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8 Years Ago Today: Bitcoin Traders Slayed the Infamous Bear Whale Who Dumped 30,000 BTC in a Single Trade
7.10.2022
Eight years ago today on October 6, 2014, while the price of bitcoin was coasting along at $330 per unit, an anonymous Bitstamp trader placed an order to sell 30,000 bitcoins. Moreover, the trader, now infamously known as the “Bear Whale,” sold the coins at $300 per unit, which...
Binance Smart Chain Halts Amid Fears of 'Potential Exploit' as BNB Token Sheds 4%
7.10.2022
Bitcoin’s Correlation With Gold Hits Highest Level in Over a Year
6.10.2022
But the relationship between gold and bitcoin remains only mildly strong
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Trades Flat for a Second Consecutive Day, but Outpaces Traditional Markets
6.10.2022
BTC remains range-bound as investors await the latest payrolls data on Friday. Market Wrap is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter diving into what happened in today's crypto markets
Lido’s stETH Token Expands to Layer 2 Networks Optimism and Arbitrum
6.10.2022
Lido's liquid staking token is coming to Ethereum's optimistic rollups
Atlantic Council Director Sees 'Splintering' Financial System if US Falls Behind on CBDCs
6.10.2022
Josh Lipsky, senior director of the Atlantic Council, joined “First Mover,” to discuss what role the U.S. could play in the development of a CBDC and what could eventually happen to the U.S. dollar
Brazilian Presidential Candidate ‘Lula’ Da Silva Signals Support for Central Bank of Brazil Involvement in Crypto Regulation
6.10.2022
The presidential candidate that obtained most of the votes in the first Brazilian ballot round, Luis Inacio Da Silva, better known as “Lula,” declared that the Central Bank of Brazil should be responsible for building a cryptocurrency law framework. Lula also stated that the impact...
Decentralized Social Network's DeSo Token Rallies Amid Stablecoin Plans
6.10.2022
Grayscale’s New Co-Investment Vehicle Aims to ‘Capture the Upside of Crypto Winter’
6.10.2022
On October 6, Grayscale Investments announced a new venture that gives accredited investors the opportunity to invest in the mining infrastructure that powers the digital asset ecosystem. According to the announcement, the co-investment vehicle is called Grayscale Digital Infrastructure...
Bitcoin Mining Is About Get Tougher With Difficulty Primed for Another Sharp Rise
6.10.2022
Miners with higher cost and large debt load will be weeded out by the crypto winter, according to industry experts
CFTC’s Regulation by Enforcement Needs to Change, Commissioner Says
6.10.2022
Commodity Futures Trading Commissioner Summer K. Mersinger, joined CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover,” to discuss the implications of enforcement by regulation and why it could be setting a “dangerous” precedent
Crypto Exchange Crypto.com’s Downsizing Larger Than Previously Reported: Ad Age
6.10.2022
In addition to job cuts of as much as 40% of staff, the company has also been pulling back from marketing deals, according to the story
Bitcoin․com Announces Public Sale of VERSE Ecosystem Token
6.10.2022
Bitcoin.com, a digital ecosystem and secure self-custody platform where users can safely and easily interact with cryptocurrencies and digital assets, has announced that Sale B, or the public sale of the VERSE utility and rewards token, will begin on November 1, 2022. Verse will support people...
Mike McGlone Says Gold Price Is ‘Firming’ — Commodity Strategist Insists BTC, ETH Will ‘Outperform Most Major Assets’
6.10.2022
Over the last two days, Bloomberg Intelligence commodity analyst Mike McGlone published the firm’s commodity and crypto outlook reports, and McGlone’s latest analysis details that the price of gold could resume its rally after a foundation similar to 1999 is constructed. Moreover,...
Citi Ventures Backs Its First Digital Asset Manager, Co-Leading a $6M Round in Xalts
6.10.2022
Accel co-led the round for the startup building institutional-grade digital asset products
Biggest Movers: UNI Closes in on 5-Week High, While SOL Also Climbs
6.10.2022
Uniswap moved closer to its highest point since late August on Thursday, as the token extended recent gains. Today’s surge is the fourth consecutive day that prices have climbed, leading the token to break out of a key resistance level in the process. Solana was also in the green, recording...
Federal Preemption of State Money-Transmitter Licensing Would Be Great Policy
6.10.2022
Citigroup Director of Blockchain and Digital Assets to Leave for Six Digital Exchange
6.10.2022
Citigroup's director of blockchain and digital assets is leaving the U.S. bank to take a role at SIX Digital Exchange, Bloomberg reported Thursday
Restaurant Industry Veteran Ben Leventhal Raises $11M for Web3 Startup Blackbird
6.10.2022
Blackbird will offer a Web3 hospitality platform connecting restaurants with guests through membership and loyalty programs
Chess Pro Accused Of Cheating Defiant After Competing In Tourney With Extra Security
6.10.2022
Two days after Chess.com released a 72-page report detailing Grandmaster Hans Niemann’s repeated history of online cheating on its website, the beleaguered pro is now, much to everyone’s surprise, competing in 2022's U.S. Chess Championship. And while the internet has cracked plenty of jokes...