181 / 434 Relevant items tagged with #NEWS

Posts

Solana's Second Phone Crosses 100,000 Presales, Securing $45M for Development

[Feb 12, 2024 6:37 AM] Solana Mobile's "chapter 2" smartphone could ship in early 2025.

Philippines Rules Out Blockchain for Wholesale CBDC Seen Likely by 2026: Report

[Feb 12, 2024 5:11 AM] The country's central bank does not plan on issuing a retail version of the digital currency.

Latam Insights: Bukele Wins Presidential Ballot by Landslide, Brazil Strengthens Crypto Tax Oversight

[Feb 12, 2024 2:30 AM] Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: Nayib Bukele wins the presidential elections in El Salvador, the Brazilian tax authority finds over 25,000…

Bitcoin 'Stronger’ Ahead of Halving: Grayscale

[Feb 12, 2024 2:08 AM] A slew of newer features means bitcoin is “evolving into something even more” than merely digital gold, a core investment thesis.

Ethereum Validator Entry Queue Signals Renewed Interest in Staking

[Feb 12, 2024 1:40 AM] The validator entry queue has jumped to 7,045, the highest since Oct. 6, according to data source ValidatorQueue.

Australian Judge Hands Split Decision in Market’s Regulator vs Block Earner

[Feb 12, 2024 12:52 AM] An Australian court has given a split decision in a case brought by Australia's markets regulator against Sydney-based crypto start-up Block Earner.

New Zealand Central Banker Adrian Orr Says Stablecoins Aren’t Stable: Report

[Feb 11, 2024 11:45 PM] The country's Central Banker says fiat money is more credible than stablecoins because it has the power of government behind it.

Bitcoin Logs Biggest Weekly Gain Since October as S&P 500 Tops 5K

[Feb 11, 2024 11:36 PM] The S&P 500 look expensive relative to bonds, but that does not imply risk aversion or outflow of money from stocks and crypto and into Treasury notes.

Bitcoin ETFs Flows Could Propel BTC Prices to $112K This Year: CryptoQuant

[Feb 11, 2024 9:45 PM] Spot bitcoin ETFs have amassed more than 192,000 bitcoin in holdings, as of Friday, since their launch nearly a month ago.

Raging Inferno: Over 3% of All Ether Supply Has Been Burned Since Implementing EIP-1559

[Feb 11, 2024 9:30 PM] Ethereum has shed a significant part of its supply since the London upgrade, applied in August 2021. According to ultrasound.money, a portal that records several statistics associated with the ETH burn, over 4 million ether (3.2%) have been removed…

9 Bitcoin ETFs Accumulate 208,878 BTC Worth $10 Billion, Overshadowing Grayscale’s Sell-Off

[Feb 11, 2024 7:30 PM] Since the conclusion of the spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) trading sessions on Feb. 9, 2024, the nine freshly launched ETFs have amassed 6,009.49 bitcoin, valued at approximately $288 million. Concurrently, Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust…

Ripple-Owned Crypto Custody Firm Metaco's CEO and Head of Product Depart

[Feb 11, 2024 1:06 PM] Metaco CEO Adrien Treccani and Chief Product Officer Peter DeMeo have left the crypto custody firm that was acquired by Ripple last year.

FTX to Sell Subsidiary Acquired for $10M to Coinlist for $500K Amid Bankruptcy Proceedings

[Feb 11, 2024 1:00 PM] FTX Trading Ltd. and its affiliates have announced a plan to sell a subsidiary it acquired for $10 million to Coinlist for $500,000, court documents filed on Feb. 9, 2024 show. The latest motion, filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the…

Report: Crypto Ads Sideline in Super Bowl LVIII Despite Recent Bitcoin ETF Launches

[Feb 11, 2024 11:00 AM] Following a wave of cryptocurrency ads securing airtime for promotions during the 2022 Super Bowl, the subsequent year witnessed an absence of crypto entities airing commercials in the event. The trend is set to continue into 2024, as highlighted…

Polygon-Based Prediction Market Shows Michelle Obama Rising to Third in 2024 Election Odds, Challenging Trump and Biden

[Feb 11, 2024 9:00 AM] 24 days ago, Bitcoin.com News delved into Polymarket’s decentralized prediction market odds for the 2024 U.S. elections, with former President Donald Trump at the forefront, closely trailed by the sitting President Joe Biden, and the ex-U.S…

