coindesk 1 year ago

Wild Bitcoin, Ether Price Swings Amid Spot ETH ETF Decision Triggers $350M Liquidations U.S. regulators approved listing spot ETH ETFs but have not yet cleared to trade.

Wild Bitcoin, Ether Price Swings Amid Spot ETH ETF Decision Trigger $350M Liquidations

U.S. regulators approved listing spot ETH ETFs but have not yet cleared to trade.

coindesk 1 year ago

Layer-2 Network Starknet Gets Ethereum Virtual Machine With Zero-Knowledge Proofs The zkEVM, called Kakarot, already in testing, will be available via the Starknet Stack.

Layer-2 Network Starknet Gets Ethereum Virtual Machine With Zero-Knowledge Proofs

The zkEVM, called Kakarot, already in testing, will be available via the Starknet Stack.

coindesk 1 year ago

Humanity Protocol Raises $30M at $1B for Decentralized Identification to Rival Worldcoin While Worldcoin's technology is based on iris scans, Humanity Protocol uses palm prints.

Humanity Protocol Raises $30M at $1B for Decentralized Identification to Rival Worldcoin

While Worldcoin's technology is based on iris scans, Humanity Protocol uses palm prints.

coindesk 1 year ago

Robinhood Wells Notice Shouldn’t Deter Eventual Approval of an Ether Spot ETF: JPMorgan The potential legal action against Robin Hood should be viewed as a continued attempt by the SEC to reinforce its position that all crypto tokens outside bitcoin and ether should be classified as secu...

Robinhood Wells Notice Shouldn’t Deter Eventual Approval of an Ether Spot ETF: JPMorgan

The potential legal action against Robin Hood should be viewed as a continued attempt by the SEC to reinforce its position that all crypto tokens o...

coindesk 1 year ago

Bitcoin Could Benefit From U.S. Fiscal Dominance and a Trump Win, Standard Chartered Says A Trump election win could be positive for crypto as his administration would likely push for a more supportive regulatory environment, the report said.

Bitcoin Could Benefit From a Trump Win and U.S. Fiscal Dominance: Standard Chartered

A Trump election win could be positive for crypto as his administration would likely push for a more supportive regulatory environment, the report ...

coindesk 2 years ago

Bitcoin Could Drop Further to as Low as $50K, Standard Chartered Says The cryptocurrency is now trading below the average spot ETF purchase price of about $58K, and this could trigger liquidations, the report said.

Bitcoin Could Drop Further to as Low as $50K, Standard Chartered Says

The cryptocurrency is now trading below the average spot ETF purchase price of about $58K, and this could trigger liquidations, the report said.

coindesk 2 years ago

Stablecoin Bill Could be Ready for the U.S. House Soon Says Top Democrat Maxine Waters: Bloomberg U.S. House Representative Maxine Waters (D-California), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, told Bloomberg Wednesday "We are on our way to getting a stablecoin bill in the shor...

Stablecoin Bill Could Be Ready for the U.S. House Soon Says Top Democrat Maxine Waters: Bloomberg

U.S. House Representative Maxine Waters (D-California), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, told Bloomberg Wednesday "We ar...

coindesk 2 years ago

'Buy Bitcoin' Sign Sold for Over $1M at Auction Proceeds will go to fund the development of Bitcoin layer-2 lightning startup Tirrel Corp.

'Buy Bitcoin' Sign Sold for Over $1M at Auction

Proceeds will go to fund the development of Bitcoin layer-2 lightning startup Tirrel Corp.

coindesk 2 years ago

Bitcoin Pioneer Hal Finney Posthumously Wins New Award Named for Him

Bitcoin Pioneer Hal Finney Posthumously Wins New Award Named for Him

The Human Rights Foundation has set aside 33 bitcoin to honor individuals who contribute to Bitcoin's advancement.

coindesk 2 years ago

Bitcoin Dips Below $60K as Israel Launches Strike on Iran Iran's first strike on Israel pushed down crypto and risk assets, while leading to a spike in gold.

