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Latam Insights: Bukele Announces Self-Financed Budget; Salvadoran Coffee Purchase Settled With Bitcoin
[Sep 23, 2024 5:30 AM] Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news from the past week. In this issue, President Nayib Bukele announces a zero debt budget, a batch of Salvadoran coffee gets purchased using…
Harris Says Her White House Will 'Invest in America's Future' Which Includes 'Digital Assets'
[Sep 23, 2024 4:11 AM] The Democratic nominee promises she'll be a tech-friendly president in remarks to donors
Ashigaru Emerges From the Shadows, Forking Samourai Wallet in Privacy Push
[Sep 22, 2024 7:33 PM] After the fall of Samourai Wallet’s founders, a new platform emerged from a mysterious group who forked the project, naming it the Ashigaru Open Source Project. The team behind Ashigaru has shared their vision, stating, “Anyone should be able…
Betting Markets and Polls Show Harris Ahead of Trump as Election Nears
[Sep 22, 2024 3:30 PM] With only 44 days remaining until the U.S. election, the blockchain-powered predictions market Polymarket shows Vice President Kamala Harris slightly ahead in a wager against former President Donald Trump. As of Sunday, Sept. 22, Harris holds 52%…
Bingx Resumes ‘Mainstream’ Asset Withdrawals 24 Hours After Hack
Blackrock’s Ishares Bitcoin Options Get the SEC Green Light
[Sep 20, 2024 9:59 PM] The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has granted approval for the listing and trading of options on the Ishares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), a product by Blackrock. This decision introduces a new financial instrument aimed at providing…
SEC Approves Options Trading on BlackRock’s Spot Bitcoin ETF IBIT
[Sep 20, 2024 9:42 PM] The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has just granted approval for the listing and trading of options on BlackRock's spot Bitcoin ETF, the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT).BREAKING: 
SEC approves options for BlackRock's spot #Bitcoin�
SEC approves options for BlackRock's spot #Bitcoin� Securitize Selects Wormhole as Official Blockchain Interoperability Provider
[Sep 20, 2024 8:30 PM] Real-world-asset (RWA) tokenization infrastructure provider Securitize has chosen Wormhole as its official interoperability provider to facilitate cross-chain transfers for all tokenized assets on its platform. The partnership aims to enhance…
Altcoins Surge Leaving Bitcoin and Ether Behind After Fed Cuts Interest Rate
[Sep 20, 2024 6:39 PM] Bitcoin may have outperformed stocks in the aftermath of the Federal Reserve’s decision to lower interest rates on Wednesday, but the true winners in the crypto universe are altcoins.
Bitcoin Price and Hashrate Divergence May Set the Scene for a Potential Rally, Historical Data Shows
[Sep 20, 2024 6:26 PM] September's counter-seasonal price trend has already started to show signs of this divergence trend helping BTC.
Iggy Azalea to Release Online Casino Motherland in Boost for MOTHER Token
[Sep 20, 2024 5:30 PM] The online casino and gaming platform will be released in November.
Cathedra Bitcoin Announces Non-Brokered LIFE Offering to Purchase BTC
[Sep 20, 2024 5:10 PM] Cathedra Bitcoin Inc. has unveiled a non-brokered private placement aimed at raising up to C$2.5 million ($1.85 million). The funds will be used for bitcoin purchases, infrastructure expansion, and general corporate needs. Cathedra Bitcoin’s Bold…
Consensys Suit Against U.S. SEC Dismissed by Texas Court
[Sep 20, 2024 3:48 PM] The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission had – for a time – added Consensys to a list of crypto investigation targets, prompting the technology incubator company to sue it for overreach in federal court. Because the regulator then shut down that…
MicroStrategy Buys Additional $489 Billion Worth of Bitcoin
[Sep 20, 2024 2:52 PM] MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor announced on September 20 that it has purchased an additional 7,420 bitcoins for approximately $489 million. The company now holds over 252,000 Bitcoin, acquired for $9.9 billion.BREAKING: MicroStrategy buys another…
MicroStrategy Boosts Bitcoin Holdings With $458M Purchase, Upsized Convertible Note Offering to $1B
[Sep 20, 2024 2:19 PM] With the latest acquisition, the company now holds 252,220 bitcoin worth nearly $16 billion at current prices.
