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Bitcoin Hovers Over $34K as BlackRock IBTC Ticker Euphoria Fades Out

[Oct 25, 2023 5:19 AM] Growth among most crypto majors seemed to lull as traders likely took profits on gains since the start of this week.

POL Contracts Go Live on Ethereum Mainnet as Part of Polygon 2.0

[Oct 25, 2023 5:00 AM] POL token will power every blockchain that runs atop the Polygon network.

Crypto Fear & Greed Index Hits Highest Since November 2021

[Oct 25, 2023 4:45 AM] The index, coupled with an overbought reading on the RSI indicator, suggests bitcoin's bull run might take a breather.

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Defunct Exchange FTX Receives Multiple Bids for Restart

[Oct 25, 2023 4:20 AM] Options also include a sale of the exchange, which boasted 9 million users before going bankrupt.

North America Is Largest Crypto Market Despite Regulatory Uncertainty, Chainalysis Reports

[Oct 25, 2023 4:00 AM] North America leads in terms of cryptocurrency usage despite the ongoing regulatory uncertainty, blockchain forensics firm Chainalysis revealed. Meanwhile, stablecoin-related activity has been decreasing with users shifting away from U.S.-based…

Bitcoin's Surging Perpetual Funding Rates Make Arbitrage Trades Attractive

[Oct 25, 2023 3:07 AM] The funding fee arbitrage involves selling perpetual futures while simultaneously buying the cryptocurrency in the spot market. The strategy currently offers an annualized yield of over 10%.

Lightspark Open Sources Email-Like Protocol UMA; Raises Debate on Compliance

[Oct 25, 2023 2:30 AM] Lightspark, a Lightning Network (LN) financial services company, has announced it has open-sourced Universal Money Address (UMA), a protocol similar to email, but for money. The protocol will be interoperable, allowing platforms to exercise due…

Bitcoin’s Rise Fuelled by U.S. Investors Buying Ahead of Potential Spot ETF Approval: Matrixport

[Oct 25, 2023 1:16 AM] While most cryptocurrency owners are based in Asia, the buying power of U.S. traders is much bigger, the report said.

Bitcoin Spot ETFs Could See Inflows of $14.4B in First Year, Galaxy Says

[Oct 25, 2023 12:31 AM] An ETF could be a better investment vehicle for investors compared to currently offered products, such as trusts and futures, which hold over $21 billion in value, the fund said.

Trader Who Called Last Year's Crypto Crash Covers Bearish Altcoin Bets

[Oct 25, 2023 12:20 AM] I am not buying yet, just closing loss-making short positions in AAVE, SOL, CRO and TRX, Capo said, having predicted last year's market meltdown.

Cathie Wood’s ARK Sells Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Holdings, Coinbase for Second Day

[Oct 25, 2023 12:05 AM] Cathie Wood’s fund is continuing to sell crypto-related stocks as the market hits a high not seen since early 2022.

Lightning Network Developer States Disclosed Vulnerability Is Not an ‘Intentional Backdoor,’ Calls for Responsible Journalism

[Oct 24, 2023 11:30 PM] Antoine Riard, a security researcher and developer who exposed a vulnerability in the Lightning Network, Bitcoin’s scaling layer, has clarified this vulnerability is not an “intentional backdoor,” addressing statements made on…

Coinbase Says SEC Is Attempting to ‘Redefine Definition of an Investment Contract’

[Oct 24, 2023 11:21 PM] Coinbase argues in a new filing that the Securities and Exchange Commission is attempting to control all investment activity and define its own regulatory ambit.

BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Has, Since August, Appeared on DTCC Site That Belatedly Moved Markets This Week

[Oct 24, 2023 6:32 PM] Impulsive trading in crypto markets is nothing new and the movement in the price of bitcoin (BTC) over the past two days over the addition – and then removal – of BlackRock’s proposed ticker for its spot bitcoin ETF on the Depository Trust &…

Sam Bankman-Fried Defense Has 6 Witnesses to Open With: DOJ

[Oct 24, 2023 5:32 PM]

Crypto-Fan Tom Emmer's Rise and Fall in the U.S. House Speaker Race Was Extremely Quick

[Oct 24, 2023 3:32 PM] Rep. Tom Emmer, the No. 3 in U.S. House leadership, has been Mr. Crypto on Capitol Hill, so his brush with the speaker nomination gave a jolt of hope to the industry.

