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Bitcoin Miner Marathon's Shares Tumble After Revenue Unexpectedly Misses Wall Street's Estimates

[Aug 1 9:13 PM] The miner said its adjusted EBITDA swung to loss, compared to previous quarter's profit.

Michael Saylor's MicroStrategy Bought 169 Bitcoin For $11.4 Million In July

[Aug 1 8:39 PM] MicroStrategy Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR) reported its financial results for Q2 2024, revealing an increase in its Bitcoin holdings. The company acquired 12,222 bitcoins since the beginning of the quarter, at an average price of $65,882 per…

Coinbase Shares Rise After Q2 Revenue Beats Wall Street Estimates Amid Falling Trading Volume

[Aug 1 8:37 PM] Coinbase (COIN) reported second-quarter earnings on Thursday.

MicroStrategy Reports Q2 Loss; Bitcoin Holdings Rise to 226,500

[Aug 1 8:23 PM] MicroStrategy reported second-quarter earnings on Thursday.

Protocol Village: Injective Starts 'Altaris' Upgrade, Switchboard Releases 'Oracle Aggregator'

[Aug 1 7:48 PM] The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Aug. 1-7.

DeFi Protocol Convergence Hacked, CVG Token Plunges 99% on Curve

[Aug 1 6:55 PM]

Bank of Russia Expects Wide Adoption of Digital Ruble Within 5 to 7 Years

[Aug 1 6:10 PM] Elvira Nabiullina, the governor of the Bank of Russia, declared that she expects the digital ruble, the Russian CBDC, to achieve a high level of acceptance due to the benefits it offers to Russian citizens. During a speech at the Federation…

EU Regulator Details How It Classifies Unlawful Overseas Businesses Under MiCA

[Aug 1 5:15 PM] The European Securities and Markets Authority released an opinion report to aid firms that may do business with overseas firms in order to prevent them breaching the rules on Wednesday.

Crypto Exec Pushing for Industry Support of Kamala Harris for President

[Aug 1 4:25 PM] The former CEO of crypto platform Uphold, J.P. Thieriot, is trying to drum up crypto support for Vice President Kamala Harris as she pursues the Democratic nomination in the presidential election, arguing that former President Donald Trump is…

Montenegro to Extradite Do Kwon to South Korea, Rejecting U.S. Request

[Aug 1 4:08 PM] Terraform Labs co-founder and fraudster Do Kwon is once again set to be extradited from Montenegro to his native South Korea, after a ruling from the Balkan nation’s court of appeals Thursday.

Bitcoin Plunges More Than 10% Since Hitting $70K 72 Hours Ago

[Aug 1 3:39 PM] The bullish news continued on Thursday morning, but sellers remained in control of the market.

Galaxy Digital Second-Quarter Net Loss Widens as Crypto Market Retreats

[Aug 1 3:11 PM] The crypto market pulled back from the first-quarter's record highs during the three-month period.

'Golden Boys' Move on CompoundDAO Wasn't a Governance Attack: Tally Protocol CEO

[Aug 1 2:07 PM] Sitting on the sidelines during the democratic process means you can't complain about the result, the CEO and co-founder of a DAO vote-counting protocol argued in an interview.

Crypto Lending Firm Morpho Bags $50M in Funding Round Led by Ribbit Capital

[Aug 1 2:00 PM] The strategic funding round included a16z, Coinbase Ventures, Variant, Pantera and Brevan Howard.

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: ICP and RNDR Lead Losses as Index Slips 2.2%

[Aug 1 1:46 PM] ICP dropped by 5.3% and RNDR fell by 4.1% in overnight trading.

Crypto VC Paradigm Invests in MetaDAO as Prediction Markets Boom

[Aug 1 1:00 PM] MetaDAO, a Solana experiment in governance by "futarchy," raised a total of $2.2 million to fund operations.

Crypto Lender Ledn Handed Out $1.16B Worth of Loans in First Half of 2024

[Aug 1 1:00 PM] The platform witnessed a 29.8% jump in retail lending between the first and second quarters.

76 Sleeping Bitcoin Wallets Activated in July, Unlocking $424M

[Aug 1 12:10 PM] Throughout July, bitcoin has climbed 2.5% against the U.S. dollar, despite a midweek dip to $64,350 per coin. This month has been marked by notable events, including movements by Mt Gox and the U.S. government transferring billions. Additionally…

First Mover Americas: Crypto Markets Reel on Geopolitical Risk

[Aug 1 12:01 PM] The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Aug. 1 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

Hong Kong's Largest Online Broker Launched Bitcoin Trading

[Aug 1 11:22 AM] Futu Securities, Hong Kong's biggest online brokerage with over 3.5 million customers, has launched retail Bitcoin trading on its platform. As per South China Morning Post, users can now directly buy and sell Bitcoin and ether using Hong Kong or US…

Bitcoin Indicator That Forewarned Late 2023 Volatility Explosion Is Lighting Up Again

[Aug 1 11:15 AM] Bitcoin's Bollinger bandwidth has narrowed to levels that have historically preceded volatility explosions.

Ripple to Allocate $10M to Tokenized U.S. Treasury Bills on XRP Ledger

[Aug 1 10:44 AM] This is part of a larger fund that Ripple will allocate to tokenized T-bills provided by OpenEden and other issuers.

Bitcoin Miner Riot Platforms' Second-Quarter Loss Widens to $84.4M as Costs Surge

[Aug 1 9:55 AM] The company's loss per share doubled to $0.32.

Donald Trump Site Lists Limited-Edition 'Bitcoin Sneakers' for as Much as $500 a Pair

[Aug 1 9:16 AM] The most expensive bright orange, high-top sneakers are already sold out and being relisted on eBay for as high as $2,500.

OKX Ventures, Aptos Foundation Initiate $10M Fund for the Move-Based Layer-1 Ecosystem

[Aug 1 8:00 AM] The fund will be used to develop an accelerator program for projects built on Aptos.

Large Bitcoin Holders Added $5.4B in BTC in July, Data Show

[Aug 1 6:18 AM] Large holders resorted to bargain hunting in July as the cryptocurrency experienced two-way price volatility.

Bitcoin Tumbles Below $65K Post-FOMC as Middle East Tensions Flare

[Jul 31 9:24 PM] The price action happened as Iran's leadership reportedly ordered retaliatory attacks against Israel, increasing concerns about a broader conflict in the Middle East.

The Protocol: Bitcoin Gets Political as U.S. Government Ponders Airdrops

[Jul 31 7:04 PM] In this week's issue of CoinDesk's newsletter on blockchain tech, we examine U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis's call for a national "Bitcoin Strategic Reserve." We've also got photos from the Bitcoin Nashville conference, where it seemed like nearly…

It's a Different Sort of Olympics as Cryptographers Face Off in Polyhedra's 'Proof Arena'

[Jul 31 7:00 PM]

Holding Bitcoin Has Been Profitable for 98.5% of Its Existence, Data Shows

[Jul 31 7:00 PM] According to Bitcoin Magazine Pro data, holding Bitcoin has been profitable for 98.5% of its existence. The data reveals that out of the last 5,096 days since Bitcoin trading began, holding BTC has been profitable for 5,020 days relative to the…