UN Sanctions Inspectors Probe Alleged North Korean Cyberattacks Targeting Crypto Firms

[Feb 11, 2024 3:00 AM] United Nations (UN) sanctions monitors are reportedly investigating specific cases of hacking attacks allegedly carried out by North Korea-affiliated hackers between 2017 and 2023. Besides attacking decentralized finance platforms, the UN monitors…

Craig Wright Denies Forging Documents in High-Profile Bitcoin Lawsuit

[Feb 10, 2024 4:00 PM] In the ongoing court battle over the identity of Bitcoin’s creator, Craig Wright continues to face accusations that he forged documents to support his claim of being Satoshi Nakamoto. However, Wright maintains the documents were faked by…

Court Filing Shows Genesis Settled With NYAG, Aims to End Crypto Lending Platform Dispute

[Feb 10, 2024 1:00 PM] After settling with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Genesis Global has reportedly reached an agreement to settle with the Office of the New York Attorney General. The official had accused the company, along with its parent…

Bitcoin Developer Mailing List Migrates To Google Groups

[Feb 9, 2024 2:51 PM] Today, moderators of the mailing list for Bitcoin developers, Ruben Somsen, Bryan Bishop, and Warren Togami, announced the migration of the mailing list to Google Groups."The bitcoin-dev mailing list has migrated from Sourceforge.net…

New York Expands Fraud Case Against Digital Currency Group to $3 Billion

[Feb 9, 2024 11:46 AM] New York Attorney General Letitia James has amplified its fraud case against Digital Currency Group (DCG), now saying the company is responsible for $3 billion in investor losses tied to the Gemini Earn product and to direct investments with…

Bitcoin ETF Reserves Rise: Over 200,000 BTC Worth $9.56 Billion Gathered Since January Debut

[Feb 9, 2024 11:00 AM] At 10:00 a.m. EDT on Feb. 9, 2024, the nine recently launched spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) collectively possess 202,868.61 bitcoin, valued at $9.56 billion according to current exchange rates. New ETFs Command Over 200,000 Bitcoin In…

Bitcoin Tops $47K as Spot Bitcoin ETFs Book One of Their Best Days

[Feb 9, 2024 9:17 AM] Spot bitcoin ETFs attracted Thursday their third-largest net inflows since debut, increasing their holdings by 9,260 BTC.

Vibe Check: Momentum Building: CoinDesk Indices' Todd Groth

[Feb 9, 2024 8:00 AM] Periodic observations and market musings from Todd Groth, Head of Research, CoinDesk Indices.

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Seen Topping $50K This Weekend

[Feb 9, 2024 7:19 AM] The latest price moves in bitcoin [BTC] and crypto markets in context for Feb. 9, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

Recent Approvals of Spot Bitcoin ETFs May Prompt Release of Third Iteration of ‘Token Safe Harbor Proposals’ – Hester Pierce

[Feb 9, 2024 6:30 AM] Approval of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds may necessitate the release of a third iteration of the Token Safe Harbor Proposal, Hester Pierce, a commissioner with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, has said. The commissioner argued…

What Is ERC-404? The Experimental Standard Whose First Token Has Rocketed 12,000% in One Week

[Feb 9, 2024 5:04 AM] ERC-404 allows multiple wallets to directly own a single NFT, and, in the future, create a use case where that specific exposure can be tokenized and used to take out loans or stake holdings.

Crypto Stocks Rally Pre-Market as Bitcoin Tops $46K

[Feb 9, 2024 5:01 AM] Bitcoin climbed over $46,000 for the first time in nearly a month early Friday, extending its gain for the week to nearly 10%.

UK’s Planned Stablecoin Rules Need Reworking, Crypto Advocates Say

[Feb 9, 2024 4:00 AM] Crypto industry groups in the U.K. say local regulators’ proposals for supervising stablecoins need reworking.

Bitcoin Miner Shares Offer Good Entry Point Ahead of Halving Event: Bernstein

[Feb 9, 2024 3:08 AM] The cryptocurrency has performed well before the halving and is likely to sustain momentum for the rest of the year, leading to new highs in 2024, the report said.

DeFi Platform Pendle Nears $1B in Total Value Locked

[Feb 9, 2024 1:18 AM] Pendle crossed the $100 million TVL mark in mid-June 2023.