Bitcoin Back Above $62K as Crypto Market Calms After Reports of Limited Damage From Israeli Attack

Iran's first strike on Israel pushed down crypto and risk assets, while leading to a spike in gold.

coindesk 2 years ago

Runes, Casey Rodarmor's Protocol for 'Sh!tcoins' on Bitcoin, Set to Go Live at Halving Rodarmor created last year's breakout Ordinals protocol, which is used to create non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on Bitcoin. Now, he says the relevance of protocols like his new Runes, used to create fungi...

Runes, Casey Rodarmor's Protocol for 'Sh*tcoins' on Bitcoin, Set to Go Live at Halving

Rodarmor created last year's breakout Ordinals protocol, which is used to create non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on Bitcoin. Now, he says the relevance ...

coindesk 2 years ago

OG Bitcoin L2 Stacks Is Getting a Major Overhaul The Nakamoto update will decouple block production from Bitcoin itself, solving the problem of network congestion Stacks has had since it launched its mainnet in 2021.

OG Bitcoin L2 Stacks Is Getting a Major Overhaul

The Nakamoto update will decouple block production from Bitcoin itself, solving the problem of network congestion Stacks has had since it launched ...

coindesk 2 years ago

The Halving Highlights Why Bitcoin Needs to Upgrade Higher fees from Ordinals and BRC-20 may be good for miners but they risk pushing activity to the fragmented world of L2s and harming adoption of Bitcoin around the world. Proposals for “OP_CAT” and C... https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2024/04/12/the-halving-highlights-why-bitcoin-needs-to-upgrade/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

coindesk 2 years ago

Ordinals Defy Bitcoin's Design Principles but Offer Miners Huge Post-Halving Advantages Ordinal inscriptions and BRC-20 tokens are controversial for using up valuable space on the Bitcoin network. But, with rewards set to be cut in half, they offer a lifeline for miners as they adapt to ... https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2024/04/10/ordinals-defy-bitcoins-design-principles-but-offer-miners-huge-post-halving-advantages/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

coindesk 2 years ago

What the Ethereum Community's Staking Argument Is Really About The Ethereum community is debating the power and responsibilities of the Ethereum Foundation, which some think is playing central banker by suggesting changes to the ether issuance formula. https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2024/04/05/what-the-ethereum-communitys-staking-argument-is-really-about/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

coindesk 2 years ago

Cultivating Diversity, Inclusion and Humanity in the Crypto Community As we enter another bull run, how do we make sure the crypto rocketship doesn’t become another boys’ club? https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2024/04/03/cultivating-diversity-inclusion-and-humanity-in-the-crypto-community/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

coindesk 2 years ago

Craig Wright Assets Frozen by UK Judge to Prevent Him Evading Court Costs Judge James Mellor found earlier this month that Wright was not, as he'd claimed, Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakomoto

Craig Wright Assets Frozen by UK Judge to Prevent Him Evading Court Costs

Judge James Mellor found earlier this month that Wright was not, as he'd claimed, Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakomoto

coindesk 2 years ago

Base Blockchain Transactions Jump on Meme Coin Led Frenzy The blockchain could see huge traction among retail audiences due to its proximity to the prominent Coinbase exchange, a sentiment that’s driving activity and growth of native Base tokens.

Base Blockchain Transactions Jump on Meme Coin Led Frenzy

The blockchain could see huge traction among retail audiences due to its proximity to the prominent Coinbase exchange, a sentiment that’s driving...

coindesk 2 years ago

Remembering ‘True Names’ Author Vernor Vinge Known for popularizing the term “singularity,” the cypherpunk writer, who died this week, was prophetic about the age of artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency. https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2024/03/22/remembering-true-names-author-vernor-vinge/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

coindesk 2 years ago

3AC Co-Founder Kyle Davies Says He Won’t Apologize for Crypto Hedge Fund Going 'Bankrupt' Kyle Davies, the co-founder of the now-defunct Three Arrows Capital, has stated that he is not sorry for the company going bankrupt.

3AC Co-Founder Kyle Davies Says He Won’t Apologize for Crypto Hedge Fund Going 'Bankrupt'

Kyle Davies, the co-founder of the now-defunct Three Arrows Capital, has stated that he is not sorry for the company going bankrupt.