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Billionaire Investor Stanley Druckenmiller Says Markets Know Who Will Win the US Election

[Oct 18 4:50 PM] Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller recently explained that markets predict Donald Trump’s victory in the upcoming presidential election. In an interview with Bloomberg, Druckenmiller declared that while he remained unconvinced about…

What to Expect Over the Coming Week in Crypto: Scroll Enters the Frame

[Oct 18 4:42 PM] As the crypto market teeters back into euphoric territory following a rally to three-month highs, several investors are focusing on the release of Scroll, a hyped layer-2 network that will release its native governance token next week.

A New Blockchain Player Emerges: Inside World Chain’s Ambitious Plans

[Oct 18 3:40 PM] The World Foundation has introduced World Chain, a new blockchain network that claims to focus on verified human users instead of bots. With 15 million verified participants already, the project aims to tackle blockchain issues like congestion and…

MicroStrategy's 'Nav Premium' Shouldn't be Feared, Says Benchmark, Raising Price Target to $245

[Oct 18 3:26 PM] Bears on MicroStrategy’s high stock price compared to the amount of its bitcoin holdings are overlooking the company’s “unique” shareholder value, investment banking firm Benchmark said in a research report on Friday.

Bitcoin Isn't at a Record Like Gold and S&P 500, but an Overlooked Catalyst Suggests a Coming Change

[Oct 18 3:10 PM] The weakness in Japanese yen bodes well for risk assets, including cryptocurrencies.

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: LINK and ICP Gain 3.8% as Index Trades Higher From Thursday

[Oct 18 1:30 PM] Only two assets were trading lower, including Aptos and Litecoin.

Singapore's DBS Bank Starts New Suite of Tokenized Banking Services for Institutional Clients

[Oct 18 12:36 PM] The Singaporean banking giant wants to help clients optimize liquidity management and streamline operational workflows.

First Mover Americas: BTC Flirts With $68K Amid ETF Inflows

[Oct 18 12:08 PM] The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Oct. 18, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

Republican Sweep in U.S. Election Would be the Most Bullish Outcome for Coinbase and the Crypto Market: Citi

[Oct 18 10:33 AM] Republican control of the Senate would be key to passing bills such as FIT21 and appointing pro-crypto agency leaders, and digital asset reform would likely happen sooner with both chambers aligned, the report said.

DOGE/BTC Bear Trend Intact After Dogecoin's 24% Weekly Gain

[Oct 18 10:23 AM] The ratio's present price pattern resembles late 2020.

Global Bitcoin ETPs Register Biggest Seven-Day Inflow Since July

[Oct 18 9:22 AM] Bitcoin ETFs have purchased around 48 days of the mined bitcoin supply in the past four trading days.

Dogecoin Jumps 7% as Musk Touts D.O.G.E at Trump’s Pennsylvania Campaign

[Oct 18 5:48 AM] The proposed department, abbreviated as D.O.G.E, will seek to make government spending of taxpayer money more efficient while streamlining departments that handle spending.

'High-Risk' Crypto Loans Surge to a Two-Year High of $55M

[Oct 18 5:44 AM]

Staked Ether Is Creating a Benchmark for the Crypto Economy, Says ARK Invest

[Oct 17 7:06 PM] The growing use of stETH in DeFi protocols means the asset is slowly taking the role of the fed funds rate in the crypto ecosystem, says ARK Invest.

U.S. Election Betting: Federal Court 'Erred' in Letting Kalshi Launch Prediction Markets, CFTC Says

[Oct 17 6:45 PM] A federal judge "erred" in letting prediction market purveyor Kalshi list and trade election contracts, attorneys for the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission argued in a brief to an appellate court Wednesday, reiterating many of the arguments…

Sam Altman's Eye-Scanning Orbs Can Now be Summoned 'Like a Pizza', Say Worldcoin Execs

[Oct 17 6:12 PM] The project will now be know simply as "World" and plans to release "Orb 2.0," the executives said during a presentation.

Is Microstrategy’s Bitcoin Leverage a Bigger Threat Than FTX? Vinny Lingham Suggests It’s Possible

[Oct 17 5:40 PM] Earlier this week, the well-known entrepreneur and investor Vinny Lingham, originally from South Africa but now based in the U.S., sparked a conversation on X by sharing his thoughts about Microstrategy. This company holds an enormous amount of…

FBI Arrests Alleged SEC Hacker Linked to Fake Tweet Saying Bitcoin ETFs Were Approved

[Oct 17 4:21 PM]

FBI Arrests Alabama Man in Connection With SEC X Account Hack That Spiked Bitcoin Prices

[Oct 17 4:17 PM] A man from Athens, Alabama, was arrested Thursday for his role in the January 2024 hack of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s X account. The hack led to a false announcement regarding bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), temporarily…

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

[Oct 17 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.