Despite U.S. House Drama, Sens. Gillibrand, Lummis Bullish on Stablecoin Bill and Illicit Finance Legislation

[Oct 24, 2023 11:37 AM] Even as the U.S. House of Representatives is paralyzed by a Republican leadership drama, U.S. Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) are still pressing to get crypto legislative through.

Co-Founder of Paradigm, a Top Crypto Investor, Steps Down as Managing Partner to Focus on Science

[Oct 24, 2023 10:56 AM] Fred Ehrsam, co-founder of large crypto investment firm Paradigm, has stepped down as managing partner at the company and will act as a general partner going forward, he announced in a Tuesday post on X (formerly Twitter).

Bitcoin Is Not Gold – Why Spot ETF May Not Be 'Sell the News' Event: EY's Brody

[Oct 24, 2023 10:43 AM] The consulting firm's global blockchain leader discussed his bullish outlook in a CNBC appearance.

Grayscale Partners With FTSE Russell for New Crypto Indexes Business

[Oct 24, 2023 10:24 AM] U.S. crypto asset manager Grayscale Investments has entered into a partnership with FTSE Russell – the index division of London Stock Exchange parent LSE Group – to create a new crypto indexes business.

Euroclear Unveils RWA Tokenization Service With World Bank's 100M Euros Digital Bond Issuance

[Oct 24, 2023 10:16 AM] The digital bond was issued on R3's Corda blockchain, while global bank Citi and investment manager TD Securities assisted in the issuance.

Crypto Wallet Maker Ledger Officially Rolls Out 'Recover,' Unleashing Fresh Round of Snark

[Oct 24, 2023 10:08 AM] Recover involves users' private keys being encrypted, duplicated and divided into three pieces which are held with three different parties.

Bitcoin Drops 3% After BlackRock BTC ETF Pulled From DTCC's Website

[Oct 24, 2023 9:55 AM] Bitcoin fell by more than 3% from $34,500 to $33,400 on Tuesday afternoon after the ticker for BlackRock's spot bitcoin ETF was removed from the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation's website.

Coinbase, Bitcoin Miners Extend Gains as BTC Surges on BlackRock ETF Hopes

[Oct 24, 2023 9:46 AM] Shares of Coinbase (COIN), MicroStrategy (MSTR) and Marathon Digital (MARA) surged more than 13% as Bitcoin (BTC) tops $34,000.

Mastercard Plans Web3 Collaborations With Self-Custody Wallet Firms

[Oct 24, 2023 9:32 AM] The payments processor is working with MetaMask and Ledger among others, according to a Web3 Workshop presentation.

Cathie Wood's ARK Invest Sells 2% of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Holdings as BTC Rallies

[Oct 24, 2023 8:18 AM] Bitcoin's momentum is attributed to anticipation of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finally approving a spot bitcoin ETF.

Archax to Launch Regulated Exchange for Tokenized Assets This Year

[Oct 24, 2023 8:17 AM] The company also said it tokenized an abrdn market fund in euros, pounds and dollars and has a pipeline of several hundred million dollars to be held in the fund.

DYdX, Decentralized Crypto Exchange, Open Sources ‘V4’ Code for Upcoming Cosmos Chain

[Oct 24, 2023 7:00 AM] This marks the first step in initiation of the v4 upgrade, where the DEX is transitioning away from its layer-2 network atop Ethereum onto its own standalone blockchain.

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin at $34.5K on ETF Excitement

[Oct 24, 2023 6:18 AM] The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Oct. 24, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

Institutions Race for Bitcoin, Sending CME Open Interest to Record High

[Oct 24, 2023 5:06 AM] Institutional investors are chomping at the bit to buy bitcoin amid renewed optimism of a spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) being approved.