Santa Monica Bitcoin Office Case Study to be Presented at CMRTA Annual Conference
[Sep 20, 2024 2:10 PM] Proof of Workforce, joined by Santa Monica Vice Mayor Lana Negrete, will showcase the Santa Monica Bitcoin Office at the upcoming California Municipal Revenue and Tax Association (CMRTA) Annual Conference on October 9-10. They will present a case…
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: APT Jumps 6.9% as Index Gains
[Sep 20, 2024 1:25 PM]
Microstrategy Announces Plans to Buy More Bitcoin Following $1.01B Private Offering
[Sep 20, 2024 1:18 PM] Microstrategy has revealed plans to acquire additional bitcoin after completing a $1.01 billion offering of convertible senior notes. This move comes as part of the company’s ongoing strategy to use proceeds from debt and equity financing to…
YouTube Page of India's Supreme Court Hacked to Promote XRP
[Sep 20, 2024 12:57 PM] The channel streams hearings of notable court cases but temporarily showed promotional videos of XRP and Ripple Labs before being taken down.
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Tests $64K as BoJ Pauses Rate Hikes
[Sep 20, 2024 12:08 PM] The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Sept. 20, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Bitcoin, Gold May Be Sensing Monetary Debasement as Records Beckon
[Sep 20, 2024 12:01 PM] With both assets leading the market, here's a closer look at the factors driving their remarkable performance.
Cat-Themed Memecoins Emerge as Preferred Risk On Bets With 40% Surge in a Week
[Sep 20, 2024 11:38 AM] Cat-themed tokens have emerged as a new cohort alongside dog-themed Dogecoin (DOGE) and Shiba Inu (SHIB), among the biggest gainers in the 2020-2021 bull run.
Satoshi-Era Wallets Transfer 250 Bitcoin From 2009 in First Action Since 2022
[Sep 20, 2024 11:06 AM] Between block height 862,079 and 862,087, a group of five vintage bitcoin wallets from 2009 came out of hibernation, spending a total of 250 BTC for the first time in over 15 years. With addresses from the Satoshi era being incredibly rare, these…
Satoshi Era Wallets Moved $16 Million Worth of Bitcoin
[Sep 20, 2024 9:20 AM] Around 250 BTC from the early days of Bitcoin, known as the "Satoshi era," were transferred on Friday in five separate transactions, each moving around 50 BTC to new wallets. The total value of the transfers was close to $16 million. The coins were…
Ether Is Going to Shine Again, Steno Research Says
[Sep 20, 2024 8:41 AM] The recent Federal Reserve interest cut will fuel increased onchain activity, and this will strongly benefit the Ethereum blockchain, the report said.
'Satoshi Era' Wallets Move $16M in Bitcoin After 15 Years of Dormancy
[Sep 20, 2024 7:55 AM] It is unclear if all these wallets belong to the same person or entity.
Jump's 'Frankendancer' Validator Client Is Live on Solana Mainnet
[Sep 20, 2024 7:50 AM] The ramshackle validator client is a prelude to Jump's highly anticipated Firedancer software.
SocGen's Crypto Unit Takes Euro Stablecoin to Solana After Flopping on Ethereum
[Sep 20, 2024 7:00 AM] Stablecoins are becoming systemically important to the global financial economy, Bernstein wrote in a recent report.
Bitcoin Nears $64K as BTC Futures Attract Billions; BoJ's Hike Pause Bumps Risk Assets
[Sep 20, 2024 6:30 AM] The Bank of Japan won’t rush to repeat hikes of the yen, which triggered a market meltdown in July.