Have Moved $760M of Bitcoin

[Oct 17, 2024 1:47 PM] The electric carmaker moved its stash of BTC to new wallets earlier this week, sparking speculation on why it may have done so.

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: HBAR Drops 5.1% as Index Trades Lower From Wednesday

[Oct 17, 2024 1:24 PM] Uniswap also joined Hedera as an underperformer, falling 3.9%.

Polymarket Volume Hits Record $917M in October—How Much Higher Could It Go?

[Oct 17, 2024 12:53 PM] According to recent data, Polymarket’s October trading volume has already eclipsed September’s figures, with two weeks still remaining in the month. Impressively, the volume has hit a record high, approaching $1 billion in just over two weeks…

Ongoing Profit-Taking Could Slow Bitcoin's Move to Record High

[Oct 17, 2024 12:12 PM] Historical data suggests when the bitcoin circulating supply in profit is over 94% we tend to see a sell-off due to profit-taking.

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Recedes to $67K as Crypto Market Sees Slight Dip

[Oct 17, 2024 12:01 PM] The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Oct. 17, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

Crypto Exchange Kraken Launches Wrapped Bitcoin Token kBTC

[Oct 17, 2024 12:00 PM] The token will be available on both Ethereum and OP Mainnet.

GraFun Starts Labs Division to Boost Memecoin Ecosystem on BNB Chain

[Oct 17, 2024 12:00 PM] The Labs partners include trading firm DWF Labs and the Floki, BNB Chain’s largest memecoin by market capitalization.

deBridge Token Goes Live With DBR Airdropped to 491K Wallets

[Oct 17, 2024 10:33 AM] All airdrop recipients have the option to claim 50% at the token generation event (TGE), 50% six months later, or 80% at TGE minus a 20% penalty.

Vitalik Buterin Wants Ethereum to Hit 100K Transaction Per Second With Rollups

[Oct 17, 2024 9:46 AM] Buterin’s roadmap aims to keep Layer 1 decentralized, ensure Layer 2s inherit Ethereum’s core values, and enhance seamless interoperability across chains.

Coinbase Says Bitcoin Liquidity on Exchange Unfazed After SEC's Lawsuit Against Cumberland

[Oct 17, 2024 9:26 AM] Kaiko pointed to a notable drop in 2% BTC market depth on Coinbase in a report early this week.

Kalshi Finds 'Widespread Evidence' of Strong Republican Momentum in U.S. Elections

[Oct 17, 2024 8:13 AM] A note from Kalshi's market research team suggests the prediction market - polls gap can be explained by Harris' sliding popularity with key demographics.

Asian Private Wealth Managers Embrace Crypto, Some Foresee Bitcoin at $100K By Year-End

[Oct 17, 2024 6:32 AM] Asian Private Wealth Managers Embrace Crypto, Some Foresee Bitcoin at $100 By Year-End

Gold Arrives on 'Digital Gold' as Bitcoin Gets Tokenized Version of the Metal

[Oct 17, 2024 6:30 AM] Bitcoin is often referred to as "digital gold," but now it is possible to mint and trade physical gold on the Bitcoin blockchain via the Ordinals protocol.

Bitcoin Demand Surges in Bullish Catalyst That May Drive BTC Price to $70K

[Oct 17, 2024 6:09 AM] Technical indicators point to a price surge, and Polymarket bettors have their money on BTC passing $70K this month.

Nishad Singh’s Lawyers Ask Judge to Spare Him Prison, Say He Is an 'Uncommonly Selfless Individual'

[Oct 17, 2024 6:02 AM] Lawyers say that his early cooperation was critical to bringing cases against Sam Bankman-Fried and Ryan Salame.

Hermetica Raises $1.7M in Seed Round to Fuel Stablecoin Expansion

[Oct 17, 2024 5:30 AM] Hermetica, the creator of USDH, a Bitcoin-backed, yield-bearing synthetic dollar, has secured $1.7 million in seed funding. The round, led by UTXO Management, will accelerate the development of USDH, a stablecoin that operates on Bitcoin’s…

A Second 2011 Bitcoin Wallet Moves $10M This Week—Could the Transfers Be Linked?

[Oct 17, 2024 4:30 AM] On Wednesday, as bitcoin soared to an intraday peak of $68,388 per coin, a wallet from 2011 suddenly sprang to life after lying dormant for over 13 years, spending 150 BTC, valued at $10.17 million. This latest awakening follows the movement of 100…

Protocol Village: Conduit Launches New G2 Sequencer, Claiming 10x Improvement Over Existing Versions

[Oct 16, 2024 10:02 PM]

Kraken Integrates In-House Ethereum Restaking via Eigenlayer

[Oct 16, 2024 8:35 PM] Kraken has launched a new feature allowing its clients to restake their ether (ETH) directly on the platform through Eigenlayer. This integration, Kraken says, makes the relatively complex process of restaking more accessible to a broader audience…

Radiant Capital Loses $50M to Second Blockchain Exploit This Year

[Oct 16, 2024 8:34 PM] Attackers appear to have obtained three private keys controlling upgrade access over the protocol.

From Bitcoin to Tether: How Trump’s Campaign Quietly Raked in Millions in Crypto

[Oct 16, 2024 6:30 PM] Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign has seen a notable influx of cryptocurrency donations. A political action committee (PAC) supporting Trump pulled in $7.5 million during the third quarter, underscoring a growing interest from the…

The Protocol: Crypto Turns Up Nose at Trump Token Sale, 'Gold Paper'

[Oct 16, 2024 6:18 PM] Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump's pledge to support the crypto industry with favorable policies hasn't translated to a robust reception for his token sale this week, with just a tiny fraction placed out of the targeted $300…

Elizabeth Warren’s Anti-Crypto Stance Takes Center Stage in Senate Debate With John Deaton

[Oct 16, 2024 5:45 PM] In a heated debate for the Massachusetts Senate seat, Elizabeth Warren and John Deaton clashed on the future of cryptocurrency, focusing on bitcoin’s role in banking and its regulation. The conversation highlighted stark contrasts in their…

Crypto VC Market 'Tepid' as Q3 Investments Declined 20%, Says Galaxy Digital

[Oct 16, 2024 4:49 PM] Scared away by the various crypto collapses in 2022, institutional allocators have yet to make a comeback.

Bitfinex Hacker Ilya Lichtenstein Should Serve 5 Years in Prison, DOJ Says

[Oct 16, 2024 4:25 PM] Prosecutors have requested that Ilya “Dutch” Lichtenstein, who pleaded guilty last year to the 2016 hack of crypto exchange Bitfinex, should spend five years behind bars for his crime.

Crypto Usage Setting Records Amid Regulatory Uncertainty, A16z Says in Report

[Oct 16, 2024 4:00 PM] The report highlights a dramatic increase in blockchain activity, with 220 million addresses interacting with the technology at least once in September, triple the number in late 2023.

Donald Trump-Supported World Liberty Financial Raises Just 4% of Token Sale Target on First Day

[Oct 16, 2024 3:09 PM] Just over 792.36 million tokens of a 20 billion target have been sold since its hushed started at 12:40 UTC on Tuesday, raising nearly $11 million for the project.

Editorial: We Applaud Trump’s Crypto Efforts Though His Record, Rhetoric Raise Red Flags

[Oct 16, 2024 3:03 PM] We applaud Former President Donald Trump for making crypto a campaign issue and wish his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, would say more about it.